GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - USA
David C Vigilante of Cable News Network, Inc
Atlanta-based David Vigilante serves as senior vice president for legal at CNN and also as associate general counsel at Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) He is highlighted by legal insiders for his impressive work at the prominent news broadcaster, where he is responsible for overseeing all legal issues, including large corporate transactions and major disputes involving TBS subsidiaries.
In recent times, Vigilante has advised in several high profile litigation matters, including a suit brought against the Trump Administration over the suspension of journalist Jim Acosta’s access pass as a correspondent to the White House, as well as defending the company from lawsuit brought by actor Morgan Freeman after following a story accusing him of abusing a number of women.