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10 General Motors legal leaders
These ten General Motors legal leaders include the chief legal and public policy officer, deputy general counsel, and assistant general counsel for litigation, manufacturing, product safety, privacy and compliance, plus the lead counsel for GM Europe. A reader can learn how General Motors legal leaders build and run their teams.
Professionals to explore
01—10Ashley Eddy
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel, Manufacturing and Human Resources · General Motors
Assistant General Counsel, Manufacturing and Human Resources at General Motors since 2026, where the profile says she is the chief lawyer for GM's Global Manufacturing operations and leads its labor and employment teams. Former SVP & General Counsel at OC Sports & Entertainment (2025–2026) and Senior Vice President and Legal Counsel at MGM Resorts International (2020–2025).
Christina Montgomery
LinkedInExperience: Chief Privacy and Trust Officer, Assistant General Counsel · General Motors
Chief Privacy and Trust Officer, Assistant General Counsel at General Motors since 2025, where the profile says she leads the legal team supporting GM's digital products. Also Board Member, Vice Chair at IAPP since 2024 and Board Member at EqualAI since 2025.
Frank Gorman
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel, Global Product Group, Autonomous Vehicles, Environmental and Safety · General Motors
Assistant General Counsel, Global Product Group, Autonomous Vehicles, Environmental and Safety at General Motors since 2023, where the profile says he leads a team advising on vehicle safety and workplace safety. Former Assistant General Counsel, Global Product Group, Environmental and Safety (2019–2023) and Lead Counsel, Global Product Development (2014–2019) at General Motors.
Grant Dixton
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Public Policy Officer · General Motors
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Public Policy Officer at General Motors since 2024. Former Chief Legal Officer at Activision Blizzard (2021–2024), and former Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary (2020–2021) and Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Corporate Secretary (2016–2020) at Boeing.
Jason Klingensmith
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel · General Motors
Assistant General Counsel at General Motors since 2017, where the profile says he is responsible for U.S. and some international commercial litigation as well as sales and marketing, leads a team of 25 attorneys and other legal professionals, and reports to the General Counsel. Former Equity Member & Deputy CEO at Dickinson Wright (2000–2017).
Jeffrey Koppy
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel -- Litigation · General Motors
Assistant General Counsel -- Litigation at General Motors since 2021. Former General Motors roles include Regional General Counsel, GM South America (2017–2021), Lead Counsel, General Litigation Group and Ignition Switch Defense (2015–2017) and Executive Director, General Litigation Group (2014–2015). Former Partner at Jenner & Block (1995–2014).
Lucy Clark Dougherty
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel Global Markets, Autonomous Vehicles & Transportation as a Service · General Motors
Former Deputy General Counsel Global Markets, Autonomous Vehicles & Transportation as a Service (2017–2018) and former Deputy General Counsel Commercial, Product Safety, and Regulatory (2015–2017) at General Motors. Now General Counsel at Eaton since 2025, and former SVP, General Counsel and Secretary at Polaris Inc. (2019–2024).
Michael Gruskin
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel · General Motors
Deputy General Counsel at General Motors since 1996, tagged in the profile as Legal department, President/Vice President level. Former Partner at Honigman LLP (1987–1996) and former Law Clerk at the United States Court Of Appeals For The Fifth Circuit (1986–1987).
Michael Ortwein
LinkedInExperience: Chief Compliance Officer and Assistant General Counsel - Mexico and Canada · General Motors
Chief Compliance Officer and Assistant General Counsel - Mexico and Canada at General Motors since 2025, and Assistant General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer since 2021. Former Lead Counsel, Special Investigations & Compliance (2019–2021) and Lead Counsel, Special Investigations (2016–2019) at General Motors.
Peter Cho
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Lead Counsel, General Motors Europe · General Motors
Vice President, Lead Counsel, General Motors Europe at General Motors since 2022. Former General Motors roles include Vice-President, Lead Counsel for Canada & Board Member (2021–2023 and 2015–2018) and Vice-President & Lead Counsel for Korea (2018–2021). Former General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Head of Government Relations at Volkswagen Group Canada Inc. (2014–2015).
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- 01How does an automaker split legal work between product, manufacturing and commercial teams?
- 02How do in-house lawyers handle vehicle safety and regulatory questions for new technology such as autonomous driving?
- 03How does an in-house litigation team manage large numbers of product and dealer disputes?
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