Retired General Counsel of a public company currently providing review of and training on Corporate Policies including ethics and compliance.

Directed legal matters for a public international manufacturing company. Chairman of Compliance Committee. Drafted, reviewed and conducted employee training on compliance policies in the US, Canada, France and England. Engaged third party provider and oversaw creation of on-line training program.ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE• Chairman of Compliance Committee• Company named a Forbes Most Trustworthy Company in 2012• Drafted Business Ethics and Compliance Policies on Confidentiality, Trade Secrets, Conflicts of Interest, Proprietary Information, Insider Trading, Antitrust, FCPA/UK Bribery Act, Export Compliance and Fraud• Reviewed and revised Harassment and Discrimination Policies• Developed PowerPoint presentation and led Ethics and Harassment employee training in the US, Canada, England and France• Implemented online ethics training program • Fielded and promptly addressed anonymous hotline reports • Directed Human Resources and Internal Audit investigations REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS• Managed defense of significant patent litigation resulting in a ruling that company did not violate patent and that plaintiff’s patent was invalid• Managed appeal of contracts case to Fifth Circuit overturning lower court’s $1 million award to plaintiff• Successfully settled a “patent troll” case• Facilitated filing of patents and trademarks • Managed legal and due diligence matters for acquisitions of companies in the US, Canada, Australia and South America• Procured qualified “no further action” letter from Ohio EPA on site contaminated by prior owner, allowing for continued operations without penalties• Handled EEOC and other employee-related matters• Assisted in development of document retention program