Experienced Board Member and Advisor to Boards of Directors

20+ year partner at Foley & Lardner LLP, an AmLaw 50 U.S. corporate law firm.

Trusted legal and strategic advisor to C-Suite executives and boards on corporate reputation management, governance, compliance, and risk management.

Experienced guide for company management and boards in solving complex, high-stakes, global problems arising out of compliance failures that threaten significant financial and reputational harm. Led global teams to provide solutions to the potentially catastrophic threat presented by government enforcement actions and other risks arising from compliance failures. Deep experience in front of the U.S. Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, and other regulators.

Recognized subject matter expert on U.S. regulator and global stakeholder expectations for corporate governance, ethics, and compliance. Frequently published author, sought-after speaker, and media subject-matter expert.

Founding Director of the Concilium Global Network of counsel specializing in compliance, cross-border investigations, and global enforcement defense. Adjunct Professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School; created and teaches “Lawyer as Strategic Business Advisor” course.

Extensive board-level experience, including as:

• 15+ year counsel to the Board of Directors of the leading paper packaging trade association,

• Advisory Board Member, Augmetec (legal tech start-up)

• Current service as Chairman of the Board of the St. Vincent de Paul Society Endowment (Waukesha County, Wisconsin),

• Current service as Chairman of the Board of Advisors of AIESEC Madison (non-profit),

• 6+ year service as a Board of Directors member of the Federal Defender Service of Wisconsin

Executive MBA from the University of Oxford, Saïd School of Business (July 2024). J.D. from the University of California-Berkeley School of Law. B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.