Hillary Holmes
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Partner
Hillary Holmes is a partner in the Houston office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Co-Chair of the firm’s Capital Markets practice group, and a member of the firm’s Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance, Energy and Infrastructure, Oil and Gas, M&A and Private Equity practice groups. Ms. Holmes’ practice focuses on capital markets, securities regulation, and corporate governance, primarily in the energy industry.
Ms. Holmes represents public companies and private companies of all sizes, MLPs, investment banks, management teams, and private equity in all forms of capital raising transactions, including IPOs, registered offerings of debt or equity, private placements, 144A offerings of debt or equity, joint ventures, structured investments, de-SPAC transactions, direct listings, and spin-offs. Ms. Holmes provides regular counseling regarding securities laws, SEC reporting, ESG issues and governance matters. Ms. Holmes also frequently advises boards of directors, special committees and financial advisors in complex M&A transactions, conflicts of interest, and special situations.
Ms. Holmes has been named one of the top capital markets lawyers in the United States and assisted clients with some of the most complicated transactions in the energy industry. She has been recognized as top of her field by many client based reviewers and business organizations. For instance, Ms. Holmes is the only woman and the youngest lawyer to be recognized by Chambers USA in the Capital Markets category that covers the energy industry, receiving ranking in the highest level, as well as in Nationwide Energy: Oil & Gas Transactional and Texas Corporate and M&A. Sources note she is “extremely talented and has excellent judgment,” “an exceptionally good securities lawyer who knows the technical rules very well,” and a “very thoughtful and very thorough” practitioner. Clients and peers note she impresses by being “an extremely hard worker and very commercial,” an “incredibly strong and practical lawyer who offers great client service,” “remarkably dedicated,” and “incredibly knowledgeable; she makes the subject matter understandable.”
Peers attest that “her analytical skills are of the highest quality” and “she is a phenomenal lawyer who is very engaged.” Ms. Holmes regularly writes and speaks on topics relating to the U.S. capital markets, developments in securities regulation, ESG issues, and the state of the energy industry. She is Co-Editor of the Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Monitor.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Partner
Hillary Holmes is a partner in the Houston office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Co-Chair of the firm’s Capital Markets practice group, and a member of the firm’s Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance, Energy and Infrastructure, Oil and Gas, M&A and Private Equity practice groups. Ms. Holmes’ practice focuses on capital markets, securities regulation, and corporate governance, primarily in the energy industry.
Ms. Holmes represents public companies and private companies of all sizes, MLPs, investment banks, management teams, and private equity in all forms of capital raising transactions, including IPOs, registered offerings of debt or equity, private placements, 144A offerings of debt or equity, joint ventures, structured investments, de-SPAC transactions, direct listings, and spin-offs. Ms. Holmes provides regular counseling regarding securities laws, SEC reporting, ESG issues and governance matters. Ms. Holmes also frequently advises boards of directors, special committees and financial advisors in complex M&A transactions, conflicts of interest, and special situations.
Ms. Holmes has been named one of the top capital markets lawyers in the United States and assisted clients with some of the most complicated transactions in the energy industry. She has been recognized as top of her field by many client based reviewers and business organizations. For instance, Ms. Holmes is the only woman and the youngest lawyer to be recognized by Chambers USA in the Capital Markets category that covers the energy industry, receiving ranking in the highest level, as well as in Nationwide Energy: Oil & Gas Transactional and Texas Corporate and M&A. Sources note she is “extremely talented and has excellent judgment,” “an exceptionally good securities lawyer who knows the technical rules very well,” and a “very thoughtful and very thorough” practitioner. Clients and peers note she impresses by being “an extremely hard worker and very commercial,” an “incredibly strong and practical lawyer who offers great client service,” “remarkably dedicated,” and “incredibly knowledgeable; she makes the subject matter understandable.”
Peers attest that “her analytical skills are of the highest quality” and “she is a phenomenal lawyer who is very engaged.” Ms. Holmes regularly writes and speaks on topics relating to the U.S. capital markets, developments in securities regulation, ESG issues, and the state of the energy industry. She is Co-Editor of the Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Monitor.
