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Emphasis on complex litigation, defense of government suits and investigations, crisis management, corporate compliance and governance.
Representative Matters
General Counsel of General Motors Corporation, 1994-2006
Memberships & Affiliations
Director, Justice at Stake
Board member, Institute for Legal Reform (US Chamber of Commerce)
Board member, Transparency Int'l - USA
Board member, American University
Board member, Earlham College
Member, American Bar Association
Member, American Law Institute
Member, Illinois State Bar Association
Member, State Bar of Michigan
Member, Bar Association of the District of Columbia
Other Distinctions
Guest Lecturer, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College on Corporate Compliance & Ethics Programs (2004-2007)
Prior Experience
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis (1973 - 1994) (Member, Management Committee, 1979 - 1994)
Executive Vice-President for Law & Public Policy, General Motors Corporation (2001 - 2007) (Senior Vice President, 1994 - 2001) « less
Recipients
John Dingell
US Representative from Michigan
Hillary Clinton
Secretary of State
Joseph Knollenberg
US Representative from Michigan
Debbie Stabenow
US Senator and Representative from Michigan
Carl Levin
US Senator from Michigan
David Edward Bonior
Former US Representative from Michigan
David R Minge
US Representative from Minnesota
Max Baucus
US Senator and Representative from Montana
Charles Rangel
US Representative from New York
George W Bush
43rd US president, ex-governor of Texas, son of George H W Bush
Sander Martin Levin
US Representative from Michigan
Al Gore
Former Vice President of the United States
John Kerry
US Senator from Massachusetts



