Lynn R. Cardey-Yates

Lynn Cardey-Yates is of counsel in the firm’s Environmental, Energy & Natural Resources Department in the firm’s Salt Lake City office. She was a shareholder and member of the board of directors of the firm before joining Rio Tinto, a large multi-national mining company.

At Rio Tinto, she served in various roles, including:

• Vice President, Sustainable Development for Rio Tinto Kennecott Utah Copper, a large domestic mining operation, leading Kennecott’s health, safety, permitting, and environmental teams, overseeing energy programs, and managing all water and land resources, including the award winning Daybreak master planned community.
• Vice President – Legal of Rio Tinto Kennecott Utah Copper, managing all of Kennecott’s legal issues.
• Member of the Executive Committee of Rio Tinto Kennecott Utah Copper, with an overall management and leadership role.
• Vice President and General Counsel of the historic Kennecott group of companies, with responsibility for the legal issues for over 50 North American companies.
• Chief counsel for Rio Tinto’s global procurement function.

Lynn also was a partner in a boutique oil and gas firm in the early years of her practice. Lynn has been a member of the Executive Committee of the American Exploration and Mining Association and was a Trustee of the organization's Board. Lynn also has served as a board member of The Nature Conservancy in Utah and trustee-at-large of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation.