After 35 plus years of being fortunate to represent as a lawyer some of the best and biggest brands in the world in maximizing their global brand equity, I have been blessed since February 2015 to serve on the NOF board and since December 2020 to chair our board. We are working to strengthen our brand --Newman's Own--, owned by a foundation in which all the money we make goes to fighting for kids in adversity and other great causes. We have given away over $560 million, and much more to come, in a nimble and impactful way. Using commercially honed skills to enhance global brand equity for Newman's Own while learning how "to give it all away" (to use Paul Newman's words) in the most impactful way is an amazing chapter in my life.

Michael Clayton Brand Solutions LLPOver 35 years of cutting edge counseling to C-Suite executives in diverse industries enables Michael Clayton Brand Solutions to offer sound, practical and thought-provoking insights into how to maximize global brand equity for organizations ranging from major international companies to nonprofits to celebrities with fame but no (or a nascent) brand. Our principals include Michael Clayton, a recently retired senior partner of a major international law firm with many decades of experience and a recognized leader in the law of intellectual property and brand protection. We offer counseling in a broad array of brand and governance issues, including: nonprofit governance; creating, protecting and expanding brands; crisis management; creating and evaluating licensing strategies; brand valuation; conducting Brand 360 reviews; evaluating acquiring and divesting brands in light of valuation and competition issues; evaluating complex multijurisdictional litigation scenarios, including alternative means of resolving disputes to achieve business objectives; and advising on the connection between good governance and brand value and the critical nature of brand authenticity, including the relationship to corporate social responsibility and philanthropy. Our passion is assisting the nonprofit sector by, among other means, maximizing brand value of a charity or converting a famous name or mark into a means to raise awareness of causes and help generate funds to support those causes. The principles behind this advice are based on decades of assisting major global companies and sports leagues in good corporate governance and how to maximize brand value and minimize risks in the process. We work on a fixed fee basis with a budget negotiated with our clients. Although one of our principals is a lawyer, we do not offer legal services but strategic and practical advice.

CEO of One Grand Strand, a nonprofit working to improve the quality of life for Myrtle Beach residents and future generations through downtown renewal, economic investment, and the creation of jobs beyond tourism. Supported by contributions from the business community, OGS does not accept public money as it seeks to convene governmental and private organizations in the region to work for the common good.

After 36 years of working at Morgan Lewis, I retired as a partner on December 31, 2016, and spent nine months transitioning as senior counsel. From January 1, 2017, to September 30, 2017, I held the honorary title of Counsel to Morgan Lewis but now no longer practice law.

I was fortunate to have been the founder and a leader of Morgan Lewis' international Trademark and Copyright practice, with a team of nearly 50 professionals representing some of the world's largest corporations. Practice was focused on intellectual property transactional and litigation representations in trademark, copyright, trade secret, false advertising, and unfair competition matters.