$29.3 billion aviation and defense firm General Dynamics has named Greg Gallopoulos senior vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary, effective Jan. 1, 2010. He will succeed David Savner, who is retiring after nearly 12 years of service in that role.

Gallopoulos joined General Dynamics as vice president and deputy general counsel in August 2008. Previously, since January 2005, he had been managing partner of Jenner & Block in Chicago. Before then, Gallopoulos served in several management capacities at the firm and represented General Dynamics in a wide variety of litigation matters, including government contracts, commercial contracts, tax, securities, divestitures, and acquisitions.