Lead team responsible for all U.S., Canadian, and Mexican legal, government affairs, and insurance work of the world’s largest industrial minerals processing group (2020 revenue $5.1B). Manage eight lawyers and three administrative professionals. Budget responsibility for all legal expenses in North America . Manage governance portfolio of 34 legal entities in three countries. Senior executive in the company's second-largest business area. Member of Group Risk Committee, Product Stewardship Steering Committee.

Led a team of three attorneys and an administrative staff member, who collectively covered all litigation, real estate, and regulatory issues for North America and commercial matters for three business divisions. Responsible for all litigation in the United States and Canada, encompassing product liability, real estate, health & safety, environmental, and employment claims, among others. Actively managed these matters to budget, which I assisted the General Counsel in developing. Played a role in most significant corporate transactions, primarily in due diligence and risk assessment for litigation & regulatory issues. Lead attorney for environmental compliance assistance in North America and for most business units regarding employment matters, providing training and counseling to business leaders on those topics on a regular basis. Primary lawyer to one of Imerys' joint ventures.

Actively managed within budget the U.S. litigation portfolio of a large industrial minerals firm, including products liability, employment, property, and regulatory claims.Lead team member providing counsel on compliance and regulatory matters, including environmental, health & safety, and employment advice, for all North American operations.Key team member in five significant corporate transactions, revising M&A documents, performing due diligence, and assisting with subsequent integration activities involving the legal function.Negotiated and drafted the commercial and other contracts for one of five business divisions.

Associate in the Environmental & Land Use GroupAssisted in the environmental aspects of dozens of corporate transactions.Provided environmental compliance counseling to firm's Fortune 500 clients.Participated in the litigation of a wide variety of claims, including CERCLA, Clean Air Act, RCRA, noise pollution, and land use suits.

Researched, drafted, and managed passage of Congressman's legislative priorities, including key environmental legislation.Analyzed legislation for Congressman on a variety of issues, including environment, health care, and transportation.Assisted the Congressman with his responsibilities on the House Rules Committee.