Power Lunch with Sandra Phillips

Susan Blount Power Lunch Series Event
February 12, 2025

Location: Francis Auditorium, TNH 2.114
February 12, 2025

The Center for Women in Law is excited to host a Power Series conversation with Sandra Phillips, the Senior Vice President, Enterprise Integrity, Chief Sustainability Officer and Chief Legal Officer of Toyota Motor North America. 

In these roles, Phillips helps Toyota navigate significant business and legal challenges while supporting its expansion as a global mobility company, one that is an industry leader in autonomous, connected, and sustainable vehicle technologies. She also provides strategic guidance in areas such as global mobility transactions, cybersecurity, complex litigation, information technology, and crisis management. Prior to joining Toyota in 2012, Phillips held roles leading litigation management and strategy at global law firms and at Pfizer, Inc. 

During this one-hour conversation, Phillips will speak with Center Director, Jennifer Banda, about her legal career, the path to her current role, and the ethical standards and challenges of a corporate general counsel. Phillips will discuss career readiness and the role of a general counsel to help companies navigate regulatory frameworks, engagement with outside counsel, business planning, litigation, and engagement in a global leadership team.

Phillips will also highlight the many responsibilities of a corporate general counsel, including legal, compliance, government affairs, and corporate governance.

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Speakers

Sandra L. Phillips

Senior Vice President, Corporate Resources, General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer, Toyota Motor North America (TMNA)

Sandra Phillips is senior vice president, corporate resources, general counsel and chief legal officer at Toyota Motor North America (TMNA), with responsibility for the company’s Legal, Sustainability and Regulatory Affairs, Social Innovation, Corporate Shared Services, and Compl