Viacom general counsel Michael Fricklas is moving on after nearly a quarter-century at the media giant. Just a day after Viacom announced a broad strategic refocus under the company’s new chief executive, Bob Bakish, the announcement of his departure was made in a memo to Viacom employees. (THR / THR, Esq.)
As Viacom’s top legal eagle, the 56-year-old lawyer seemed to spend more time in a courtroom than at headquarters in recent times as he waged battle for then-chief executive Philippe Dauman against controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone and his daughter, Shari Redstone. (New York Post)
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