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10 ConocoPhillips legal leaders
Nelsy Gómez Lipford, Vice President/Deputy General Counsel, Corporate and Employment, and Chief Compliance Officer at ConocoPhillips, is one of ten ConocoPhillips legal leaders listed here, alongside people who hold or have held deputy general counsel and legal vice president roles. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at ConocoPhillips from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Dagfinn Nygaard
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel Exploration & Production and Global HSE · ConocoPhillips
Dagfinn Nygaard has been Deputy General Counsel Exploration & Production and Global HSE at ConocoPhillips since April 2019, based in Houston. The listing also shows Managing Counsel - Asia Pacific Region at ConocoPhillips from 2010 with no end date, Managing Counsel at ConocoPhillips (1995 to 2008) and Manager Government Affairs at Conoco (1989 to 1993).
Elin Rødder Gundersen
LinkedInExperience: Direktør for juridisk avdeling · ConocoPhillips Norge
Elin Rødder Gundersen has been Direktør for juridisk avdeling (director of the legal department) at ConocoPhillips Norge since June 2020, based in the Stavanger and Sandnes area of Norway. A post on the profile announces an appointment as Managing Counsel, Europe & North Africa at ConocoPhillips, and the listing shows this single ConocoPhillips Norge role.
Hal Fiske
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Legal · ConocoPhillips Australia
Hal Fiske has been Vice President Legal at ConocoPhillips Australia since July 2020 and has also been Managing Counsel, Lower 48 - Gulf Coast & Rockies at ConocoPhillips since January 2025. At ConocoPhillips, Hal Fiske was also Senior Counsel, International (2013 to 2020) and General Counsel, China (2008 to 2013), and was previously General Counsel at Expedia's China Subsidiary (2006 to 2007).
Jean-François Pépin
LinkedInExperience: Vice-President, Legal · ConocoPhillips
Jean-François Pépin was Vice-President, Legal at ConocoPhillips from 2014 to 2020 and has been Senior Legal Counsel at ConocoPhillips in Stavanger, Norway since June 2020. At ConocoPhillips, Jean-François Pépin was also Legal Manager (2013 to 2014) and Senior Legal Counsel (2005 to 2013), and was previously a Solicitor at Norton Rose Fulbright (2001 to 2005).
Laura Robertson
LinkedInExperience: Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Global E&P and HSE · ConocoPhillips
Laura Robertson has been Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Global E&P and HSE at ConocoPhillips since March 2023, and the profile describes leading a global legal team of about 60 professionals that advises the Global Business Units. At ConocoPhillips, Laura Robertson was also Deputy General Counsel, Litigation, Technology IP and Legal Ops (2019 to 2023) and Deputy General Counsel, Litigation and Arbitration (2015 to 2018).
Lily Hoang
LinkedInExperience: Vice President and General Tax Counsel · ConocoPhillips
Lily Hoang has been Vice President and General Tax Counsel at ConocoPhillips since March 2025. At ConocoPhillips, Lily Hoang was also Managing Tax Counsel - Technical (2016 to 2022), Senior Tax Counsel (2011 to 2016) and Tax Counsel (2008 to 2011), and was General Manager, Tax (2022 to 2025), a role the profile describes as overseeing the company's global tax function, including tax policy.
Mark Cowan
LinkedInExperience: VP, Deputy General Counsel-Commercial · ConocoPhillips
Mark Cowan was VP, Deputy General Counsel-Commercial at ConocoPhillips from 2012 to 2024, and the profile describes responsibility for legal, regulatory and compliance work associated with the company's global physical and financial trading and marketing business. Mark Cowan was previously VP, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer at Optim Energy, LLC (2008 to 2011).
Nelsy Gómez Lipford
LinkedInExperience: Vice President/Deputy General Counsel, Corporate and Employment, and Chief Compliance Officer · ConocoPhillips
Nelsy Gómez Lipford has been Vice President/Deputy General Counsel, Corporate and Employment, and Chief Compliance Officer at ConocoPhillips since January 2026. At ConocoPhillips, Nelsy Gómez Lipford was also Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Labor, Employ and Benefits and Chief Compliance Officer (2024 to 2026), Associate General Counsel - Labor, Employment and Benefits and Chief Compliance Officer (2023 to 2024) and Managing Counsel, Labor, Employment & Benefits (2023).
Tonya Jordan
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Litigation and Legal Operations · ConocoPhillips
Tonya Jordan has been Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Litigation and Legal Operations at ConocoPhillips since March 2023, and the profile describes leading a team of litigation, e-discovery and data privacy/cybersecurity attorneys and paralegals. At ConocoPhillips, Tonya Jordan was also Managing Counsel, Labor, Employment and Benefits (2017 to 2023) and Sr. Counsel, Labor and Employment (2009 to 2017).
Whitney Cox
LinkedInExperience: Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Corporate & Tech/IP and Assistant Corporate Secretary · ConocoPhillips
Whitney Cox was Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Corporate & Tech/IP and Assistant Corporate Secretary at ConocoPhillips from 2024 to 2026 and has been Senior Vice President, Corporate Legal at HP since January 2026. At ConocoPhillips, Whitney Cox was also Associate General Counsel - Corporate & Tech/IP and Assistant Corporate Secretary (2023 to 2024) and Managing Counsel, Corporate Securities (2022 to 2023).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01Which kinds of matters take most of your time in your legal role?
- 02How do you decide when a question needs outside counsel rather than your in-house team?
- 03How do you give business unit leaders legal advice early enough to shape a deal or project decision?
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