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10 Verizon legal leaders
These ten Verizon legal leaders include general counsel for Verizon's business units and senior vice presidents and deputy general counsel who lead regulatory, litigation, employment, governance, IT and AI and public sector legal work. A reader can learn how Verizon's legal leaders build and run their teams.
Professionals to explore
01—10Brian Kennedy
LinkedInExperience: Vice President and Deputy General Counsel - Public Sector · Verizon
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel - Public Sector at Verizon since 2022; the profile headline cites a $4B public sector portfolio and federal and public sector contracting. Former Sr. Managing Associate General Counsel (2017–2022) and Associate General Counsel (2006–2017) at Verizon, and Director, Law & Public Policy at MCI Telecommunications Corporation (2005–2006).
Chris Miller
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Verizon Consumer · Verizon
Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Verizon Consumer at Verizon since 2026. Former Verizon roles include Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Verizon Global Services (2022–2026), Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel (2018–2022) and Vice President & Associate General Counsel (2013–2018).
Dan Tepstein
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Litigation · Verizon
Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Litigation at Verizon since 2024. Former Senior Managing Associate General Counsel at Verizon (2022–2024), Managing Associate General Counsel at Verizon Media (2017–2022), described as head of litigation, copyright and media law there, and Vice President & Associate General Counsel at Yahoo (2012–2017).
Dana Kahney
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & Deputy General Counsel - Corporate Governance & Reporting · Verizon
Vice President & Deputy General Counsel - Corporate Governance & Reporting at Verizon since 2022, where the profile says she leads the legal team for corporate governance and reporting. Former Associate General Counsel (2019–2022) and Assistant General Counsel Assistant Corporate Secretary Counsel (2010–2019) at Verizon.
Joseph M. Ruggiero
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President & GC · Verizon
Senior Vice President & GC at Verizon since 2026; the profile says he leads Verizon's litigation, transformation and strategy, privacy, data and AI, supply chain, sourcing and real estate legal teams. Former Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Verizon Consumer Group (2022–2026), Deputy General Counsel, Consumer (2019–2022) and General Counsel, Global Products & Solutions (2017–2019).
Kathleen Tremblay
LinkedInExperience: Vice President and Deputy General Counsel-Employment · Verizon
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel-Employment at Verizon since 2021. Former Verizon roles include Senior Managing Associate General Counsel (2019–2021), Associate General Counsel Labor & Employment (2017–2018) and Assistant General Counsel Labor & Employment (2010–2017).
Micki Chen
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Global Networks and Technology · Verizon
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Global Networks and Technology at Verizon since 2017. Former Verizon roles include Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Network and Technology (2008–2017), Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Telecom Marketing (2006–2008) and General Counsel, Verizon Long Distance (2000–2006).
Navid Haghighi
LinkedInExperience: General Counsel, Verizon Business · Verizon
General Counsel, Verizon Business at Verizon since 2024, where the profile says he leads a global team of more than 200 attorneys and legal professionals. Former General Counsel, International Operations, Legal & Regulatory Affairs at Verizon (2019–2024) and Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Board Secretary at XO Communications (2012–2017).
Shema Mbyirukira
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & Deputy General Counsel of IT & Artificial Intelligence · Verizon
Vice President & Deputy General Counsel of IT & Artificial Intelligence at Verizon since 2023, with practice areas listed as cybersecurity, privacy, data governance and artificial intelligence. Former Verizon roles include Managing Associate General Counsel (2022–2023), Associate General Counsel (2021–2022) and Counsel (2018–2021).
Will Johnson
LinkedInExperience: SVP & Deputy General Counsel -- Regulatory Affairs & International Public Policy · Verizon
SVP & Deputy General Counsel -- Regulatory Affairs & International Public Policy at Verizon since 2026. The profile says he leads Verizon's regulatory affairs group and represents Verizon on issues including spectrum policy before the FCC and other agencies. Former Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Federal Regulatory & Legal Affairs (2016–2024).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a telecom company split legal work between business unit general counsel and central practice groups?
- 02What does a regulatory affairs legal team do day to day when representing a carrier before federal and state agencies?
- 03How do in-house lawyers set up legal review for new IT and AI uses inside a large company?
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