Exelon’s Peggy Davis Receives “Women With Vision” Award
Left to right: Judge Ann Williams, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, presented Peggy Davis, vice president, diversity, Exelon with the “Women With Vision” award for law from the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois on November 16.
CHICAGO – Peggy A. Davis, vice president, diversity, Exelon, was honored by the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) as one of its five 2006 “Women With Vision.” The award recognizes women who have demonstrated visionary approaches in their professional careers by making contributions to the well-being and empowerment of women. “Peggy is an extraordinary lawyer, but it is her relentless commitment to the advancement of community and sound public policy that sets her apart,” said William A. Von Hoene, Jr., senior vice president and general counsel, Exelon. “Her superb work with the Chicago Public Schools, the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority and the Lawyers Trust Fund are illustrative of the broad impact she has had.” Davis spent six years as a board member of the Lawyers Trust Fund (LTF) where unprecedented gains were made in LTF’s ability to increase funding for civil legal programs. At LTF, Davis led and supported the completion of a statewide legal needs study that quantified the unmet legal problems faced by those unable to afford a lawyer. She also championed the adoption of a Supreme Court rule to promote pro bono work among lawyers, technology improvements for all legal services programs, and the creation of statewide initiatives to 8
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make the promise of equal justice a reality for all citizens of Illinois. As vice president of diversity for Exelon, Davis oversees all Exelon diversity and compliance initiatives. Prior to her current position, she was associate general counsel at Exelon responsible for the development and implementation of the company’s corporate compliance program, including investigations of potential violations of Exelon’s code of business conduct and reporting on these matters for Exelon’s audit committee. She also developed programs for ethics and compliance case management, training, and communications. She holds a bachelor’s degree in social welfare and a J.D., both from the University of Wisconsin. Exelon Corporation is one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, with approximately 5.2 million customers and more than $15 billion in annual revenues. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker EXC.
Gibson Dunn Promotes 11 Lawyers to Partner Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has named 11 new partners, effective January 2007. The new partners represent a diverse range of practice areas and geographical regions. “We are pleased to welcome as partners such an accomplished and talented group of attorneys,” said Ken Doran, managing partner of Gibson Dunn. “They bring a wealth of knowledge and experience that will help ensure that we will continue to provide the best legal services to our clients. They also exemplify our firm’s core values of excellence, professionalism and collegiality.” The new partners are: Michael J. Collins – Collins’s practice focuses on executive compensation and employee benefits. He graduated summa cum laude from Notre Dame Law School in 1995.
Ethan Dettmer – Dettmer practices complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on securities, professional liability and appellate matters. He received his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1997. Rashida K. La Lande – La Lande practices corporate law with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and private equity. She received her law degree from Columbia Law School in 1998. Jeffrey A. Le Sage – Le Sage practices corporate law with a focus on domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, venture capital transactions and corporate securities matters. He graduated cum laude from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, in 1998. Cromwell Montgomery – Montgomery practices finance law, with a focus on a broad variety of secured and unsecured credit transactions. He received his law degree from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley in 1997. Trey Nicoud – Nicoud practices antitrust and trade regulation law. He received his J.D. with honors in 1982 from the University of Texas School of Law. G. Charles “Chip” Nierlich – Nierlich practices complex commercial litigation and antitrust law. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1997.