Emily Fitzgerald

Strategic and business focused counsel with deep experience advising commercial teams across global operations in agriculture, commodities, biofuels, transportation, and sustainability. I partner with executive leadership to accelerate business growth while managing enterprise risk for a +$60B business. I bring a pragmatic, solution-oriented approach to complex legal and regulatory challenges which enables growth and operational execution in fast moving and asset intensive industries. In addition to serving as lead business counsel, I advise boards and executive leadership on corporate governance as Corporate Secretary for multiple joint ventures, bringing together commercial strategy, governance, and enterprise risk management.Legal experience spanning multiple sectors including, agriculture, transportation (trucking, rail, and vessel/maritime), food and beverage, insurance, construction, technology, sustainability, and healthcare. Strong ability to align legal strategy with commercial objectives to effectively partner and manage risk. I hold the IAPP CIPP/US data privacy certification and have experience navigating evolving US data privacy laws and compliance frameworks. I have over a decade of experience litigating cases in state and federal courts as well as alternative dispute resolution.