10 NiSource legal leaders
General counsel, vice president and deputy general counsel, and assistant general counsel are the titles these NiSource legal leaders hold today, across regulatory, corporate, commercial, litigation and real estate work. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at NiSource from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Ashley B.
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Deputy General Counsel - Corporate, and Assistant Corporate Secretary · NiSource
Ashley B. has been Vice President, Deputy General Counsel - Corporate, and Assistant Corporate Secretary at NiSource since July 2025, based in Columbus, Ohio. The profile headline for Ashley B. lists the position as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel - Corporate at NiSource.
Bryan Likins
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel - NIPSCO · NiSource
Bryan Likins has been Assistant General Counsel - NIPSCO at NiSource since August 2022, covering state regulatory matters for the Indiana gas and electric utility, and was Interim Assistant General Counsel — Indiana Regulatory there in 2022. Bryan Likins was Senior Counsel at NiSource from 2017 to 2022 and Corporate Counsel there from 2015 to 2017.
John Nassos
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Corporate and Commercial · NiSource Inc.
John Nassos was Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Corporate and Commercial at NiSource Inc. from 2019 to 2025 and lists Retired from July 2025. John Nassos was Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at NiSource Inc. from 2018 to 2019 and Vice President & Deputy General Counsel there from 2009 to 2018.
Jordan Williams
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel · NiSource
Jordan Williams has been Assistant General Counsel at NiSource since January 2021 and was Senior Counsel there from 2010 to 2021. Jordan Williams lists litigation, ethics and compliance, and e-discovery and legal hold among practice areas, and was an Associate Attorney at Sanders Pianowski, LLP from 2006 to 2010.
Kimberly Cuccia
LinkedInExperience: General Counsel & Corporate Secretary · NiSource
Kimberly Cuccia has been General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at NiSource since April 2022 and was Interim General Counsel & Corporate Secretary there from 2021 to 2022. Kimberly Cuccia was Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Regulatory at NiSource from 2020 to 2021 and Vice President & General Counsel, Columbia Gas of Massachusetts from 2019 to 2020.
M. Bryan Little
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel · NiSource
M. Bryan Little has been Assistant General Counsel at NiSource since March 2022 and was Senior Counsel there from 2016 to 2022. M. Bryan Little was Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs at Summit Utilities, Inc. in 2015 and Electric Transmission & Market Regulations Director at Consumers Energy from 2011 to 2015.
Melissa Thompson
LinkedInExperience: Vice President and Deputy General Counsel - Regulatory · NiSource
Melissa Thompson has been Vice President and Deputy General Counsel - Regulatory at NiSource since July 2025 and was Interim Vice President and Deputy General Counsel - Legal Regulatory there from 2024 to 2025. Melissa Thompson was Director of Regulatory Policy at Columbia Gas of Ohio from 2015 to 2024.
Mike Brehm
LinkedInExperience: Assistant General Counsel · NiSource
Mike Brehm has been Assistant General Counsel at NiSource since February 2023, a role the profile headline lists as Real Estate and Commercial Transactions, and was Senior Counsel there from 2016 to 2023. Mike Brehm was an Associate at Squire Patton Boggs from 2014 to 2015.
Purvin Patel
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & Deputy General Counsel - Commercial · NiSource
Purvin Patel has been Vice President & Deputy General Counsel - Commercial at NiSource since May 2026. Purvin Patel was Assistant General Counsel at NextEra Energy, Inc. from 2023 to 2026, Managing Attorney there from 2022 to 2023 and Senior Attorney at NextEra Energy, Inc. from 2018 to 2022.
Valarie Bomar
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & Deputy General Counsel · NiSource
Valarie Bomar has been Vice President & Deputy General Counsel at NiSource since September 2022, leading a team of attorneys, legal professionals and staff that supports NiSource and its subsidiaries in litigation. Valarie Bomar was Vice President Senior Associate General Counsel at Adtalem Global Education from 2018 to 2021 and Chief Counsel at Kraft Heinz from 2015 to 2017.
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- 01What did you change first when you took on your current legal role, and why?
- 02How do you decide which matters stay with your in-house team and which go to outside counsel?
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