White & Case LLP - Lawyers

Practice Experience

Hugh Verrier is the Chairman of White & Case LLP and directs the Firm's operations and practices around the world. With White & Case for 25 years, Hugh became a partner in 1994, was elected to the Firm's Management Board in 2004, and was elected Chairman in 2007.

Hugh spent most of his career with White & Case overseas – in Indonesia, Turkey and Russia. A New York-qualified lawyer, Hugh’s practice has been focused on the development of natural resources.

Hugh serves as Co-Chair of the Public Interest Law Institute's Pro Bono Advisory Council, which promotes global pro bono practice.

Bars and Courts
US Supreme Court
US District Court for the Southern District of New York
New York State Bar

Clerkships
Justice Bertha Wilson, Supreme Court of Canada, 1982-1983

Education
LLM, Harvard Law School, 1982
LLB, University of Ottawa, 1981
BA, Université de Montréal, 1980
Université Paul-Valéry, Montpellier, 1976

Languages
English
French

Citizenship
Canada
British