• Friday, June 2, 2023

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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