The General Counsel Forum honored Hernandez, a civil engineer-turned-construction lawyer, for a career committed to ethics, even during times of severe crisis. In an exclusive interview, Hernandez discusses his escape from Cuba as a boy, the tough days he spent as GC at grocery wholesaler Fleming and the need for increased diversity in law firms.
“Carlos put a previous job as general counsel on the line,” says Fluor asst. GC Craig Birchette. “He had to tell senior executives that their conduct was improper and that the CEO had to leave.”