News Release

October 27, 2025

ALF Honors ExxonMobil Chairman & CEO Darren W. Woods at 35th Annual Awards Dinner in Houston, TX

The Atlantic Legal Foundation was honored to recognize Darren W. Woods, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Exxon Mobil Corporation, as its 35th Annual Honoree at a reception and dinner held on October 10th in the Grand Ballroom of The Junior League of Houston, attended by 200 guests.


Mr. Woods, joined by Jeffrey A. Taylor - ExxonMobil's Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary - participated in a dynamic fireside chat-style Q&A. Their engaging exchange, which included audience participation, received enthusiastic reviews and was a highlight of the evening.

Pictured above (L-R): ALF Chairman and President, Hayward Dan Fisk; ALF Director William G. Primps; Honoree Darren W. Woods, Exxon Mobil Corporation; Jeffrey A. Taylor, Exxon Mobil Corporation.


ALF Director William G. Primps served as the dinner chair for the evening, while ALF Chairman and President Hayward Dan Fisk introduced Darren Woods and Jeffrey Taylor. Mr. Fisk then presented Mr. Woods with the Foundation's award - a museum-quality bronze reproduction of Frederic Remington's Coming Through the Rye, the artist's most ambitious and celebrated work.

ALF not only thanks the many dinner attendees, but also is especially grateful to the Dinner Host Committee Sponsors, as follows:


DIAMOND SPONSORS:

DavisPolk

Paul, Weiss


PLATINUM SPONSORS:

Chevron

Exxon Mobil Corporation


GOLD SPONSORS:

BlankRome

Latham & Watkins

Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP

MQR Associati - Marco Rossi, Founder, ALF Director & Treasurer

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP


SILVER SPONSORS:

American Petroleum Institute

Cadwalader

Clement & Murphy PLLC

Fire & Pump Service Group (Frank Broidy, Chairman & President and H. Dan Fisk, Director & Secretary)

Haynes Boone

Jay B. & Julie Stephens

Norton Rose Fulbright

Skadden

Winston & Strawn LLP

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Litigation Center

Lawrence S. & Barbara G. Ebner with

Nancie G. & Roger J. Marzulla and 

Steven & Ilene Rosenthal and 

Jamie Belcastro, President, Belmora LLC


BRONZE SPONSORS:

Beck Redden LLP

Bienvenu Foco Viator

Boyden Gray PLLC

Corporate Counsel Business Journal

Covington

Cullen Dykman

DeHay & Elliston, LLP

DLA Piper

Gibson Dunn

Hollingsworth LLP

Jones Day

Liskow

McGinnis Lochridge

Titan Production Equipment


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