Lucy Fato Explained

Luciana "Lucy" Fato[1] (born 1966) is an American corporate attorney. She has been general counsel at AIG since October 2017.

Prior to joining AIG, her positions included nine years as deputy general counsel at Marsh & McLennan Companies, and a year as general counsel at McGraw Hill Financial (now S&P Global) settling high-profile securities-ratings lawsuits against Standard & Poor's Ratings Services from the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and numerous state attorneys general.

Early life and education

Fato was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1966.[2] She attended The Ellis School in Pittsburgh, graduating in 1984.[3]

She received a BA in business and economics from the University of Pittsburgh in 1988,[4] and a JD from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1991.[5]

Career

Davis Polk & Wardwell

Fato began her legal career in 1991 at the law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York City.[6] In 2000 she was elected a corporate partner in the capital markets department of the firm.[7] [8] She advised multinational companies on a range of corporate matters,[9] and gained an increasing reputation as a problem solver capable of resolving high-profile government lawsuits.[10]

Marsh & McLennan Companies

In September 2005, Fato was hired by Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC) as Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.[11] [12] She was heavily involved in the sale of two former Marsh & McLennan businesses: Putnam Investments in 2007, and the Kroll corporate-intelligence unit in 2010.[13] In addition, she helped reshape MMC's global legal department, overhauled the company's governance practices, and reduced legal operations expenses by more than 50%.[9]

McGraw Hill Financial

In August 2014, Fato became executive vice president and general counsel of McGraw Hill Financial, whose brands included Standard & Poor's (S&P).[14] [5] At the time, S&P was dealing with several high-profile government lawsuits concerning its ratings of mortgage-backed securities prior to the financial crisis of 2007–2008.[15] Fato immediately employed her skills in relationship-building and conciliation to resolve the lawsuits; on the morning of her first day as general counsel she phoned several government lawyers.[16] [17] Within six months she negotiated favorable global settlements with the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and 22 state attorneys general.[9] [18] [10] [19] [16]

She left McGraw Hill Financial in October 2015.[10]

Nardello

In October 2016, Fato joined the global private investigative firm Nardello & Co, headquartered in New York, where she served in multiple roles, including managing director, head of the Americas, and global general counsel.[20] [21] During her time at Nardello she was credited with growing the firm's network and global culture of teamwork.[22] When she left the firm in October 2017 she remained on Nardello's newly formed advisory board, to help guide it in its next phase of growth.[23]

AIG

In October 2017, Fato became executive vice president and general counsel of AIG, succeeding Peter Solmssen.[24] [25] She was appointed by the new CEO of AIG, Brian Duperreault, who had been the CEO of Marsh & McLennan Companies during her tenure there.[6] She was also AIG's interim head of human resources from October 2018[26] through July 2019.[27]

At AIG, her duties as general counsel include overseeing global legal, compliance, and regulatory matters.[28] [29] She is also part of the company's executive leadership team and participates in all strategic and policy decisions regarding AIG's operations.[30] [31] [21] In addition to overseeing legal, compliance, and regulatory matters for AIG, in 2021, she was tasked with responsibility for its government and public affairs, as well as communications.[32] She reported directly to Duperreault,[24] [33] [21] who was succeeded by chairman Peter Zaffino in January 2022.[34] [35]

Board memberships

In 2018 Fato was appointed for a three-year term to the New York State Insurance Advisory Board.[36] She is also on the board of directors of the Life Insurance Council of New York.[37]

She is on the advisory board of Nardello & Co.,[38] and is a cybersecurity group member of the Aspen Institute.[39]

She is on the boards of directors of the Coalition for the Homeless[40] and Advocates for Children of New York.[41] She is also on the board of trustees of the Randall's Island Park Alliance and is a member of its executive committee.[4]

Awards and honors

In 2009, Fato was inducted into the YWCA-NYC Academy of Women Leaders.[42] [43]

She was named one of Ethisphere Magazines "Attorneys Who Matter" in 2015 and 2017.[44] [38] In 2017, the New York County Lawyers Association honored her as one of its Outstanding Women in the Legal Profession.[45]

