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Ava Hessington, PhD. is the CEO of Hessington Oil who was being charged with bribery and the murder of her opposers by Cameron Dennis. Though Harvey Specter was her lawyer in court, it took plenty of resources and quite a few lawyers from Pearson Darby Specter, including all three name partners, to keep her out of jail. It was later revealed that Stephen Huntley, Edward Darby's right-hand man was responsible for the murders and he was trying to set her up for it. She later sued Pearson Specter for malpractice but later Harvey convinced her to drop the case.
History
- "It would be nice if we only found oil under Texas ranchers or North Sea fishermen. But in the real world, we find it in nasty places under nasty people. And any executive worth a damn does what's needed or goes out of business."
- ―Ava Hessington to Harvey Specter
Ava was born to the Hessington family, who have been in the oil business for some time. Growing up, Ava knew that her father was secretly in love with Edward Darby, a close friend of the family. At the time, a lawyer and an oilman coming out of the closet would have meant career suicide, and so this remained a secret from the world. In order to be together, Ava's father and Darby would go away on vacation; when this happened, Ava would join them and pretend to be Darby's girlfriend, in order to provide cover.[1] Because of this, Darby considers Ava to be family, which is why he worked so hard to clear Ava of all charges.
She has a PhD. in chemical engineering and petroleum exploration.[2]
References
- ↑ Endgame (September 3, 2013). Season 3, Episode 8.
- ↑ The Arrangement (July 16, 2013). Season 3, Episode 1.