Alphabet’s Legal Chief Saw Total Compensation Soar 67% Last Year

April 24, 2023, 1:13 PM UTC

Alphabet Inc. gave over $47 million in compensation to top lawyer J. Kent Walker Jr. as the Google parent company faced antitrust scrutiny and other legal issues.

Walker’s pay package, disclosed Friday, was nearly 67% higher than the nearly $14.7 million earmarked for him in 2021.

Walker received $24.4 million in total compensation last year, according to a proxy statement filed by the Mountain View, Calif.-based company. The bulk of Walker’s pay came from a nearly $22.7 million stock award. He’ll receive additional equity awards in the company going forward valued at $23 million, Alphabet disclosed in a separate securities ...

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