Douglas Beck Email & Phone Number

Oak Brook, IL, US

• $3.7 billion, NASDAQ-listed, 5,300 employee transportation management companyManage Legal, Compliance and Real Estate functions. Report directly to the CEO.Responsibilities:
• Advise CEO, COO and other C-level executives on all major legal and compliance issues
• Oversee all Board matters and corporate governance issues
• Act as Corporate Secretary
• Oversee all securities issues and filings
• Oversee all legal aspects of mergers and acquisitions

Oak Brook, IL, US

Oak Brook, IL, US

Oak Brook, IL, US

• Reported to General Counsel and managed all day-to-day operations of the Law Department. Four direct reports.
• Managed the Company's complex and high-value litigation
• Devised and implemented company-wide litigation hold and electronic discovery procedures
• Obtained Department of Homeland Security certification and validation for the company's CTPAT (Customs and Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) program
• Designed and implemented government contracts compliance strategy, including implementation of affirmative action plans and other measures required for OFCCP compliance
• Negotiated acquisition agreements and managed teams performing due diligence

US

• $1.6 billion, NYSE-listed, 2,600 employee producer of TRESemmé, Nexxus, St. Ives, Noxzema, and other well-known shampoo, lotion and consumer products brands. Acquired by Unilever in 2011.
• Winner, Values Award 2009.
• Defended multiple company products in product liability litigation
• Managed all legal aspects of the company’s expansion to Brazil
• Successfully executed worldwide product recalls
• Advised Board of Directors’ Regulatory and Safety Subcommittee

Lisle, IL, US

• $11.5 billion, NYSE-listed, 16,000 employee manufacturer of diesel engines, commercial and military trucks, and school buses.Senior Counsel (September 2002 to March 2007)Senior Attorney (June 2001 to September 2002)
• Managed commercial cases where amount at stake exceeded $100 million, toxic tort cases with mass-tort potential, product liability litigation nationwide, and lawsuits against Navistar’s dealers in U.S. and Brazil
• Primary in-house attorney for Navistar’s purchase of major Brazilian diesel engine manufacturer whose acquisition doubled the size of Navistar’s Brazilian engine business, negotiating purchase agreement and leading.
• Provided post-merger compliance, business integration and legal advice to Navistar’s Brazilian engine business, including conducting corporate internal investigations
• Negotiated the acquisition of dealerships for Navistar nationwide
• Chief legal adviser to one of Navistar’s key business units, the Used Truck Organization

Dublin, OH, US

• $3 billion, NYSE-listed manufacturer and distributor of surgical drapes, gloves, gowns and other hospital supplies. Acquired by Cardinal Health in 1999.
• Devised strategy to defend over 500 mass tort product liability lawsuits involving allergic reactions to latex gloves
• Managed complex commercial, environmental and employment law disputes
• Managed state-level lobbying program
• Testified before state legislative committees in Hawaii and Rhode Island; lobbied in various other states including Illinois, California, Oregon, Nebraska and Maine
• Significant contact with healthcare policymakers at FDA, OSHA, and other agencies

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Large national law firm with headquarters in Chicago.
• Broad commercial litigation experience, including trade secret, unfair competition, antitrust, contract, constitutional law and appellate cases in federal and state courts nationwide

8th through 11th grades.

J.D., Law

B.A., American Civilization