Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
Lakeshore Industrial Holdings (NYSE) · Milwaukee, WI
Mar, 2019 · Present
Lead a 34-person legal, compliance, and IP team across North America, Europe, and APAC supporting $4.1B in annual revenue.
Directed 9 acquisitions and 3 divestitures totaling $2.6B, including diligence, antitrust clearance, and post-close integration.
Reduced outside counsel spend 38% ($7.4M annually) via panel consolidation, alternative fee arrangements, and an in-house contracts hub.
Advise the board and Audit, Compensation, and Governance committees; run proxy, 10-K/10-Q legal review, and Section 16 compliance.
Resolved a multi-state product liability docket of 140+ claims at 22% below reserve with zero adverse verdicts.
Launched a global privacy program (GDPR, CCPA, PIPL) and a third-party risk process covering 2,300 suppliers.
Deputy General Counsel
Great Lakes Fluid Systems · Chicago, IL
Jun, 2013 · Feb, 2019
Managed commercial, employment, and regulatory legal for 6 business units and 18 plants.
Negotiated $900M in multi-year OEM supply agreements with limitation-of-liability and IP protections.
Built the FCPA/anti-bribery program and led 4 internal investigations; trained 3,000 employees annually.
Supported the $1.2B sponsor-to-sponsor sale as lead deal counsel.
Senior Corporate Counsel
Meridian Packaging Corp. · Milwaukee, WI
Aug, 2009 · May, 2013
Drafted and negotiated 400+ customer, vendor, and licensing contracts per year.
Managed environmental permitting and EPA consent-decree compliance for 5 facilities.