10 MGM Resorts legal leaders
General counsel, deputy general counsel, and senior vice president and vice president legal counsel titles in litigation, labor and employment, gaming regulation, transactions and privacy are held today by these MGM Resorts legal leaders. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at MGM Resorts from people who have held the role.
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Ashley Eddy
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President and Legal Counsel · MGM Resorts International
Ashley Eddy was Senior Vice President and Legal Counsel at MGM Resorts International from 2020 to 2025 and Vice President & Legal Counsel there from 2016 to 2020, and has been Assistant General Counsel, Manufacturing and Human Resources at General Motors since July 2026. Ashley Eddy was SVP & General Counsel at OC Sports & Entertainment from 2025 to 2026.
Chandler Pohl
LinkedInExperience: Vice President and Legal Counsel · MGM Resorts International
Chandler Pohl has been Vice President and Legal Counsel at MGM Resorts International since December 2020, with a headline of Regulatory - Gaming. Chandler Pohl was Regional Compliance Director at Churchill Downs Interactive Gaming LLC from 2019 to 2020, Vice President Compliance at CG Technology from 2018 to 2019 and Regulatory Compliance Analyst at IGT from 2014 to 2018.
Ed Mulholland
LinkedInExperience: Vice President and Deputy General Counsel · MGM Resorts International
Ed Mulholland has been Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at MGM Resorts International since September 2013. Ed Mulholland was Vice President of Legal Affairs at Ameristar Casinos, Inc. from 2012 to 2013, Vice President & Corporate Counsel at Pinnacle Entertainment from 2007 to 2012 and Vice President and Associate Corporate Counsel at Tropicana Resort & Casino from 2000 to 2007.
Jay Newman
LinkedInExperience: VP & Legal Counsel - Privacy and Marketing Compliance · MGM Resorts International
Jay Newman has been VP & Legal Counsel - Privacy and Marketing Compliance at MGM Resorts International since October 2016, with a profile citing advertising, sweepstakes, contests and privacy law. Jay Newman was Principal at Fish & Richardson P.C. from 2003 to 2016 and Partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. from 1998 to 2003.
Jessica Cunningham
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President & Legal Counsel · MGM Resorts International
Jessica Cunningham has been Senior Vice President & Legal Counsel at MGM Resorts International since September 2015, based in Las Vegas. Jessica Cunningham was Associate at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP from 2011 to 2015 and Associate at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP from 2007 to 2011, and the profile lists no other employer.
John McManus
LinkedInExperience: Executive V.P., General Counsel & Secretary · MGM Resorts International
John McManus has been Executive V.P., General Counsel & Secretary at MGM Resorts International since May 2001, based in Las Vegas, with a headline of Exec. V.P. and General Counsel at MGM Resorts International. The profile lists no other employer in its work history, so the MGM Resorts role is the full record shown for John McManus.
Matthew Law
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President & Legal Counsel · MGM Resorts International
Matthew Law has been Senior Vice President & Legal Counsel at MGM Resorts International since November 2018, with a profile citing real estate and business litigation and transactional work for property owners, REITs and developers. Matthew Law was Partner at Blackmar, Principe & Schmelter from 2017 to 2018 and Associate Attorney there from 2009 to 2016.
Susan Yates
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & Legal Counsel · MGM Resorts International
Susan Yates has been Vice President & Legal Counsel at MGM Resorts International since February 2024 and was Vice President, Gaming Compliance there from 2021 to 2024. Susan Yates was Executive Director, Compliance at MGM Resorts International from 2020 to 2021, Legal Counsel there from 2017 to 2020 and Director, Treasury there from 2011 to 2017.
Wendy Nutt
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President and Legal Counsel - Labor and Employment · MGM Resorts International
Wendy Nutt has been Senior Vice President and Legal Counsel - Labor and Employment at MGM Resorts International since April 2025 and also lists Senior Vice President Human Resources - Las Vegas there since 2015. Wendy Nutt was Vice President Labor Relations at MGM Resorts International from 2007 to 2026 and Associate General Counsel at Mandalay Resort Group from 2002 to 2005.
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