Apple Poaches Meta Legal Chief as Lisa Jackson and Kate Adams Plan 2026 Exit: Inside Apple’s Growing Executive Shake‑Up
Apple’s leadership overhaul accelerated on December 4, 2025, as the company confirmed that longtime general counsel Katherine “Kate” Adams and environmental and policy chief Lisa Jackson will both retire in 2026, while Meta’s chief legal officer Jennifer Newstead will join Apple as senior vice president and become general counsel on March 1, 2026. Apple+2Reuters+2 The moves consolidate Apple’s global Legal and Government Affairs functions under one of Big Tech’s most experienced lawyers, deepen the talent swap between Apple and Meta, and extend a months‑long wave of top‑tier departures that already includes COO Jeff Williams, AI chief John Giannandrea, and design