Multimedia company Tribune Company has appointed Edward Lazarus as executive vice president and general counsel, effective immediately.

Lazarus most recently served as chief of staff to the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, where he oversaw policy development and implementation, strategic planning and agency management. Prior to the FCC, Lazarus served as partner at law firm Akin Gump where he chaired the firm's national litigation steering committee.

Lazarus succeeds David Eldersveld, who joined the company in 2005 and has served as general counsel since 2010. Eldersveld will remain with the company as a special advisor.