GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - USA
R Hewitt Pate of Chevron Corporation
Since his arrival at Chevron in 2009, Hewitt Pate has been charged with tackling a vast range of highly complex regulatory and legal issues arising out of the energy company’s operations across the globe, with he and the 400-strong legal division playing a key role in multiple transactions, disputes and wider governance issues across in his decade in charge. Notable recent matters handled by his department include advising on Chevron’s USD33 billion bid for Anadarko, which was ultimately abandoned, and defending against a long-running USD19 billion environmental damages claim arising out of the operations of an Ecuadorian subsidiary, in a sprawling global dispute which has been litigated in multiple courtrooms and arbitration tribunals worldwide.
Pate arrived at Chevron after a number of years practicing in Hunton & Williams’ competition group, having also worked within the Justice Department’s antitrust division between 2001 and 2005.