Alexander J. Reyes

Prior to joining Leech Tishman, Alex served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of CNX Resources Corporation, a publicly traded Pittsburgh-based producer of natural gas and a leading diversified energy company in the U.S. Alex has a depth of experience in the energy industry, specifically in oil & gas, midstream and coal. He also held various business positions at CNX from its operations group managing corporate and legal activities related to its Marcellus and Utica Shale joint ventures with a combined JV value over $4B, to leading and restructuring its land department overseeing 100+ employees and being responsible for annual capital budgets in excess of $160M. Alex was lead internal counsel on various asset acquisitions and divestitures ranging from $5M to $350M. He directed legal department efforts for several significant strategic transactions for the company, including a pivotal Marcellus shale gas asset acquisition (stock and asset transaction) valued in excess of $3B.

From a corporate governance perspective, Alex has experience developing and implementing corporate compliance programs, and has been regularly engaged with boards of directors and committees developing and implementing governance charters and policies.
He also successfully led a proxy defense campaign against an activist shareholder proxy proposal.

Alex’s experience prior to CNX includes a corporate practice at a large Pittsburgh law firm representing clients spanning across several diverse industries, both public companies and closely-held businesses, including commercial real estate development, technology start-ups, and manufacturing.