Bloomberg reports that Apple has hired Scott Tucker, who spent nearly six years as Meta’s vice president and deputy general counsel for global litigation. Here are the details.
Apple’s legal team overhaul continues
Earlier this year, Meta’s former chief legal officer Jennifer Newstead joined Apple as its new general counsel, replacing longtime executive Kate Adams.
Newstead’s responsibilities eventually expanded to include government affairs following the retirement of Lisa Jackson, who had previously overseen the division.
The changes brought Apple’s legal and government affairs teams under a single executive, with former CEO Tim Cook, now Apple’s executive chairman, also remaining directly involved in managing the company’s government relations.
As part of the reorganization, Apple also hired former American Airlines executive Nate Gatten as its new vice president of government affairs.
Now, Bloomberg reports that Newstead is bringing in a former colleague from Meta, Scott Tucker, who joined Mark…