Jay Atkinson Promoted to VP, General Counsel at General Dynamics Electric Boat

Jay Atkinson, formerly director and assistant general counsel for mergers and acquisitions at General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been promoted to vice president and general counsel of the company’s Electric Boat subsidiary.

Atkinson announced his new position in a LinkedIn post published Monday.

He joined the Reston, Virginia-based government contractor in March 2020 after a six-year tenure at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), where he served as assistant general counsel and director of corporate development.

Earlier in his career, Atkinson worked for law firms Greenberg Traurig and Drinker Biddle & Reath as a corporate associate.

He holds a bachelor’s degree from Duke University, a juris doctorate from Fordham University’s law school and an MBA degree from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.

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