Pam Barker

Experience

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  Godfrey & Kahn

  Jan 1981 - Jan 2007

  Shareholder and Co team Leader of Environmental and Energy Practice Group

  Shareholder and Co-Chair of Environmental Energy Practice GroupAreas of practice included: Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate, Environmental and Corporate Litigation, Environmental Remediation, Environmental Insurance, Federal and State Environmental and Energy Practice. • Member of Godfrey & Kahn Compensation Committee.• Instrumental in launch of Kohl’s Department Store; negotiated leases and completed environmental due diligence.• Successful completion of many multi-million dollar mergers and acquisitions. Show less

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  University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School, Madison, Wisconsin

  Jan 1993 - now

  Guest Lecturer
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  Appvion

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2015

  During tenure, Appvion was a $Billion specialty paper manufacturer with locations in the U.K, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Ohio.Oversight of Superfund litigation, environmental, sustainability, safety, and product safety for 4 highly-regulated manufacturing facilities. Lobbied on behalf of company on pending legislation. Trusted counsel to senior leadership and Board of Directors in diverse legal matters. Reported to CFO.• Ensured business continuity by negotiating $600M liability down to $25M in multi-party litigation.• Reduced annual environmental and safety costs by 94% by bringing consulting and legal services in-house; $1.7M to $100K.• Consistently under budget by at least 25% through savvy negotiations, financial strategies, business acumen and subject expertise in environmental and sustainability.• Contributed $900K to bottom line on two remediation projects.• Leadership of Sustainability program resulted in Appvion’s 5 consecutive Green Master Awards from Wisconsin Sustainable Business Counsel.• Mitigated risk of potential $10M environmental remediation by negotiating donation of impacted site to municipality. Show less Oversight of environmental litigation, environmental safety, product safety, and business continuity for up to 11 highly-regulated manufacturing facilities. Trusted counsel to senior leadership and Board of Directors in diverse legal matters. Reported to CFO.• Negotiated USEPA demand of $2.5M in a consent decree to $97K • Negotiated various Superfund demands totaling $6M; resolved for total of $100K.• Persuaded Director of Ohio EPA to grant emergency permitting of boilers, a ground-breaking decision. This ensured business continuity at West Carrollton facility. • Achieved first-time collaboration between Montgomery County, City of West Carlton and Miami Valley Planning Commission providing access to Miami County Wastewater Treatment facility, saving $700K annually. • Invited by the USEPA to participate in the Design for the Environment program, charged with identifying alternatives to the use of BPA.• Developed and launched REACH program, saving company more than $500K in fees.• Developed and launched ISO 14001 at 8 facilities. • Developed and launched Chemical Management System.• Designed inaugural Business Continuity Plan.• Minimized potential OSHA fines and penalties through design and development of safety incident reporting system and archive and savvy negotiations. Show less

  • Chief Environmental and Regulatory Counsel and Assistant General Counsel

    Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

  • Executive Director Environmental Health and Product Safety and Assistant General Counsel

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2014
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  Lewis Rice LLC

  Nov 2015 - now

  Member