Brett Lund, Gevo EVP & General Counsel Awarded “Best Corporate Counsel”
April 23 2012 - 5:08PM
Business Wire
Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO), a leading renewable chemicals and
advanced biofuels company, is pleased to announce that Executive
Vice President and General Counsel Brett Lund recently received the
Denver Business Journal’s (DBJ) “Best Corporate Counsel” award at a
ceremony in Denver. Lund was recognized for his strong business
acumen, intellectual property expertise, strategic deal making,
Securities and Exchange Commission acumen, human resources
knowledge, and experience in raising money.
“It was an honor to receive the DBJ’s Best Corporate Counsel
award for public companies,” said Lund. “It’s a humbling experience
to be recognized for my contributions at Gevo, within the community
and amongst my peers. I attribute my success to the collaborative
culture and leadership at Gevo.”
The DBJ’s selection was attributed to Lund’s efforts in
defending Gevo’s intellectual property against patent-infringement
lawsuits filed by Butamax™ Advanced Biofuels, LLC (Butamax). Lund
built up Gevo’s intellectual property portfolio to include over 300
hundred patents and applications. Gevo filed counterclaims against
Butamax and E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) for
infringement of two of its patents and has added an additional four
patent infringement lawsuits against Butamax and DuPont.
Lund was also recognized for helping Gevo raise approximately
$100 million in venture financing and engineering the company’s
initial public offering in early 2011, which raised $123 million
and was only the second IPO for a next-generation biofuels company.
The DBJ also highlighted Lund’s contribution to the company’s
growth by negotiating deals with the U.S. Air Force for Gevo to
develop renewable jet fuel and with Coca-Cola to make 100%
renewable plastic bottles as well as with Lanxess AG of Germany, to
produce renewable tires.
“Brett’s expertise in patent law, strategic alliances,
securities and finance has been instrumental in building Gevo and
establishing our path forward,” said Dr. Patrick Gruber, Gevo’s
CEO. “It’s wonderful that the DBJ has recognized Brett’s
contribution to his profession, the community and most importantly
to Gevo.”
Lund has a J.D. from Duke Law School and an MBA from Duke
University’s Fuqua School of Business. His previous experience
includes Johnson & Johnson and Syngenta, one of the world’s
largest agribusiness companies, Ford Motor Company’s Wingcast
subsidiary, and as a corporate attorney at Cooley, LLP. Some of his
community activities include talking to groups at the South Metro
Denver Chamber of Commerce and Southeast Business Partnerships as
well as a spokesman for the Douglas County’s Success Stories
business program.
The candidates were judged for their community involvement,
leadership in business, company accomplishments, important legal
matters handled and other general information about their position
as in-house counsel. After scoring each nominee, three judges along
with DJB editors discussed the merits of each candidate before
selecting finalist and then deciding on the winners.
The judges included Sam Cheris, past president and treasurer of
the Association of Corporate Counsel-Colorado and general counsel
for Integrated Asset Services; Kathleen Nalty, executive director
of the Center for Legal Inclusiveness; and Jill Sisson, a private
practice attorney specializing in corporate and securities law and
former head of the Business Law Section of the Colorado Bar
Association and a member of the executive committee and Board of
Governors.
To review the entire article as posted in the DBJ, go to
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/print-edition/2012/04/20/brett-lund-combines-business-savvy.html
About Gevo
Gevo is converting existing ethanol plants into biorefineries to
make renewable building block products for the chemical and fuel
industries. The Company plans to convert renewable raw materials
into isobutanol and renewable hydrocarbons that can be directly
integrated on a “drop in” basis into existing chemical and fuel
products to deliver environmental and economic benefits. Gevo is
committed to a sustainable biobased economy that meets society’s
needs for plentiful food and clean air and water. For more
information, visit www.gevo.com
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