The Black General Counsel Project: Ameren Corp.'s Chonda Nwamu

Chonda Nwamu, general counsel of power company Ameren Corp, said her legal department is using several methods to encourage diversity in outside counsel, from tracking who receives legal spend via technology, to training diverse lawyers in energy regulation work.

“Law firms that share our commitment to DE&I definitely have a competitive advantage in terms of securing our legal business,” Nwamu said in a recent Bloomberg Law survey.

Black general counsel now make up over 5% of all general counsel in the Fortune 1000 , a significant milestone tracked by the Black General Counsel 2025 Initiative and first reported by ...