Robert Falk Email & Phone Number

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Directs the organization's internal legal services and helps set the direction of the organization's external policy initiatives. Serve as the corporate secretary and co-chair of Truth Initiative's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.

Washington, Dc

Chief legal officer for nation's largest youth-focused tobacco and vaping prevention nonprofit. Advise company on all advertising issues associated with nationally-renown truth campaign. Navigated legal issues associated with Truth's Emmy-winning opioid prevention campaign which including standing up a temporary drug treatment program. Supported commercialization of innovative electronic smoking and vaping cessation programs resulting in contracts with major insurers, states, corporations and municipalities. Initiated formal risk management program. Managed organization's COVID response strategy. Advise organization on governance, privacy, tax, employment, and intellectual property issues. As co-chair of Diversity Committee, initiated strategic planning and initiatives focusing on recruitment and retention, staff education, vendor selection and affinity group development. Raised over $3.3 million in FY 2020.

Board member of global trade association of over 40,000 in-house lawyers. Served on membership services and finance committees. Currently leading the establishment of the board's risk management committee. Member of Board Executive Committee.

Washington, Dc

Experienced multisport coach helping triathletes put their dreams into motion. Coached multiple athletes into podium finishes and qualification for national and international championship races.

Washington, Dc

Chief legal officer for nation's largest LGBT civil rights organization. Advise company on governance, major transactions, fundraising, privacy, tax, election and campaign finance, labor and employment, and intellectual property issues. Created formal risk management and compliance program. Supported new strategic initiatives within organization to monetize intellectual capital. Launched pilot consulting services for organization and provided direct diversity training on LGBT issues. Assisted board in strategic planning and board reorganization. Essential management team member in organization's diversity and employee relations initiatives. Served as coach for "Athletes for Equality" and supported peer-to-peer fundraising initiative.

Washington, Dc

President of association of over 2400 in-house attorneys. Developed new initiatives for more interactive models of membership engagement and greater return on investment for chapter sponsors. Led organization into development of leadership academy, a program designed to support the career aspirations of mid-level attorneys. Promoted greater engagement between chapter and ACC headquarters. Named ACC Member of the Year.

Initiated new strategic programming to serve in-house lawyers across the world. Expanded number of programs conducted by committee and created new association and global interest subcommittees. Assisted in the development of educational series on the future of impact investment programs in the nonprofit world. Recognized as ACC Committee Member of the Year.

Experienced health care regulatory attorney. Represented clients in major fraud and abuse investigations, organizational compliance and risk management programs, corporate acquisitions and federal and state rule-making procedures. Served as Acting General Counsel of DC General Hospital.

Chief Legal Officer for major urban health care and social services agency. Created organization's first in-house legal department and created organizational procedures for contracting, compliance and risk management, and oversaw standardization of human resources processes.

Health care regulatory associate

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Fulbright Scholar

Activities and Societies: Used Fulbright grant to examine barriers to mental health care in developing nations. Supported World Health.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Summa Cum Laude