The Walt Disney Co., riding high from the success of its Disney Plus streaming service, is keeping its veteran general counsel around for a bit longer.
Alan Braverman, who joined the Burbank, Calif.-based media giant as general counsel in 2003, had his employment contract with the company extended until December 2021, according to Disney’s annual proxy statement filed Friday.
The filing also reveals that Braverman’s cash compensation—a metric that makes him one of the highest-paid law department leaders in the country each year—surpassed $8 million in 2019.
Braverman’s total compensation last year reached nearly $13.72 million, up from nearly $10.42 ...