GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - USA
Jorge Gracia of Sprint Nextel Corporation
Jorge Gracia arrived as Sprint’s chief legal and compliance officer in 2016 and is tasked with overseeing a 500-strong team which handles the company’s transactional, litigation and regulatory matters, with Gracia also taking charge of its corporate security operations.
Among his and the legal team’s most challenging tasks in recent times is its role handling ongoing issues surrounding the proposed USD26 billion merger between Sprint and T-Mobile, a deal which continues to draw significant scrutiny from antitrust regulators. Commentators are, however, confident in Gracia’s ability to manage the process, citing his “strategic” approach as a key strength and reporting that “Jorge is masterful in the way he stays on top of everything.”
Gracia’s prior roles include serving as general counsel to Samsung Electronics America and a 17-year stint in various in-house positions at Alcatel-Lucent. He began his legal career as an associate at Holland & Knight.