Inc. 已任命一位长期在 Meta Platforms Inc.任职的高管担任其新诉讼总监，以加强其法律团队，此举发生之际 iPhone 制造商正面临日益增多的诉讼。
Inc. has tapped a longtime Meta Platforms Inc. executive as its new litigation chief, bolstering its legal team at a time when the iPhone maker faces a growing array of lawsuits.
据知情人士透露，公司聘请了 Scott Tucker，他是 Meta 长期担任副总法律顾问及诉讼总监的职员。此举使 Tucker 与新任 Apple 总法律顾问 Jennifer Newstead 重新联系，后者正任用一位她在社交媒体巨头任职期间的可信部下。
The company has hired Scott Tucker, a longtime deputy general counsel and litigation chief at Meta, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The move reunites Tucker with new Apple General Counsel Jennifer Newstead, who is bringing on a trusted lieutenant from her time at the social networking giant.
Tucker 将担任 Apple 全球诉讼及金融服务副总裁，这是一项新设职位，负责全球范围内的商业与专利诉讼，相关人士称，他们希望匿名，因为此调动尚未公开。他还将负责管理公司的金融服务相关法律事务。
Tucker is becoming Apple’s vice president of global litigation and financial services, a newly created position overseeing commercial and patent litigation worldwide, said the people, who asked not to be named because the move isn’t public. He’ll also manage legal matters involving the company’s financial offerings.
此任命意味着 Apple 当前的商业与竞争诉讼副总裁 Heather Grenier 将在组织中下降一级，向 Tucker 汇报，而非直接向 Newstead 汇报。Grenier 仍将继续在 Newstead 的法律领导团队中任职。
The appointment means Heather Grenier, Apple’s current vice president of commercial and competition litigation, will move one level lower in the organization, reporting to Tucker instead of directly to Newstead. Grenier will still remain on Newstead’s legal leadership team.
Tucker 除了在 Meta 的任职经历外，此前曾在摩根士丹利担任高级法律职务，这为他承担新的金融服务职责提供了相关经验。Newstead 于三月接替担任 Apple 总法律顾问，此前她在 Meta 担任首席律师六年。
Tucker, in addition to his tenure at Meta, previously held a senior legal position at Morgan Stanley, giving him experience relevant to his new financial services responsibilities. Newstead took over as Apple’s general counsel in March after serving as Meta’s top lawyer for six years.
Apple 法律部门的另一位高级成员 Kyle Andeer，长期担任公司监管及产品相关法律事务的副总裁，其职责正在扩大。他将获得管理国际法律事务及涉及在线儿童安全、网络安全和执法的职能。Apple 和 Meta 的发言人均未予置评。
Kyle Andeer, another senior member of Apple’s legal department and its longtime vice president managing regulatory and product-related legal matters, is seeing his role expand. He is gaining oversight of international legal matters and functions involving online child safety, cybersecurity and law enforcement. Spokespeople for Apple and Meta declined to comment.
这些变化是纽斯特德主导的更广泛重组的一部分，他负责法律和政府事务。苹果最近聘请了前美国航空集团公司（American Airlines Group Inc.）高管内特·加滕（Nate Gatten），担任其政府事务副总裁。公司还为不同的国际地区任命了新的政府事务负责人。
The changes are part of a broader reorganization under Newstead, who oversees legal and government affairs. Apple recently hired Nate Gatten, a former American Airlines Group Inc. executive, as its vice president of government affairs. The company has also appointed new government affairs leads for different international regions.
在丽萨·杰克逊（Lisa Jackson）最近退休之后，她曾负责环境、政策和社会倡议工作；前首席律师凯特·亚当斯（Kate Adams）也已退休，苹果在纽斯特德的领导下将其法律和政府事务部门合并。现任公司执行董事长、前首席执行官蒂姆·库克（Tim Cook）也在政府事务中发挥了主导作用。
Apple combined its legal and government affairs groups under Newstead following the recent retirements of Lisa Jackson, the former head of environmental, policy and social initiatives, and previous top lawyer Kate Adams. Former Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook, now the company’s executive chairman, has also taken a leading role in government affairs.
苹果目前正面临多起法律诉讼，包括一项广泛的美国反垄断诉讼，以及与Epic Games公司（Epic Games Inc.）长期存在的关于应用商店限制的争议，还有与隐私和Siri功能延迟相关的诉讼。
Apple is waging a variety of legal battles, including a sweeping US antitrust lawsuit, its long-running dispute with Epic Games Inc. over App Store restrictions, and litigation related to privacy and delays to Siri features.
近年来，公司已面临数十亿美元的判决和和解金，而美国和欧洲的监管机构也对iPhone制造商核心业务实践提出了质疑。一些苹果高管认为，公司在法庭上的表现不如预期，尤其是在涉及应用商店的诉讼中。
The company has faced billions of dollars in judgments and settlements in recent years, while regulators in the US and Europe have challenged business practices central to the iPhone maker’s operations. Some Apple executives believe the company hasn’t fared as well in court as it should have, particularly in litigation involving the App Store.
这些挫折迫使苹果改变了其佣金结构以及向开发者收费的条件。这些变化可能会显著放缓苹果服务业务的增长，而该业务是近年来收入扩张的关键驱动力。该业务的放缓将对公司整体财务表现造成重大打击。
Those setbacks have forced Apple to change its commission structure and the circumstances under which it can charge developers. The changes threaten to significantly slow growth in Apple’s services business, a key driver of revenue expansion in recent years. A slowdown in that business would deal a major blow to the company’s overall financial performance.
即使在形势最好的时期，监督苹果的诉讼也是一项艰巨的工作。这家总部位于加利福尼亚州库比蒂诺的公司是全球最常被起诉的企业之一，面临的案件范围从零售店的滑倒跌倒索赔，到数十亿美元的反垄断纠纷。
Even in the best of times, overseeing Apple’s litigation is a difficult job. The Cupertino, California-based company is among the most frequently sued businesses in the world, facing cases ranging from slip-and-fall claims at its retail stores to multibillion-dollar antitrust disputes.
格雷尼尔在特别艰难的情况下接手了这一职位，就在苹果公司与Epic Games的里程碑式审判于2021年开庭前不久，她接替了前任。她的任期也经历了两次主要的领导层过渡：约翰·特纳斯被任命为首席执行官以及纽斯特德的到来。
Grenier took over the role under particularly challenging circumstances, replacing her predecessor just before Apple’s landmark trial against Epic Games began in 2021. Her tenure has also spanned two major leadership transitions: the appointment of John Ternus as CEO and Newstead’s arrival.
在最近几周里，特纳斯监督了一系列广泛的高层变动，包括任命负责应用商店、活动以及信息安全和房地产等公司职能的新领导人。此次调整还包括长期负责苹果支付的高管离职、公司并购负责人的更替，以及公司硬件工程部门的重组。
In recent weeks, Ternus has overseen a sweeping series of executive changes, including the appointment of new leaders for the App Store, events and corporate functions such as information security and real estate. The reshuffling also includes the departure of the longtime Apple Pay chief, the replacement of the company’s mergers and acquisitions head, and a reorganization of the company’s hardware engineering division.