Leila L. Vespoli '84, Executive Vice President and General Counsel for FirstEnergy Corp. and Law School Commencement speaker.

We are extremely pleased to announce that Leila L. Vespoli '84, Executive Vice President and General Counsel for FirstEnergy Corp., will be the law school's Commencement speaker. Ms. Vespoli is responsible for all legal affairs of the company, and has played a key role in the legislative debates regarding electric industry restructuring. She has testified as an expert witness on numerous occasions before the Ohio and Pennsylvania legislatures on vital industry issues, including deregulation, competitive markets and environmental issues.

As General Counsel, Ms. Vespoli has helped guide FirstEnergy through numerous significant events including mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, while also successfully leading the company through complex regulatory and environmental challenges and varied operational, financial and related issues.

Recently, she was honored by Crain’s Cleveland Business with its 2012 General Counsel Award presented to outstanding general counsels who have helped lead their companies. In 2011, Diversity Journal named Ms. Vespoli as one of their Women Worth Watching awardees. She was a Key Women in Energy-Global Award Honoree. She was also recognized as one of the YWCA’s Women of Professional Excellence.

The entire law school community welcomes Leila L. Vespoli as our Commencement speaker for 2012!

Leila L. Vespoli '84, Executive Vice President and General Counsel for FirstEnergy Corp. and Law School Commencement speaker.

We are extremely pleased to announce that Leila L. Vespoli '84, Executive Vice President and General Counsel for FirstEnergy Corp., will be the law school's Commencement speaker. Ms. Vespoli is responsible for all legal affairs of the company, and has played a key role in the legislative debates regarding electric industry restructuring. She has testified as an expert witness on numerous occasions before the Ohio and Pennsylvania legislatures on vital industry issues, including deregulation, competitive markets and environmental issues.

As General Counsel, Ms. Vespoli has helped guide FirstEnergy through numerous significant events including mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, while also successfully leading the company through complex regulatory and environmental challenges and varied operational, financial and related issues.

Recently, she was honored by Crain’s Cleveland Business with its 2012 General Counsel Award presented to outstanding general counsels who have helped lead their companies. In 2011, Diversity Journal named Ms. Vespoli as one of their Women Worth Watching awardees. She was a Key Women in Energy-Global Award Honoree. She was also recognized as one of the YWCA’s Women of Professional Excellence.

The entire law school community welcomes Leila L. Vespoli as our Commencement speaker for 2012!