Apple has hired Scott Tucker, a longtime deputy general counsel and litigation chief at Meta, as its new general counsel, reports Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman (a subscription is required to read the article).
Quoting unnamed “people familiar with the matter,” he said Tucker is becoming Apple’s vice president of global litigation and financial services, a newly created position overseeing commercial and patent litigation worldwide. He’ll also manage legal matters involving the company’s financial offerings.
Gurman adds that as a result of Tucker joining the company, Heather Grenier, Apple’s vice president of commercial and competition litigation, will now report to him rather than directly to Newstead. However, that Grenier will retain her position on Newstead’s legal leadership team.
Gurman also said that Apple is also expanding the responsibilities of longtime legal executive Kyle Andeer, who will now oversee matters involving “international legal matters and functions involving online child safety, cybersecurity and law enforcement.”
Another ex-Meta exec, Jennifer Newstead, joined Apple’s executive team in May as Senior Vice President and General Counsel, overseeing all legal matters. Prior to Apple, she served as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel at Meta for more than six years, and she held several senior roles across the U.S. government earlier in her career.
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