Cristin C. Bracken
Gates CorporationCristin Bracken, Esq., Chief Legal Officer, Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary, is responsible for all legal functions for Gates Corporation, including securities and corporate governance, M&A, litigation, regulatory, compliance, patents and trademarks, real estate, employment and labor, and environmental matters. She joined the company in January 2017, previously serving as its Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Compliance and Litigation. She has 28 years of experience as a lawyer specializing in compliance, complex litigation, risk management, regulatory, commercial agreements and transactions, and employment law, for public and private equity-backed corporations. Prior to joining Gates, Cristin held senior legal leadership roles in both the oil and gas and energy trading industries at companies such as SM Energy Company, Forest Oil Corporation and Dynegy Inc. She also previously served as an Assistant District Attorney in Houston, Texas. She graduated from the University of Texas School of Law and began her legal career at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP in its Dallas office. Cristin has a Bachelor of Liberal Arts (English Literature) degree from the University of California at Los Angeles.
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