Loree Shelko Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Carrollton, Ga, Us

Troy, Michigan, Us

I provide senior management and the Board of Directors with effective advice on complex legal, risk management and compliance issues. Focused on controlling spend, I reduced balance sheet liability by tens of millions of dollars. A credible and knowledgeable legal executive, I managed a team of professionals focused on litigation, environmental compliance, legal operations and records management issues. I developed and executed strategy, managing all stages of litigation and investigations and corresponding budgets. I reduced litigation defense spend by more than 45% and successfully executed the Chapter 11 bankruptcy and 524(g) channeling injunction of a legacy subsidiary. Highlights include:• Led collaborative cross-functional teams focused on removing liability risk from the balance sheet, allowing for a “re-IPO” of the company • Drove Chapter 11 reorganization of legacy liability subsidiary with channeling injunction to permanently protect parent company • Developed defense strategy for environmental justice-related toxic tort litigation with potential “bet the company” risk, culminating in plaintiffs’ counsel’s waiver of contingent fees and costs as part of settlement • Negotiated 8-figure insurance recovery, resolving 14 years of coverage litigation • Managed team of attorneys and professionals responsible for litigation, environmental compliance and records management• Counsel to Product Safety Advisory Committee, Quality, Engineering and Warranty teams, advising on NHTSA regulations, domestic and international compliance filings and commercial issues• Negotiated and reviewed customer and supplier contracts• Reviewed technical and marketing publications and competitors’ advertising• M&A due diligence and post-acquisition integration• Drafted and implemented RFP process to optimize outside counsel network • Developed and conducted employee training on NHTSA compliance, attorney-client privilege, risk mitigation and written communications

Stamford, Connecticut, Us

Extremely effective at quickly building collaborative and trusted partnerships and agilely handling multiple and competing priorities. Proven track record of streamlining processes and reducing costs while enhancing risk mitigation. Managed Company’s largest liability, streamlining national outside counsel structure (more than $5M annually saved). Developed improved discovery, negotiation and settlement processes. Led major corporate reorganization that reshaped management of legacy liabilities. Spearheaded compliance with federal government-issued subpoenas. Led internal investigations stemming from qui tam actions, federal government subpoenas and employee allegations, interviewing witnesses domestically and in China, Europe, Mexico and Canada. Updated Global Trade Compliance manual and policies, improving compliance and resulting in repeatable, annual 6-figure savings. Drafted Records Management Policy; co-authored and edited Code of Conduct. As a Founding member of the Company’s Investigations Center of Excellence and Allegations Management Review Board, drove effort to overhaul allegations management policies and procedures. Identified and developed Company’s “person most knowledgeable” witness for defense of historic asbestos claims. Created and presented “Asbestos 101” orientation for new Board of Directors members. Led litigation due diligence in connection with acquisitions and divestitures. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.

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Successfully defended Fortune 500 companies in bet-the-company matters at a leading national law firm, including complex commercial, environmental, mass tort, labor and employment and asbestos litigation. As national coordinating counsel, defense liaison counsel and local counsel, cross-examined witnesses, drafted and argued motions and appellate briefs and engaged in all forms of discovery in hundreds of cases. Successfully litigated in federal court to enforce a restrictive covenant in an employment agreement, winning monetary damages and injunctive relief. Responsible for a broad spectrum of complex litigation in federal and state court cases, including asbestos personal injury and wrongful death, World Trade Center exposure, contract, property damage, Americans with Disabilities Act, Lanham Act, Consumer Fraud Act, labor law and foreclosure claims. Supervised teams of attorneys and support staff. Served as firm liaison for advice related to Medicare Section 111 reporting issues. Represented power plant owner in Clean Water Act administrative proceedings and litigation.

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Cornell University Summer College, Mass Media Communications

Bba, International Business