Duncan MacKay

Duncan MacKay serves as Deputy General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer at Eversource Energy leading a team of attorneys responsible for advising and representing the company on a broad range of legal matters, including labor & employment law, employee benefits, state & federal regulatory compliance, dispute prevention & resolution, corporate governance, finance, and securities law. As CCO, Duncan oversees Eversource’s enterprise-wide compliance program, collaborating closely with the Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Audit teams, and senior business leaders, to proactively identify, assess, and mitigate compliance, regulatory, and litigation risks. A recognized leader in dispute resolution, Duncan championed the adoption of innovative strategies across the enterprise, including the integration of dispute prevention and stepped ADR clauses in commercial contracts, early case evaluation, and the strategic use of dispute prevention and ADR mechanisms to resolve issues before they escalate into litigation. Duncan is deeply engaged in the broader ADR community. He serves on the Executive Advisory Committee of CPR, co-chairs CPR’s Dispute Prevention Committee, and is a past chair of its Energy, Oil & Gas Committee. He is also a member the Association of Commercial and Transactional ADR Professionals (ACT-ADR), and leader of its Dispute Prevention Working Group. In partnership with the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), Duncan is currently spearheading the formation of the ACC’s first Dispute Prevention & ADR Group, aimed at promoting best practices and innovation in corporate dispute management. Duncan’s professional affiliations include active roles on the ADR Committees of the Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Energy Bar Associations (EBA)(previous co-chair of the ADR Committee). Duncan served as a member of the Connecticut Commission on Civil Court ADR, where he contributed to recommendations for enhancing the state judiciary’s ADR programs.