Laura M. Robertson

ConocoPhillips Company

Laura M. Robertson is vice-president and deputy general counsel, Global E&P and HSE for ConocoPhillips. She also serves as corporate secretary for the Public Policy and Sustainabilty Committee of the company’s board of directors.

Laura has 25 years of legal experience in the oil and gas industry. Prior to her current role, Laura was deputy general counsel, Litigation, Technology/IP, and Legal Operations. She also served as corporate secretary for the Audit & Finance Committee of the company's board of directors.

Before joining the company, Laura was legal counsel advising on oil and gas royalty and tax compliance at Chevron. She began her career handling a broad range of energy litigation matters, antitrust disputes, and government investigations at King & Spalding in Houston.

Laura is chair of the board of the Dispute Resolution Services LLC of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR), and the immediate past chair of the Institute of Energy Law (IEL) advisory board. She is also a trustee for the Houston Ballet.

Laura earned her juris doctorate with honors from the University of Texas School of Law and her bachelor's degree from Loyola University.