Fox Corp. on Friday said that its longtime chief legal and policy officer Viet Dinh would depart, months after Fox News lost a historic defamation suit to Dominion Voting Systems.
Why it matters: Reports suggest that Dinh pushed Fox Corp. to pursue a trial instead of settling sooner, a decision that ultimately cost the company $787 million in settlement claims and tens of millions more in legal costs.
Details: In a statement, Fox Corp. said Dinh will step down from his position and become a special advisor to the company effective Dec. 31.
Dinh said: "I look forward to continuing with FOX as Special Advisor, and to returning to my roots of working on multiple ventures and with many clients across a variety of disciplines."
Fox Corp. executive chair and chief executive Lachlan Murdoch said the company appreciated Dinh's service to the company and that the Fox "will benefit from his counsel" as a special advisor.
Between the lines: Fox Corp. has let go of a few key personnel in the months following the Dominion settlement, including senior vice president Raj Shah and Fox News' star primetime anchor Tucker Carlson.
The big picture: Dinh joined Fox Corp. in 2018, and has led all legal and compliance matters, as well as regulatory and government affairs. . .
Fox Corp. says its longtime chief legal and policy officer Viet Dinh would depart — months after Fox News lost a historic defamation suit to Dominion Voting Systems.
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JUST IN: Viet Dinh, who has served as Fox Corp.'s lead legal counsel and reported directly to top executive Lachlan Murdoch, is stepping down at the end of the year. Here's what we know: trib.al/C0C3N6B
Fox Corp chief legal counsel Viet Dinh to depart company, receiving $23M lump sum payout while retaining "special advisor" title, per filing.
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He advocated braving out Dominion defamation suit that led to $800m payout. Smartmatic suit still looms.
Fox Corporation’s chief legal officer, Viet Dinh, is departing the company after that $787.5 million settlement it paid to Dominion Voting Systems in April.
I don't use expressions like, "ya think?" but there are times when I wish I did. www.nytimes.com/2023/08…
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Breaking on @MSNBC: Fox Corp's top lawyer is leaving the company — nearly four months after it reached a $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems.
Viet Dinh, Fox's chief legal and policy officer, plans to step down from his role at the end of the year.
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Fox Corporation's top lawyer, Viet Dinh, who oversaw the company's $787 million Dominion settlement, is stepping down, in a significant shakeup to its corporate ranks cnn.it/3OQ9FZI
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Viet Dinh, the architect of Fox Corp.’s ill-fated strategy in a defamation battle, is leaving his post as chief legal and policy officer at year’s end on.wsj.com/3KGSreL
The network’s general counsel, Viet Dinh, advised the company through Dominion lawsuit which ended with a $787.5 million settlement www.thewrap.com/fox-chi…
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Fox Corp. is parting ways with one of its key strategic and business leaders, Viet Dinh, a longtime consiglieri in the Murdoch empire deadline.com/2023/08/fo…
Viet Dinh, the influential general counsel of Fox Corp. who is believed to have played a significant role in the company’s failed legal strategy against a massive defamation suit filed by Dominion Voting Systems, is leaving at the end of the year.
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Fox general counsel is out. Viet Dinh, the architect of @FOXCorp’s ill-fated strategy in a defamation battle, is leaving his post as chief legal and policy officer at year’s end www.wsj.com/articles/vi… via @WSJ
I profiled Viet Dinh, the Republican lawyer who ran Fox for it's absentee CEO and presided over a legal catastrophe, for the Times. He's taking the fall for it now.
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Breaking News: Fox’s top lawyer, Viet Dinh, is departing, in a major shake-up after the landmark $787.5 million Fox-Dominion settlement. nyti.ms/448ohrA
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