Netflix, Disney Lead List of Highest-Paid Big Media Law Chiefs

Netflix Inc., Walt Disney Co., and Comcast Corp. paid law department leaders the most last year among media companies, showing the importance they place on retaining and recruiting top in-house legal talent.

David Hyman, a longtime top lawyer at Netflix, received almost $13.7 million, the most of any legal chief at a major media company, according to its most recent proxy statement. Disney general Horacio Gutierrez, hired by the media giant in 2022, received nearly $11.7 million and had his contract extended through 2026.

Comcast’s Thomas Reid, a former chairman and managing partner of ...