Jack Balagia, who turned 65 on Wednesday, officially retires next week as ExxonMobil’s general counsel. In an exclusive interview with The Texas Lawbook, Balagia discusses his career, his biggest successes, his epic golf matches against former AT&T GC Wayne Watts, his efforts to diversity the legal profession, life inside the ExxonMobil legal department, his view of law firm rankings and the biggest legal issues facing the world’s largest oil and gas company. Balagia made one point career: he may be retiring, but he’s not done as a lawyer.
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