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Selected News Appearances and Blog Posts

Selected Presentations & Publications

Presentations

Where Legal Meets Comms; virtual presentation to Public Relations Boutique International Crisis Communications Crash Course (January 2025)

Corporate Information for Sale on the Dark Web: Legal and PR Considerations; panel presentation to USA500 Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Roundtable (July 2024)

Cyber Security & Cyber Breach: What Lawyers and Their Law Firms Need to Know Now; panel presentation to the National Academy of Continuing Legal Education (New York, NY) (March 2023)

Beyond the Press Release: Next Generation Crisis Strategies; presentation to Women General Counsels’ Forum sponsored by Robins Kaplan LLC (Minneapolis, MN) (November 2021)

When No Comment is Not an Option; presentation to The Cosmos Club, Legal Affairs Committee (Washington, DC) (February 2019)

Politics and Media; panelist presentation on Fake News at Harvard College Reunions (Cambridge, MA) (October 2018)

Crisis and Litigation Communications; Guest lecturer, Northwestern University School of Law (Chicago, IL) (January 2018)

Crisis Management and Strategic Communications: How to Lead During Challenging Times; presentation to Association of American Colleges of Nursing: Spring Executive Development Series (Washington, DC) (March 2018)

Reputation Management in the Age of Fake News; presentation to PR Boutiques International Annual Meeting (Boston, MA) (June 2018)

Crisis Management and Communications for Hospitals and Medical Clinics; presentation to Minnesota Society of Health Care Risk Managers (St. Paul, MN) (June 2018))

Media Relations and Crisis Management for the Chief Litigation Counsel 2.0; presentation to Chief Litigation Counsel Association Fall Meeting (Philadelphia, PA) (October 2017)

Reputation Management in the Age of Fake News; presentation to Beth Tfiloh Professional Networking Series (Baltimore, MD) (April 2017)

The Ultimate Panel: How to Speak Up and Shine as a Panelist or Moderator; presentation to Women Attorneys of Venable (WAV) (Washington, DC) (November 2016)

Media Relations and Crisis Management for the Chief Litigation Counsel; presentation to the Chief Litigation Counsel Association Fall Meeting (Bethesda, MD) (February 2016)

Strategic Communications: Supporting Clients’ Government & Legal Needs; presentation to Venable LLP Investigations and White-Collar Defense Group (Washington, DC) (November 2015)

Strategic Communications: Supporting Clients’ Government & Legal Needs; presentation to Venable LLP Management Committee (Baltimore, MD) (August 2015)

Strategic Communications: Supporting Clients’ Government & Legal Needs; presentation to Venable LLP Government Division (Washington, DC) (April 2015)

Strategic Communications: Supporting Clients’ Government & Legal Needs; presentation to Venable LLP Practice Group Heads (Baltimore, MD and live webcast to U.S. Venable offices) (September 2015)

Strategic Communication on Thorny Legal Problems: Protecting Your Client’s Reputation; presentation to Goulston & Storrs (Boston, MA) (September 2014)

Strategic Communications During Litigation: Protecting your Client’s Reputation; presentation to Saul Ewing LLP (Philadelphia, PA with live webcast to all Saul Ewing U.S offices) (November 2014)

Is Public Relations during Litigation Protected by the Attorney Client Privilege?; presentation to Third Annual ABA Section of Litigation Food and Supplement CLE Workshop: Ethics and Crisis Management (Chicago, IL) (June 2013)

Leading Through a Crisis Event: Legal & Business Considerations; presentation to Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP (May 2013)

Crisis Management; presentation to Minnesota CLE, Nonprofit Law CLE (Minneapolis, MN) (March 2013)

Litigation at C-Level: Advising Your Business Clients about Litigation; presentation to Hennepin County Bar Association CLE (Minneapolis, MN) (February 2013)

Crisis Communication Concerning Thorny Legal Problems – Protecting Your Company’s Reputation and Preserving Important Privileges; presentation to Fulbright & Jaworski LLP: Fulbright Forum CLE (Minneapolis, MN and live streamed to Fulbright clients across the United States) (October 2012)

Sports, the Law and the Media; Rotenberg Associates presentation to Hinshaw and Culbertson LLP and Brewer Sports Symposium: Sports Law for Rookies and Veterans (Minneapolis, MN) (June 2012)

When Your Client is the Headline; presentation to Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP (Minneapolis, MN) (May 2012)

Managing the Media During Litigation; presentation to HB Litigation Conference Food, Drug and Medical Device Litigation Forum (Minneapolis, MN) (April 2012)

Effective Leadership through Strategic Communications; Keynote address to University of Minnesota Law School Corporate Institute Leadership Foundations Program (January 2012)

Handling a Business Crisis; presentation to Minnesota CLE Webcast Seminars (Minneapolis, MN) (April 14, 2011)

Crisis Communications Planning and Response; presentation to Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly Food Law Roundtable (Minneapolis, MN) (November 2011)

Legal and Media Relations Challenges During a Business Crisis; Guest Lecturer, University of St. Thomas, Master of Business Communications, Corporate Communications Management course (Minneapolis, MN) (November 2011)

Crisis Communications; presentation to Minnesota CLE 6th Annual Environmental Institute (Minneapolis, MN) (April 2010)

When You or Your Client Are the Story; Keynote address to the Minnesota State Bar Association Business Law Institute (Minneapolis, MN) (May 2010)

Managing and Litigating a Food Crisis; presentation to Minnesota State Bar Association Food and Drug Law Section (Minneapolis, MN) (March 2010)

Crisis Planning and Communications Workshop; presentation to Hopkins Public School District, K-12 Administrators and Faculty Training (Hopkins, MN) (August 2009)

When Your or You Client are the Headline; presentation to Minnesota State Bar Association Elder Law Institute (Minneapolis, MN) (October 2009)

Taking Charge of a Business Crisis; presentation to Minnesota CLE Webcast Seminars (Minneapolis, MN) (October 2009)

Best Practice Disciplines of a Public Company; presentation to Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Board of Pensions Leaders Retreat (Minneapolis, MN) (September 2009)

Partners in Prevention; presentation to The MMIC Group, All Staff Meeting (Minneapolis, MN) (July 2010)

Dealing with the Media in Times of Crisis; presentation to Midwest Medical Insurance Company Board of Directors Retreat (Duluth, MN) (August 2010)

Media Relations During Litigation; presented to Midwest Medical Insurance Company (MMIC) Patient Safety Symposia (Minneapolis, MN) (October 2010)

Media Crisis Management; presented to Midwest Medical Insurance Company Defense Counsel Meeting (Des Moines, IA) (October 2010)

Managing the Media When Your Hospital is in the Spotlight; presentation to Minnesota Society for Healthcare Risk Management (Minneapolis, MN) (November 2008)

When Your Client is the Headline; presentation to Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP Business Litigation Group (Minneapolis, MN) (January 2007)

Dealing with the Media in Times of Crisis; presentation to the Hospital Financial Managers Association of Wisconsin (Milwaukee, WI) (January 2006)

When Your Client is the Headline; presentation to Fredrikson and Byron LLP (Minneapolis, MN) (February 2003)

Publications

Business Communication Ethics: How to Protect Your Brand in a Fake News Era, profile interview, PRBI News, PR Boutiques International (February 2019)

Three Noteworthy German & American 2018 Crisis Management Examples, contributing author, PRBI News, PR Boutiques International (February 2019)

When Crisis Strikes Law Firms: What to Do, What to Say, Bench & Bar of Minnesota (cover story, November 2011)

Representing Your Client in the Court of Public Opinion, The Hennepin Lawyer (January 2008)

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