She will be based at AECOMâs Los Angeles headquarters and oversee the companyâs global legal function, AECOM said Monday.
“I am confident that Carlaâs proven track record will augment AECOMâs ability to compete successfully in our global markets, enhance the delivery of our clientsâ projects and advance our ongoing focus on performing our work with the utmost integrity, ” AECOM CEO Michael Burke said.
Christofferson joined OâMelveny & Myers in 1993 as an associate and moved into the partner role before she became managing partner of the firm’s Los Angeles office in 2008.
She began her career as a judicial clerk for W. Matthew Byrne Jr. of the U.S. District Court, Central District of Los Angeles, after graduating from Yale Law School.
Christofferson is chairperson of the Los Angeles Library Foundation board and a member of the Young Presidentsâ Organization.