Apple worked hard to recruit new general counsel
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Nov 6, 2007 at 10:59am
On Sept. 28, Apple announced that Daniel Cooperman, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary at Oracle Corporation, will join Apple as the company’s senior vice president, general counsel and secretary, reporting to Apple CEO Steve Jobs. He started work Nov. 1.
Apple wanted Cooperman enough to give him 133,000 shares of restricted stock, worth about US$25 million at the end of trading Thursday when the company announced the grant, reports Law.com. And enough that Apple CEO Steve Jobs handled his recruitment personally, according to an individual familiar with the situation who didn’t want to be named, the article adds.
Recruiters say that a demanding boss like Jobs probably saw Cooperman as a crucial hire.
“You need someone who’s really seasoned, who’s really trusted—and whose general counsel would you trust more than your best friend’s general counsel?” said Martha Africa, a longtime recruiter, now with Hodge Niederer Cariani Lindsay, told Law.com.
On Sept. 28, Apple also announced that Donald J. Rosenberg, who has served as Apple’s senior vice president, general counsel and secretary, is leaving the company.
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