Lecture on healthcare law and ethics within the doctoral program. Subjects include regulatory compliance, the Affordable Care Act, HIPAA, Medicare, direct patient access, licensure, legal liability, and professional liability insurance.

Advise C-suite and Board of Directors for publicly traded (NASDAQ: CLMT) multinational manufacturer of specialty fuels, oils, solvents, and waxes. Lead large teams across business units in a highly matrixed workplace. Manage M&A (stock purchases, capital finance projects, joint ventures), finance (capital finance, asset-backed lending, debt structure) and IPO activity. Chief legal counsel for global manufacturing operations. Manage all real estate transactions. Oversee all environmental, health, and safety (EHS) matters. Manage state, federal, and international regulatory relationships and compliance (Homeland Security; Dept of State; Customs; SEC; EPA; FDA; USDA; OSHA). Lead Crisis Response Team. • Established renewable fuel production facility producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other renewable products. Secured over $600 million in financing. Negotiated agreements for engineering, procurement, and construction of the largest capital project in the company’s history. • Established framework for compliant procurement and delivery of sustainable oils (corn and soy oils, other agricultural inputs), maximizing benefits of federal Inflation Reduction Act incentives.• Managed strategy and execution of significant initial public offering (IPO).• Improved performance of functional groups (e.g., procurement, logistics, environmental) through training, reallocation of resources, and enhanced collaboration. Produced better work in reduced time at lower cost. • Developed creative solutions to stalled M&A deal, allowing the transaction to close while reducing overall risk. • Advised business on revised business structures and policies for cross-border intercompany transfers, reducing risk while lowering cost. • Managed high-risk commercial litigation. Directed internal and external legal resources. Developed business & legal strategy, advised the Board of Directors and senior executives, and negotiated settlement.

Leader of the first legal team at the company’s North American headquarters, working with teams in North America and Japan. Applied genchi genbutsu management. Served in ascending roles leadership and responsibility including Senior Counsel, Managing Counsel, and Interim General Counsel. • Negotiated agreements for the company’s largest capital project in 20 years. Used a shared savings model to complete the project on time and under budget.• Directed all significant litigation in North America. Introduced comprehensive product liability defense strategy. Reduced annual litigation costs, including fees, settlements, and judgments, by more than 50%. • Established and staffed a modern contract management system, selecting technology, hiring staff, and training business units to implement new practices.• Established program to identify, manage, and protect North American intellectual property. Litigated to recover stolen trade secrets, preventing misuse. Developed patent incentive program for North American engineers.• Trained international business units to avoid high-risk activity, including anti-trust and FCPA concerns.• Identified significant product liability risk and worked with North American and Japanese leaders and engineers to quickly implement a fix without claims or publicity. Risk was eliminated with no net cost to the company.• Created and chaired corporate compliance committee, implementing processes for effective corporate governance in compliance with global regulations, including J-SOX securities law.• Advised and trained team on privacy issues associated with a new software-as-a-service (SaaS) program during the initial implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR) regulations.• Managed the integration of people and processes during a period of multiple mergers & acquisitions. Completed acquisitions of both organized and non-union companies without labor disruption or conflict.

Litigated insurance, intellectual property, civil rights, personal injury, and employment matters in state and federal courts. Reached favorable, cost-effective results through negotiation, mediation, and litigation.

Provided advice and trial representation to business clients. Issues included corporate M&A, contract disputes, employment, and intellectual property. Successfully represented corporate clients in both state and federal courts.

Advised businesses of all sizes. Litigation included employment, product liability, corporate restructuring, and trade secret matters. Appeared in state and federal trial courts and courts of appeals nationwide.

Taught United States History, United States Government, World History, Economics, and Algebra.