By Hugo Guzman | February 7, 2023
The general counsel post is set to open up when the current legal chief turns 65 in February 2024, triggering the company's unusual mandatory retirement policy.
By Chris O'Malley | January 23, 2023
"If you publicly announce your commitment to ESG principles, you should expect scrutiny and take steps now to stand behind this position," said Chris Carlson, an associate at Troutman Pepper.
By Trudy Knockless | January 19, 2023
Jason Paral is becoming the GC of Enviva, which aims to grow explosively as its energy-producing customers transition away from coal and other fossil fuels.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Mark Henriques | January 9, 2023
Governments, environmental groups, and class action attorneys have all gotten the message and are actively looking to find and punish companies engaged in greenwashing. The litigation risk continues to grow. The article below outlines some examples of claims and cases.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Lori Lorenzo and Keri McKenzie | January 3, 2023
Irrespective of how the final SEC ESG disclosure rules shape up, corporate boards; management teams; and other internal functions such as marketing, strategy, compliance, and audit, will likely need to lean more heavily on Legal to understand the new rules – especially given that 68% of chief legal officers report being the enterprise ESG leader for their organization.
By Hugo Guzman | January 2, 2023
SM Energy has rehired James Lebeck four years after he left to become the chief legal officer of Encino Energy.
By Hugo Guzman | December 15, 2022
"Because the chief legal officer's job has had to expand, that gives them an opportunity to bring a lot of different things to bear [to the CEO position], which somebody who came into the role from the financial side of the company, for example, may not have," corporate consultant Michael Gallagher said.
By Hugo Guzman | October 12, 2022
SunPower has handed its legal reins to Eileen Evans, who's been a fixture of the Silicon Valley legal community for more than two decades.
By Trudy Knockless | October 3, 2022
Marcia Backus is stepping down as legal chief of the oil giant nearly a decade after taking its legal reins.
By Trudy Knockless | October 3, 2022
Cynthia Martinez is jumping aboard energyRe seven months after it partnered with another firm on a successful, $645 million bid for a huge wind project.
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