Emily Durham Email & Phone Number

United States

Chief legal officer advising the executive team and board of directors on major legal and regulatory risks. Responsible also for corporate governance and compliance activities in North America.Assistant Secretary for the Company.HIGHLIGHTS:• Executive sponsor and active member of the IDEA Committee (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility)• Executive sponsor of and active mentor in the Mentorship ProgramSPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:• "Public Charging Station (EVSE) Reliability--making progress or not?" at the Alliance for Transportation Electrification annual meeting. March 8, 2024; Washington DC • "Enhancing the Light Duty EV Charging Experience" at the SAE Government/Industry Meeting. January 17, 2024; Washington DC • "Maintaining Electric Momentum" at the Annual TEP Summit, hosted by LA Cleantech Incubator. December 11, 2023; Los Angeles, CA• "Options for Preserving Affordability with Transportation Electrification Growth" at the National Council on Electricity Policy's 2023 Annual Meeting. September 27, 2023; Indianapolis, IN• "How to Design a Charging Network that Meets Consumer Needs" at the SAFE Summit. March 23, 2023; Washington DC

Chief legal officer, overseeing all day-to-day legal operations and corporate governance, as well as government engagement and policy activities. Advising the executive and business teams on legal and risk matters, strategy, and governance.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

In-house general counsel responsible for the legal services supporting North America's largest and fastest open electric vehicle (EV) charging business.Assistant Secretary for the Company.HIGHLIGHTS:• Member of the deal team managing a minority equity investment transaction; led the legal workstream. Closed $450M transaction in July 2022 for a Company valuation of $2.45B at closing• Led the creation of the Mentor Program, 2021; served as mentor in inaugural mentorship class, 2022• Founding member of the IDEA Committee (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility), 2020• Member of the executive team that established subsidiary company, Electrify Canada; led the legal workstream, 2018SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT:• "ZEV Market and Adoption Update" at Lubin Olson's Real Estate Roundtable Luncheon. March 8, 2018, San Francisco, CA

Boston, Massachusetts

In-house counsel, responsible for risk management and insurance programs; advised on corporate, real estate, and commercial transaction matters; counsel to executive officers and field personnel; and responsible for outside counsel and litigation management. Assistant Secretary to all public and private entities.Enterprise Risk Management committee member.Berkshire Group is a real estate investment management company known for its vertically-integrated platform and experience in the multifamily sector, managing more than $7 billion in assets for institutional investors.HIGHLIGHTS:• Member of the deal team managing the launch of a $2B open-ended (REIT) investment fund; led the legal workstream as acting General Counsel• Managed the go-private transaction of a publicly-traded REIT (NYSE: BIR-A); oversaw legal workstream as acting General Counsel; reviewed SEC filings; successfully completed delisting with no shareholder actions

Portage, Michigan

In-house general counsel with primary practice areas including all aspects of commercial real estate transactions and closings; commercial leasing; property management; contract drafting and negotiations; corporate, entity, and business law; land use; and construction law. Responsibilities also included managing outside counsel, corporate governance, and advisement of executive officers and field personnel. HIGHLIGHTS:• Represented developer in 5 development-for-sale & ground leases with leading Fortune 500 client• Drafted and negotiated over $65M of commercial contracts for construction client• Coordinated acquisition, rezoning of 10 parcels for mixed-use redevelopment project• Negotiated 100,000sf+ of commercial space leases with national tenants for landlord client• Drafted covenants, licenses, access agreements, and easements for mixed-use project• Advised construction manager client on compliance for $12M publicly-funded projectAVB is a regional real estate development, commercial construction management (AVB Construction), and custom residential building (American Village Builders) firm.

J.D., Law

Activities and Societies: Moot Court Honor Society, Business Law Society• Studied abroad at Cambridge, England, for a summer law program.

B.A., English

Activities and Societies: Women's Varsity Soccer, Pre-Law SocietyDean’s List, High Honors, MIAA Academic Honor Roll, Merit Scholarship.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Women's Varsity Soccer• Starting goalkeeper for the 1999 State Finalist women's soccer team (17-5) • Copy editor.