Katie Mehnert
ALLY Energy Inc
CEO
The modern architect of culture change in energy, Katie Mehnert is the Founder and CEO of ALLY™, the global community powering an equitable energy transition and addressing the energy workforce of the future. Katie has held global leadership roles with BP and Shell in safety and environment during periods of financial crisis, spills, divestment and globalization. Katie’s early career included consulting with Duke Energy, Entergy and Enron. Her corporate path drove her to entrepreneurship to help energy companies prepare for the looming talent shortage and workforce diversity needs to address energy poverty and climate change.
In 2020 she was appointed an Ambassador to the United States Department of Energy and in 2019, she testified before Congress on the clean energy workforce of the future. She’s published in Scientific American, Forbes, The Hill, CNBC, CNN, and other international outlets. She is also the founder of Lean In Energy, a global nonprofit solely devoted to mentoring in the energy sector. Her book Grow with the Flow, Embrace Difference, Overcome Fear, and Progress with Purpose released in 2020.
ALLY Energy Inc
CEO
The modern architect of culture change in energy, Katie Mehnert is the Founder and CEO of ALLY™, the global community powering an equitable energy transition and addressing the energy workforce of the future. Katie has held global leadership roles with BP and Shell in safety and environment during periods of financial crisis, spills, divestment and globalization. Katie’s early career included consulting with Duke Energy, Entergy and Enron. Her corporate path drove her to entrepreneurship to help energy companies prepare for the looming talent shortage and workforce diversity needs to address energy poverty and climate change.
In 2020 she was appointed an Ambassador to the United States Department of Energy and in 2019, she testified before Congress on the clean energy workforce of the future. She’s published in Scientific American, Forbes, The Hill, CNBC, CNN, and other international outlets. She is also the founder of Lean In Energy, a global nonprofit solely devoted to mentoring in the energy sector. Her book Grow with the Flow, Embrace Difference, Overcome Fear, and Progress with Purpose released in 2020.
Alejandra Veltmann
ESG LYNK, INC.
CEO
Ale is Founder and CEO of ESG Lynk, Inc., a sustainability strategy and reporting advisory company dedicated to aligning corporate objectives with relevant environmental, social & governance (ESG) factors to improve investor and capital market attractiveness.
Ale serves as Independent Director and Audit Committee Chair of the Board of Structural Integrity Associates, a specialty engineering company serving multiple industries including Nuclear, Fossil, Oil & Gas, Renewables, and Critical Infrastructure.
With nearly 30 years of experience, Ms. Veltmann previously served as Chief Accounting Officer for Paragon Offshore and Geokinetics and held various positions with KPMG LLP. She is a certified public accountant and is an alumna of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. She is also a graduate of the Harvard Women of Boards Program and is a Governance Leadership Fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors.
ESG LYNK, INC.
CEO
Ale is Founder and CEO of ESG Lynk, Inc., a sustainability strategy and reporting advisory company dedicated to aligning corporate objectives with relevant environmental, social & governance (ESG) factors to improve investor and capital market attractiveness.
Ale serves as Independent Director and Audit Committee Chair of the Board of Structural Integrity Associates, a specialty engineering company serving multiple industries including Nuclear, Fossil, Oil & Gas, Renewables, and Critical Infrastructure.
With nearly 30 years of experience, Ms. Veltmann previously served as Chief Accounting Officer for Paragon Offshore and Geokinetics and held various positions with KPMG LLP. She is a certified public accountant and is an alumna of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. She is also a graduate of the Harvard Women of Boards Program and is a Governance Leadership Fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors.
Linette Casey
Siemens Energy, Inc.
Director of Power Systems Development
Linette Casey is the Director of Power Systems Development at Siemens Energy, Inc. She is responsible for leading a nationwide team of highly talented sales and business development managers focused on new and emerging energy technologies across multiple strategic businesses including Siemens Energy, Inc., Siemens Smart Infrastructure, Fluence Energy and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. Her team focuses on driving the renewable energy transition alongside key customers who are implementing new energy technologies including major utility, developer and EPC verticals. Current technologies of focus include in part on-shore and off-shore wind, solar, hydrogen, battery storage, transportation electrification, digitalization, decarbonization studies, grid access, emerging thermal generation modalities, and various Power to X technologies currently in research and development. Recently she has seen an increase in the ESG discussions among customers across the Energy industry and is leading an effort to respond to the inquiries.
