Legal & Risk Advisory

Accomplished M&A and corporate finance attorney with 35 years of experience in acquisitions, joint ventures, finance, governance, and complex contracts. Former General Counsel for a Nasdaq-listed company and for an investor-backed private company, and a corporate partner at DLA Piper and Baker & Hostetler. He negotiates and closes transactions, removes complex legal obstacles to growth, and has the foresight to avoid surprises.

First CEO and Board Chair of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO), with 25 years as a governance, risk, and compliance strategist, including Chief Audit and Risk Management Executive roles. Expertise across audit, corporate governance, Sarbanes-Oxley internal controls, ERM, cybersecurity, and anti-fraud.

Former PwC partner and financial executive with 30 years in assurance and advisory services, including accounting, financial reporting, auditing, audit readiness and remediation, internal controls, enterprise risk management, financial transformation, regulatory compliance, and M&A due diligence. Later a partner at CohnReznick and Guidehouse, and Public Sector Market Leader at MorganFranklin Consulting. Deep experience supporting C-Suite executives, with an emphasis on government contracting and technology.