Barnes & Thornburg Launches Compliance Practice Group

INDIANAPOLIS – Barnes & Thornburg has announced the launch of a Compliance Practice Group dedicated to developing and deploying compliance programs in today’s ever-changing and complex regulatory landscape. The practice group leverages the combined strengths of 70 diverse lawyers from 13 office locations throughout the U.S. with deep experience in antitrust, fraud, anti-corruption / anti-bribery, international trade, securities, healthcare, cybersecurity, and environmental compliance. Partners Tabitha Meier of the Indianapolis office and Karen McGee of the Washington, D.C., office serve as co-chairs of the group.

The group formed after the arrival of Meier in November 2015 from a publicly-traded global diversified industrial company, where she served as compliance counsel and led the company’s overall compliance initiatives.

“Barnes & Thornburg attorneys have been counseling clients on compliance issues for years. What we’ve been able to do by establishing this group is offer clients a one-stop resource for delivering tailored compliance solutions to clients,” said Meier. “Our attorneys have extensive national and international experience as in-house counsel, seasoned practitioners, and government agency investigators. We take the time to learn our client’s business so we understand the issues faced across a broad spectrum of compliance areas in order to deliver programs, not just policies.”

Barnes & Thornburg works with both publicly held and private companies in a variety of compliance-related capacities. Clients include domestic companies exporting outside the U.S., multinational companies, federal contractors, IT firms, medical firms and more. Our Compliance Practice Group lawyers have advised clients in developing compliance programs, training, conducting compliance-related due diligence and investigations, responding to government inquiries and defending against government actions and whistleblower claims.

Throughout the year, the Compliance Practice Group will be hosting a variety of in-person events and webinars, including some eligible for continuing legal education credits. Upcoming event information for In Compliance: Insights for Compliance Professionals can be viewed here.

The full list of compliance practice group members includes:


Atlanta

• Jason Bernstein
• Beth Davis

Chicago

• Anthony Burba
• Heather Delgado
• Michael Elam
• Jill Fortney
• Denize Lazar
• Brian Lewis
• William McEarlean
• Paul Olszowka
• Timo Rehbock
• Mark Rust
• Trace Schmeltz
• Jason Wallace

Columbus

• Bill Nolan

Dallas

• Mark Bayer
• Doug Haloftis
• Victor Vital

Delaware

• David Powlen

Fort Wayne

• Kathleen Anderson
• Randy Brown

Grand Rapids

• Charlie Denton
• Don Lawless
• Robert Stead

Indianapolis

• Alex Barnstead
• Harold Bickham
• Neal Bracket
• Terri Bruksch
• Anne DePrez
• Todd Dixon
• Joe Eaton
• Charlie Edwards
• David Frazee
• Cheryl Gonzalez
• Ann Grayson
• Curtis Greene
• Tim Haley
• Joshua Hollingsworth
• JT Larson
• Larry Mackey
• John Maley
• Katie Matsoukas
• Brian McGinnis
• Tabitha Meier
• Kendall Millard
• Michael Moon
• Mark Stuaan
• Todd Vare
• Bill Wales
• Brian Weir-Harden

Los Angeles

• David Allen
• Lee Kolodny
• Peter Morris

Minneapolis

• Felicia Boyd

South Bend

• Brian Casey
• George Horn
• Laura Seng

Washington, D.C.

• Leasa Anderson
• Scott Godes
• Christine Sohar Henter
• Roscoe Howard
• Karen McGee
• Scott Pickens
• Meena Sinfelt
• David Spooner
• Linda Weinberg
• Jennifer Wylie

With more than 600 attorneys and other legal professionals, Barnes & Thornburg is one of the largest law firms in the country. The firm serves clients worldwide from 13 offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Delaware, Indiana, Los Angeles, Michigan, Minneapolis, Ohio, and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit us online at www.btlaw.com or on Twitter @BTLawNews.