Benjamin Longlet
About Benjamin Longlet
Benjamin Longlet is a Senior Counsel specializing in international disputes and human rights issues at Chevron in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Current Role at Chevron
Benjamin Longlet serves as the Senior Counsel, Strategic Issues and Litigation at Chevron, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. In this role, he provides counsel on enterprise-level strategic issues and specializes in international disputes and human rights issues. His expertise includes environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters as well as broad-based energy sector legal issues.
Previous Experience at Chevron
Before holding his current position, Benjamin Longlet served in various capacities at Chevron. From 2021, he held the role of Senior Counsel, Legal Strategy & Policy for 5 months, and from 2017 to 2021, he worked as Senior Counsel, International Litigation for 4 years. Both positions were based in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he developed a comprehensive understanding of legal strategies in the energy sector.
Past Government Legal Roles
Benjamin Longlet has significant experience in government legal roles. He worked as Senior Associate General Counsel at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence from 2015 to 2016. Prior to that, he spent 8 years as Assistant General Counsel at the Central Intelligence Agency in the Washington D.C. Metro Area. He also served as Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division from 2006 to 2009.
Early Career and Legal Practice
In the early stages of his career, Benjamin Longlet was an Associate in the White Collar Defense & Investigations group at Latham & Watkins from 2001 to 2005 in Washington D.C. Here, he gained extensive experience in handling white collar internal investigations, laying the foundation for his career in legal strategy and policy in various capacities.
Educational Background
Benjamin Longlet holds a Doctor of Law (J.D.), Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Wisconsin Law School, achieved between 1998 and 2001. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English Literature from Lawrence University, completed between 1993 and 1997. His education has equipped him with a strong foundation in legal and analytical skills, essential for his extensive career in law.