As the Chief Legal Officer, Norby ‘Buck’ Foss oversees all legal matters for Lummus Technology. He is licensed to practice law in Illinois, New Jersey, Texas, and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

With more than 25 years of legal experience, Buck served in senior general counsel and intellectual property roles at McDermott International and CB&I. In these roles, he managed IP for the companies, and negotiated and performed legal functions for investments and divestments of intellectual property assets.

Prior to his legal career, he served as an officer in the U.S. Navy. He holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Rice University in Houston, Texas, and a juris doctor from Chicago-Kent School of Law in Chicago, Illinois.