ComEd names Gomez general counsel

ComEd announced that Veronica Gómez has been promoted to senior vice president and general counsel.

Gómez serves as ComEd's primary legal adviser and oversees the company's regulatory policy, strategy and rates function. She replaces Thomas S. O'Neill, who was recently appointed as the senior vice president and general counsel of Exelon. Gómez will report to Anne Pramaggiore, ComEd president & CEO.

Gómez previously served as the vice president and deputy general counsel for litigation at Exelon, ComEd's parent company. In that role, Gómez was responsible for litigation cases on behalf of all Exelon companies, including ComEd. Litigation included third-party disputes and support of multibillion dollar transactions. Prior to joining Exelon, Gómez was a litigation partner at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg and before that at Schopf & Weiss (now Honigman Miller), where she served on the Executive Committee.

Gómez grew up in Darien and graduated from Hinsdale South High School. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Economics with departmental honors in Political Science from Stanford University and her law degree from the University of Chicago Law School. Gómez serves on several boards including Illinois Legal Aid Online, the Chicago Bar Foundation, and Friends of Jones College Prep. She also is a Governing Member Ambassador for the Chicago Zoological Society