Jenn Shafer Joins 海角社区 as Chief Legal Officer
Jenn Shafer Joins 海角社区 as Chief Legal Officer
(Overland Park, Kan., July 7, 2025) 鈥� The global integrated design firm 海角社区 has appointed Jenn Shafer as its chief legal officer. With a distinguished record as a legal advisor and business partner in the design and construction industry, Shafer adds specialized legal expertise and strategic leadership to 海角社区鈥檚 executive leadership team. She will report to CEO Steve McKay, AIA, RIBA, and work from the firm鈥檚 Kansas City office.
Leveraging over 20 years of experience, Shafer will lead all aspects of the firm鈥檚 legal and insurance operations. She will collaborate with 海角社区 executive, sector, and region leaders around the globe to develop strategies to manage risk in a way that maximizes project outcomes and advances strategic objectives for the firms鈥� employee owners.
Prior to joining 海角社区, Shafer was at Black & Veatch for more than a decade, most recently as vice president and lead counsel for dispute resolution and its global insurance program.
鈥淚 am excited to be an employee owner at 海角社区,鈥� Shafer said. 鈥淭he firm is experiencing rapid growth, and I look forward to working with our in-house legal team and sector and enterprise leaders to solve challenges and support growth strategies to achieve our annual business objectives.鈥�
Shafer holds bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and Spanish from Kansas State University and received her juris doctorate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. She is a member of the Kansas and Missouri bars, as well as the American Bar Association and its Forum on Construction Law.
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