Responsible for developing and supervising Lincoln’s global compliance and privacy program in its fifteen jurisdictions, including evaluating local regulations to craft global policies and working with global leadership to communicate and implement such policies.Develop multiple best practices, including Global Know Your Client process and policy, Global Data Protection policy, Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption policy, Global Code of Conduct, Global Conflicts Check process and policy, Global Insider Trading policy, and related training programs. Responsible for Lincoln’s U.S. compliance program, including serving as the subject matter expert on SEC and FINRA regulations.

Primary resource for legal compliance counseling throughout Morton Salt, Windsor Salt (Canada), Sociedad Punta de Lobos (Chile and Peru), and Salina Diamante Branco (Brazil), ensuring compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, policies, contracts, and company values.Collaborated with senior management and other relevant stakeholders to develop and implement corporate wide policies and appropriate risk mitigation strategies.Managed and conducted Code of Conduct investigations and worked closely with the company’s senior management, HR Department, and other stakeholders to evaluate and respond to suspected violations.Conducted risk assessments at North American operational locations and worked closely with the company’s senior management and various stakeholders to mitigate risks.Served as the privacy lead for North America, including leading efforts to implement a privacy framework to comply with the CCPA and developing privacy regulations.Served as the legal resource for data security, including monitoring developing data security regulations, answering questions from the business, and drafting and managing updates to data security policies.Served as the compliance integration lead for the sale of the North and South American salt entities.

Responsible for the day-to-day management of Morton Salt's Compliance Program, including compliance and ethics policy development, risk assessment, third party oversight, training, compliance program monitoring and counseling, Code of Conduct investigations, and reporting to stakeholders.

Provided guidance, training, and program recommendations to City departments to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and City policies.Participated in and managed all legal aspects of administrative investigations into the performance of City officers, employees, functions, and programs, including conducting witness and subject interviews, drafting document requests and subpoenas, advising OIG staff regarding investigative procedure, and aiding the City Law Department in administrative hearings.Collaborated with the United States Attorney’s Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office on criminal investigations, including participating in proffer sessions, analyzing document productions, and researching case law and statutory law. Primary drafter of written reports providing an overview and analysis of investigation evidence, along with findings and action recommendations to the affected City department.

Conducted national and international risk assessments and internal investigations in the United States, Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Participated in and managed all aspects of the reviews and investigations, including interviewing witnesses, developing investigative plans, working with forensic accountants, and drafting reports and recommendations presented to the clients’ senior staff.Represented multiple Fortune 500 companies in SEC, DOJ, and other government agency investigations. Participated in and managed all aspects of the investigations, including preparing witnesses for testimony, negotiating with the government agency, drafting responses to government and media inquiries, coordinating document review and production, analyzing factual data, conducting legal research, and drafting reports and recommendations to the government agency.Represented clients in litigation in federal and state courts. Responsibilities included taking and defending depositions, managing document review and discovery, drafting discovery and pre-trial motions, and drafting responses to motions for summary judgment.