She has been with Siemens for 19 years in both the Orlando and Boston areas where she held positions in Order Management, Procurement, Inventory Management and Sales. She is a certified Six Sigma Blackbelt. Prior to working for Siemens, she provided logistics support to the US Navy SEALs. She holds a B.S. in International Business & Logistics from Maine Maritime Academy and an M.S. in Management from Troy State University.
Linette is passionate about connecting, developing, and mentoring strong women and girls. She is a founding member of the Boston Chapter of the Women’s Energy Network having been recently elected by her peers to the President-Elect role. She is a life-time Girl Scout where she has served in a wide variety of roles form the local to national level over the past 35 years. She was recently honored by PowerGen International with the Excellence In Character Award (formerly Woman of the Year).
Having three teenagers at home has helped Linette hone her work-life integration skills over the course of her career. She is currently pursuing a Graduate Degree in Corporate Sustainability & Innovation at Harvard.
Siemens Energy, Inc.
Director of Power Systems Development
Linette Casey is the Director of Power Systems Development at Siemens Energy, Inc. She is responsible for leading a nationwide team of highly talented sales and business development managers focused on new and emerging energy technologies across multiple strategic businesses including Siemens Energy, Inc., Siemens Smart Infrastructure, Fluence Energy and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. Her team focuses on driving the renewable energy transition alongside key customers who are implementing new energy technologies including major utility, developer and EPC verticals. Current technologies of focus include in part on-shore and off-shore wind, solar, hydrogen, battery storage, transportation electrification, digitalization, decarbonization studies, grid access, emerging thermal generation modalities, and various Power to X technologies currently in research and development. Recently she has seen an increase in the ESG discussions among customers across the Energy industry and is leading an effort to respond to the inquiries.
She has been with Siemens for 19 years in both the Orlando and Boston areas where she held positions in Order Management, Procurement, Inventory Management and Sales. She is a certified Six Sigma Blackbelt. Prior to working for Siemens, she provided logistics support to the US Navy SEALs. She holds a B.S. in International Business & Logistics from Maine Maritime Academy and an M.S. in Management from Troy State University.
Linette is passionate about connecting, developing, and mentoring strong women and girls. She is a founding member of the Boston Chapter of the Women’s Energy Network having been recently elected by her peers to the President-Elect role. She is a life-time Girl Scout where she has served in a wide variety of roles form the local to national level over the past 35 years. She was recently honored by PowerGen International with the Excellence In Character Award (formerly Woman of the Year).
Having three teenagers at home has helped Linette hone her work-life integration skills over the course of her career. She is currently pursuing a Graduate Degree in Corporate Sustainability & Innovation at Harvard.
Robyn Zolman
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Partner
Robyn E. Zolman is a partner in the Denver office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and is a member of the firm's Capital Markets, Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance and Energy and Infrastructure practice groups. Ms. Zolman has extensive experience representing energy industry clients in a wide variety of capital markets transactions, including public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, tender offers, exchange offers, consent solicitations, spin-offs and corporate restructurings. She also advises clients regarding securities regulation and disclosure issues and corporate governance matters, including Securities and Exchange Commission reporting requirements, stock exchange listing standards, director independence, board practices and operations, and insider trading compliance. She provides disclosure counsel to clients in a number of industries and serves as primary outside counsel to several public companies.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Partner
Robyn E. Zolman is a partner in the Denver office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and is a member of the firm's Capital Markets, Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance and Energy and Infrastructure practice groups. Ms. Zolman has extensive experience representing energy industry clients in a wide variety of capital markets transactions, including public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, tender offers, exchange offers, consent solicitations, spin-offs and corporate restructurings. She also advises clients regarding securities regulation and disclosure issues and corporate governance matters, including Securities and Exchange Commission reporting requirements, stock exchange listing standards, director independence, board practices and operations, and insider trading compliance. She provides disclosure counsel to clients in a number of industries and serves as primary outside counsel to several public companies.