Comcast Hires Davis Polk Chair Reid as General Counsel
Bloomberg Law is reporting that Comcast has hired Thomas J. Reid, chair and managing partner of Davis Polk & Wardwell, as its newest general counsel.
Reid will succeed Arthur Block, who is retiring after 30 years at Comcast and two decades as its general counsel.
Reid began his career at Davis Polk in 1987 and has served as the law firm’s lead partner with Comcast for nearly four years, representing the company through numerous high profile transactions including its acquisition of the British satellite company Sky last year, according to Bloomberg’s Stephanie Russell-Kraft.
Read the Bloomberg Law article.