In 2018 and 2019 she was named by the National Association of Corporate Directors' NACD Directorship magazine as one of the Directorship 100, which recognizes the most influential people in corporate boardrooms.[46] [47] In 2019 she was named one of Crain's New Yorks Notable Women in Law,[48] and she was one of three recipients of Legal Momentum's 19th annual Aiming High awards.[49] [50]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Luciana (Lucy) Fato . . October 19, 2019.
  2. The American Bar, Volume 2. J.C. Fifield Company, 2004. p. 1791.
  3. Web site: Ellis alumna makes WSJ headlines as 'problem solver' . . October 19, 2019 . March 6, 2015.
  4. Web site: Lucy Fato . Randall's Island Park Alliance . October 19, 2019.
  5. Web site: McGraw Hill Financial Appoints Pitt Law Alum Lucy Fato Executive Vice President and General Counsel . . October 19, 2019 . September 24, 2014.
  6. News: Comfortable in the Gray Areas . October 19, 2019 . Corporate Counsel Business Journal . July 1, 2018.
  7. News: Lucy Fato: Deputy General Counsel & Corp. Secretary, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. . October 19, 2019 . . May 22, 2013.
  8. News: Lucy Fato joins Nardello as general counsel . October 19, 2019 . Corporate Secretary . September 16, 2016.
  9. News: Sullivan . Matthew . AIG's Lucy Fato on the Importance of Leadership in the Modern Regulatory Environment . October 19, 2019 . ACC Docket . . February 15, 2018.
  10. News: Martin . Timothy W. . General Counsel Lucy Fato Leaves McGraw Hill Financial . October 19, 2019 . . October 16, 2015.
  11. News: Lucy Fato Appointed Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of MMC . October 19, 2019 . . September 12, 2005.
  12. News: Novak . Bridgett . McGraw Hill Financial's GC Celebrates the Wins . October 19, 2019 . Profile . June 15, 2015.
  13. News: Martin . Timothy W. . McGraw Hill Legal Head to Step Down . October 19, 2019 . . July 8, 2014.
  14. News: McGraw Hill Financial Appoints Lucy Fato Executive Vice President and General Counsel . October 19, 2019 . . . July 8, 2014.
  15. News: Martin . Timothy W. . S&P Weighs Restarting Talks on U.S. Suit . October 19, 2019 . . July 15, 2014.
  16. News: Martin . Timothy W. . Two New Faces That Helped Seal S&P Deal . October 19, 2019 . . February 3, 2015.
  17. Web site: Slaughter . Stacey . Coyle . Lisa . Churan . Amy . Interview with Lucy Fato, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of AIG . . October 19, 2019 . Winter 2019.
  18. Web site: Form 10-K: Annual Report for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2014 . . . October 19, 2019 . February 13, 2015.
  19. News: Martin . Timothy W. . Grossman . Andrew . How the Justice Department, S&P Came to Terms . October 19, 2019 . . February 2, 2015.
  20. Web site: Nardello & Co. Appoints Lucy Fato Managing Director, Head of the Americas and Global General Counse . Nardello & Co. . October 19, 2019 . September 12, 2016.
  21. News: AIG Names Lucy Fato as Executive Vice President and General Counsel . October 19, 2019 . . September 5, 2017.
  22. News: Grant . Will . Not Just Men in Trench Coats . October 19, 2019 . Profile . March 15, 2018.
  23. News: Nardello & Co. Bolsters Leadership as Firm Enters New Growth Phase . October 19, 2019 . . December 7, 2017.
  24. News: Verma . Roopal . AIG appoints Lucy Fato as general counsel . October 19, 2019 . . September 5, 2017.
  25. News: AIG Names Lucy Fato as Executive Vice President and General Counsel . October 19, 2019 . . September 5, 2017.
  26. Web site: 2019 Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement . . October 19, 2019 . 31 . April 2, 2019.
  27. News: AIG Names Ling Chief Human Resources Officer . October 19, 2019 . Insurance Journal . July 22, 2019.
  28. News: Oliver . Ralph . Alistair . Gray . AIG: The long struggle to repair its reputation . October 19, 2019 . . June 16, 2018.
  29. Web site: Lucy Fato . . October 9, 2019.
  30. News: AIG Names Nardello's Fato as General Counsel, Succeeding Solmssen . October 19, 2019 . Insurance Journal . September 6, 2017.
  31. News: Monfort . Francis . AIG appoints new general counsel change . October 19, 2019 . Australasian Lawyer . September 8, 2017.
  32. News: Baxter . Brian . AIG's Top Lawyer Gets Government Affairs Role as Pandemic Rages . February 23, 2022 . . November 12, 2020.
  33. News: Buhayar . Noah . AIG Names Lucy Fato General Counsel, Succeeding Peter Solmssen . October 19, 2019 . . September 5, 2017.
  34. News: Scism . Leslie . AIG Combines CEO, Chairman Roles, Hoping to Put Years of Tumult Behind. February 23, 2022 . . September 8, 2021.
  35. Web site: AIG's Duperreault to step down from Exec Chair role by 2022. Sheehano . Matt . reinsurencene.ws . February 15, 2021. February 23, 2022.
  36. News: Ten Appointed to Newly Formed New York State Insurance Advisory Board . October 19, 2019 . Insurance Journal . December 13, 2017.
  37. Web site: LICONY Board of Directors . Life Insurance Council of New York . October 19, 2019.
  38. Web site: Lucy Fato . Nardello & Co. . 6 December 2017 . October 19, 2019.
  39. Web site: Lucy Fato . . October 19, 2019.
  40. Web site: Board of Directors . . October 19, 2019.
  41. Web site: Board of Directors . Advocates for Children of New York . October 19, 2019.
  42. News: MMC Honors Three Executives at the YWCA-NYC 36th Annual Salute to Women Leaders Awards . October 19, 2019 . . November 11, 2009.
  43. Book: Directory of Corporate Counsel: 2015-2016 Edition . 2015 . . 846 . 9781454856535 .
  44. Web site: The 2017 Attorneys Who Matter . . October 19, 2019.
  45. Web site: 103rd Annual Dinner Celebrating Outstanding Women in the Legal Profession . . October 19, 2019 . December 11, 2017.
  46. Web site: NACD Directorship 100: 2018 Honorees . . October 19, 2019.
  47. Web site: NACD Directorship 100: 2019 Honorees . . October 19, 2019.
  48. Web site: 2019 Notable Women in Law . . October 19, 2019 . 67.
  49. Web site: Aiming High Awards to Honor Legal Titans . NACD BoardTalk . . October 19, 2019 . June 6, 2019.
  50. Web site: 2019 Aiming High . . October 19, 2019 . June 11, 2019.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Lucy Fato".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.