Robert E. Smith Steps Down as General Counsel of Pinnacle West Capital

Robert E. Smith left the role of General Counsel at Pinnacle West Capital on February 19, 2025, according to an SEC filing.

Pinnacle West Capital named Robert E. Smith Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Development Officer in February 2025 and handed General Counsel duties to Shirley A. Baum ahead of his planned August 1, 2025 retirement as an officer. (Source: an SEC filing.)

More legal leadership moves at Pinnacle West Capital

• Shirley A. Baum Named Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Pinnacle West Capital (February 19, 2025)
• Robert Smith Named General Counsel of Pinnacle West Capital (August 27, 2018)

Other general counsel moves in February 2025

• Timothy Woods Named Chief Legal Officer of VestGen (February 28, 2025)
• Jay Reynardus Named General Counsel of EBG (February 28, 2025)
• Barbara Bispham Named General Counsel of Crescent Biopharma (February 28, 2025)
• Shirley Kuhlmann Steps Down as Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Secretary of Collegium Pharmaceutical (February 27, 2025)
• Phillip Gillespie Named Chief Legal, Risk and Compliance Officer of Ascensus (February 26, 2025)
• Thomas Chabanis Named General Counsel of TISSIUM (February 25, 2025)
• Jennifer Kaplan Schott Named Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer of Sysco (February 25, 2025)
• Jorge Reynardus Named General Counsel of EBG (February 25, 2025)

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Source: an SEC filing. InhouseBlog summarizes publicly reported general counsel moves and links to the original report.

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