Lori J. Marco
Vice President of External Affairs
General Counsel
Lori J. Marco is vice president of external affairs and general counsel at Hormel Foods.
As vice president of external affairs and general counsel, Marco oversees law, corporate communications and legislative and regulatory affairs. She is the chief legal officer at Hormel Foods and leads all aspects of the company’s law department. Marco is also responsible for managing risk on a daily basis and overseeing all corporate transactions, litigation and corporate governance and securities.
Marco started her career at Hormel Foods in 2004 as a corporate attorney and was named senior attorney in 2007. Prior to joining Hormel Foods, she practiced at the private law firm of Briggs and Morgan, P.A., in Minneapolis, Minn., where she concentrated on intellectual property litigation.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from the University of Minnesota, Morris, and a law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School. Marco is also a registered patent attorney.
Marco is a member of the following professional organizations: American Bar Association, Minnesota State Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association and Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association.