A $66 billion merger is a lot for any top attorney to handle. But Ellen Fitzsimmons is handling one just a year after she took the legal reins at SunTrust Banks Inc.

The Atlanta-based banking giant announced last week that Fitzsimmons, SunTrust’s general counsel and corporate executive vice president since January 2018, will serve on the executive management team of the combined BB&T Corp.-SunTrust organization.