A senior-level attorney at Exxon Mobil is retiring from the oil and gas company this month and joining the Justice Department’s newly renamed Energy and Natural Resources Division.
“I’m excited to contribute to the [Trump] Administration’s energy priorities and to our nation’s environmental and legal landscape,” said Robert Levy, executive counsel at Exxon, in a June post on LinkedIn.
Levy said he would depart Exxon after 17 years at the company. His move comes as DOJ last month announced its Environment and Natural Resources Division will now be known as the Energy and Natural Resources Division.
His first day at DOJ will be July 13, Levy said, and he will be a senior counsel within the newly renamed division.