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 2025Salary
$750,000
ComponentAnnual base salary
All other compensation
$31,597
Total compensation
$4,353,028
Performance Compensation
Data from FY 2025Cash 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.
See how Top Bucket AI works for your firm
Request DemoTop Bucket AI Research
Stay ahead of private markets
Research and market intelligence for private-markets professionals.
✓
You're subscribed.
Thanks for signing up.