10 News Corp legal leaders
Jason Conti, General Counsel & Executive Vice President at Dow Jones, opens this list of News Corp legal leaders, who include the deputy general counsel and associate and assistant general counsels in privacy, antitrust, compliance and content partnerships. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at News Corp from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Craig Linder
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & Associate General Counsel · Dow Jones
Craig Linder was Vice President & Associate General Counsel at Dow Jones from 2021 to 2026 and Associate General Counsel there from 2016 to 2021, and the profile headline now reads Senior Vice President and General Counsel at The Associated Press. Craig Linder was Assistant General Counsel at Dow Jones from 2013 to 2016 and Counsel there from 2010 to 2013.
Elizabeth Potosky
LinkedInExperience: Chief Compliance Officer, Vice President & Associate General Counsel · Dow Jones
Elizabeth Potosky has been Chief Compliance Officer, Vice President & Associate General Counsel at Dow Jones since January 2026 and was Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Compliance & Regulatory Law there from 2022 to 2026. Elizabeth Potosky was Associate General Counsel, Compliance & Regulatory Law at Dow Jones from 2021 to 2022 and Assistant General Counsel, Compliance & Regulatory Law there from 2017 to 2021.
Elizabeth Taras
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, Antitrust Antitrust Compliance Officer · News Corp
Elizabeth Taras has been Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, Antitrust Antitrust Compliance Officer at News Corp since July 2026 and also lists Senior Director, Assistant General Counsel, Antitrust there since 2024 and Director, Assistant General Counsel, Antitrust there since 2020. Elizabeth Taras was Associate at Constantine LLP from 2017 to 2020.
Jacob Goldstein
LinkedInExperience: SVP & Associate General Counsel · Dow Jones
Jacob Goldstein has been SVP & Associate General Counsel at Dow Jones since September 2026 and was Vice President & Associate General Counsel there from 2021 to 2026. Jacob Goldstein was Associate General Counsel at Dow Jones from 2016 to 2021, Assistant General Counsel there from 2013 to 2016 and Adjunct Assistant Professor (Media Law) at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism from 2010 to 2014.
Jason Conti
LinkedInExperience: General Counsel & Executive Vice President · Dow Jones
Jason Conti has been General Counsel & Executive Vice President at Dow Jones since June 2016 and was Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer there from 2013 to 2016. Jason Conti was Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer at Dow Jones & Company, Inc. from 2011 to 2013 and Associate at Hogan & Hartson, LLP from 2002 to 2008.
Jeff Parnass
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & Associate General Counsel · News Corp
Jeff Parnass has been Vice President & Associate General Counsel at News Corp since 2010, with a headline naming News Corp and Dow Jones, and also lists Adjunct Professor at New York University School of Law since 2017. Jeff Parnass was Counsel at National Football League (NFL) from 2007 to 2010 and Associate at Fish & Neave/Ropes & Gray from 1999 to 2007.
Louis Manzo
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel · News Corp
Louis Manzo has been Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel at News Corp since July 2005 and was General Counsel at News America Marketing from 2010 to 2020. Louis Manzo was Assistant General Counsel at OLD MEE from 2004 to 2005 and Associate at Chadbourne & Parke LLP from 2000 to 2004, based in New York.
Martin d'Halluin
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel · News Corp
Martin d'Halluin has been Deputy General Counsel at News Corp since August 2022 and was SVP, Global Competition Law & Policy Counsel there from 2020 to 2022. Martin d'Halluin was VP, Associate General Counsel, Antitrust at News Corp from 2017 to 2020, Senior Legal Counsel at Dufry in 2016 and Associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP from 2009 to 2010.
Ruth O'Farrell
LinkedInExperience: VP - Assistant General Counsel (AI & Content Partnerships) · News Corp
Ruth O'Farrell has been VP - Assistant General Counsel (AI & Content Partnerships) at News Corp since May 2026. Ruth O'Farrell was Senior Vice President, Legal, NBC News at NBCUniversal from 2022 to 2025, Associate General Counsel at Reuters from 2019 to 2022 and Counsel at Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2016 to 2019.
Teena Lee
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Associate General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer · News Corp
Teena Lee has been SVP, Associate General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer at News Corp since July 2023 and was SVP, Associate General Counsel & Deputy Chief Privacy Officer there from 2020 to 2023. Teena Lee was Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Privacy at News Corp from 2015 to 2020 and Vice President, Privacy and Ecommerce Counsel at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. from 2007 to 2015.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you change first when you took on your current legal role, and why?
- 02How do you decide which content licensing or AI partnership terms are worth a long negotiation?
- 03What has your own work taught you about handling privacy and antitrust questions for a news and publishing company?
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