CWIL Founding Member Sandra L. Phillips has been promoted to General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer of Toyota Motor North America. Sandra will be responsible for legal operations, legal technology and managing the representation of Toyota’s affiliates in North America. She is also the first African American woman named to this position.
Prior to joining Toyota, Sandra was a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius L.L.P. in Houston, Texas, where her practice focused on complex litigation management and strategy. She was also a senior vice president, associate general counsel and chief litigation counsel for Pfizer Inc. and managing partner of the Houston office of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
CWIL congratulates Sandra on this well-deserved promotion.