Finest General Counsel Selected by the Burton Awards Program

One of the greatest and most renowned lists of general counsel ever will be named as “Legends in Law” at this year’s program. Each year, the “Legends in the Law Award” is awarded to general counsel who have “an outstanding reputation in the legal profession and a demonstrated track record of addressing complex matters of national or global significance in a specialized area. The honorees have also evidenced leadership, creativity, and a uniqueness in approach to resolving those challenges confronting their corporate clients. The honorees are highly respected by the bench and bar for their integrity and professionalism.”

The following highly distinguished General Counsel will be named 2023 Legends in Law:

Abbott
Hubert L. Allen
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

AIG
Lucy Fato
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Global Head of Communications and Government Affairs

Comcast Cable
Lynn R. Charytan
Executive Vice President and General Counsel

JBS Foods USA
Kimberly Pryor
General Counsel

Lockheed Martin
Maryanne Lavan
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Macy’s, Inc.
Elisa Garcia
Chief Legal Officer

Meta
Jennifer Newstead
Chief Legal Officer

Oracle Corporation
Stuart Levey
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

Palo Alto Networks
Bruce Byrd
Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Pinterest
Wanji Walcott
Chief Legal Officer

Purdue Pharma
Marc L. Kesselman
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Ripple
Stuart Alderoty
Chief Legal Officer

Tyson Foods
Amy Tu
President, International and Chief Administrative Officer

U. S. Steel
Duane Holloway
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer

Vanguard
Anne Robinson
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

The co-committee chairs are Tom Sager, former General Counsel of E.I. DuPont de Nemours; Les Parrette, former Chief Legal Officer of Novelis and Vice Chair of the Burton Awards program; Yabo Lin, Partner at Sidley Austin LLP; Justin Miller, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Avantor; and William Burton, Founder and Chair, of The Burton Awards.

The “Legends in Law Select Committee” is comprised of Tye G. Darland, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Georgia-Pacific LLC; Jean Lee, President and CEO of Minority Corporate Counsel Association; and R. Hewitt Pate, Vice President and General Counsel of Chevron Corporation.