I founded Lakewood Strategy & Consulting after a 30-year, non-traditional career as a senior corporate legal/business leader, litigator and CPA. I chose to focus my in-house General Counsel management skills, and regulatory and public affairs experience, on areas that really make me tick. Lakewood Strategy draws on my experience in public and regulatory affairs to help clients set/execute high-stakes advocacy, crisis and influencing strategy for regulatory, legislative and competitive challenges. I committed to this work because, when done well, it delivers meaningful change for clients, stakeholders, customers and teams and I have a track record of delivering effective and efficient results. My niche is advising clients operating in complex regulatory/political environments and undergoing significant change/challenge. I’ve served as a change agent as General Counsel, Chief Litigation/Regulatory Counsel and lead of Government/Public Affairs with iconic Fortune 200 and private growth brands (Kellogg’s, WellCare Health Plans, Health Care Service Corp. (5 major Blue Cross plans) and Catalina Marketing ($550M global company)). I began my career as a CPA and practiced tax/commercial litigation for 10 years at Sonnenschein (Dentons) and Baker McKenzie. Signature representations include (1) advocacy before Congress, state/federal regulators/legislators, AGs, NGOs and global institutions including the WHO; (2) food/product recalls/safety issues including the 6th largest US food recall; (3) M&A/transaction regulatory approvals; (4) health care regulation and CPG challenges, including advertising and product safety; and (4) high-stakes crisis and PR challenges, investigations and reputation management. NOTE: Lakewood Strategy does not provide legal services.