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  "id": 15666007,
  "title": "Fox Legal Chief Adam Ciongoli Steps Down, Nicholas Trutanich Named General Counsel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/fox-legal-chief-adam-ciongoli-steps-down-nicholas-trutanich-named",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-19T22:51:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/fox-chief-legal-policy-officer-adam-ciongoli-stepping-down-1237168132/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Fox said Adam Ciongoli, Chief Legal and Policy Officer, will step down when his contract ends effective December 1. Nicholas Trutanich was promoted to General Counsel and will serve as the company’s top lawyer. Currently EVP, Principal Deputy General Counsel, he will report to Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch. “It is an exciting time of growth […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Fox Corp. Top Lawyer Adam Ciongoli Is Exiting, Nick Trutanich to Take Over as General Counsel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/fox-corp-top-lawyer-adam-ciongoli-is-exiting-nick-trutanich-to-take",
        "published": "2026-10-19T20:31:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Fox Corp. Promotes Nicholas Trutanich To General Counsel As Adam Ciongoli Sets Exit From Top Legal Role",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/fox-corp-promotes-nicholas-trutanich-to-general-counsel-as-adam",
        "published": "2026-10-19T23:13:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Fox Legal Chief Adam Ciongoli Sets Exit, Nicholas Trutanich to Be General Counsel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/fox-legal-chief-adam-ciongoli-sets-exit-nicholas-trutanich-to-be",
        "published": "2026-10-20T00:04:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}