About

Christian A. Weideman became General Counsel of Lazard, Inc. and Lazard Group in October 2023. Prior to joining Lazard he was global General Counsel and a partner at Apollo Global Management, where he led the firm's legal, tax and compliance functions.

He earlier served in senior roles at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, including as Deputy General Counsel and then Chief of Staff, and before that as Associate Counsel to the President at the White House and as a litigator at Williams & Connolly.

Roles

Lazard, Inc.
General Counsel · Current role
2023–present
Apollo Global Management
Global General Counsel and Partner · Led Apollo's legal, tax and compliance team.
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Deputy General Counsel, then Chief of Staff
The White House
Associate Counsel to the President
Williams & Connolly
Litigator

Fixed Compensation

FY 2025
Salary
$750,000
ComponentAnnual base salary
All other compensation
$31,597
Total compensation
$4,353,028

Performance Compensation

Data from FY 2025

Cash incentive

Annual cash incentive bonus
$937,500
FormYear-end annual cash incentive bonus

Stock awards

Stock awards
$2,633,931
FormPIPRs and RSUs

Also at Lazard, Inc.

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