Real Estate Human Resources

Mark C. Boyland

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SUMMARY

General Counsel, VP Government Affairs, Registered Lobbyist, Compliance Officer and former Federal

Prosecutor managing the legal, compliance and government affairs functions for financial services,

internet, franchise, publishing, and products companies; with an extensive network of colleagues in the

U.S. government and regulatory agencies (i.e., DOJ, FTC, FDA, PCAOB, Treasury, SEC and Congress).

Pragmatic, hands-on, and decisive business attorney with strong financial, risk management, and

corporate training background, specializing in launching new companies, franchises, and products, while

ensuring corporate compliance with laws and regulatory requirements and lobbying government agencies

for change. Highly collaborative leader of division heads and project teams, and respected member of

board/senior management and the legal and public sector communities generally.

EMPLOYER HISTORY

INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS (IMA) 137 countries, including China, Middle

East, U.S., India, Europe; based in Montvale, NJ.

Chief Compliance Officer and GC, Legal & Government Affairs 2006 – 2009

PLATFORM LEARNING INC. (transitioned w/other management to IMA)*, New York, Panama

General Counsel & VP Government Affairs 2004 – 2006

SCHOLASTIC INC., New York, UK, Canada

Counsel, Litigation, Real Estate, Contracts, Finance, IT, HR 1998 – 2004

WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES, New York, New York

Senior Associate, Trade Regulation/International IP/M&A 1996 – 1998

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C.

Senior Trial Attorney, Merger Enforcement & Products-related Criminal Investigations;

Special Assistant United States Attorney (32 Trials) 1992- 1996

HOWREY & SIMON, Washington, D.C.

Associate, Antitrust/Litigation/Government Contracts 1988 – 1992

CHAMBERS OF ERIC BRUGGINK, U.S. CLAIMS COURT, Washington, D.C.

Assistant Clerk 1988

SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE

Government Relations, Regulatory and Legislative – Registered Congressional Lobbyist

Corporate Advocate regarding federal legislative and regulatory initiatives impacting corporate core

businesses and products, brokering and leading all governmental meetings on behalf of corporations,

forming and moderating “roundtable” meetings with Congressional and regulatory agency leaders,

testifying, writing position statements to relevant regulatory agencies (i.e., SEC, PCAOB, Treasury,

EPA), and forming partnerships with other government entities and associations (i.e., the White House,

Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Administration). Drafted a Sarbanes-Oxley reform bill recently

passed by the House of Representatives.

Compliance, Corporate Polices, Trainings:

Compliance Officer responsible for ensuring corporate compliance at all levels and across subsidiaries

with state, federal, local and international laws and regulations pertaining to antitrust, finance/securities,

telecommunications, HR/employment, environmental, product safety, advertising, technology, trademark,

tax, and other legal and regulatory disciplines. Authored guidelines and training (conducted in-house),

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regarding IRS regulations, code of conduct, conflicts of interest, employee handbooks, anti-harassment,

records retention rules, and outside counsel management guidelines.

Transactional, M&A, Corporate Governance:

Advisor to Senior Management and Boards of Directors for private and public U.S.-based and

multinational companies regarding corporate governance matters, including the purchase, sale and

management of corporate entities, subsidiaries and joint ventures, constitution of Board committees,

bylaws and policies, development of international affiliates and sales territories, structuring of mergers

and acquisitions (from HSR filings through regulatory approval), and preparation of public securities

filings and analyses and strategic plans for Board and shareholder meetings. Launched publicly-traded

company’s national retail products chain, including manufacturing, construction, and related operations.

Contracts, Manufacturing, Real Estate and Transactional

Legal Officer preparing all contracts, licenses, franchise agreements, grants, and RFP’s relating to

Finance, Product Development/Manufacturing, IT/Telecom, Human Resources, Corporate Real Estate,

and other corporate department matters, completing due diligence pertaining to joint ventures and

strategic alliances with other institutions, and auditing and maintaining corporate records and real estate

portfolios. Reviewed, drafted, and negotiated all real estate and equipment leases, construction, and other

contracts pertaining to the construction of New York’s most recent “landmarks building”.

Intellectual Property, Branding, and Advertising

Manager of intellectual property portfolios, managing copyright processes, filing new trademark

applications, internationally policing corporate marks through cease and desist efforts, promoting marks

through creative branding, advertising, and marketing initiatives, implementing extranet-driven portfolio

management systems and trademark-watch functionalities, and executing global settlement agreements

with adverse rights holders. Acted as a primary counsel for obtaining FDA and DOJ regulatory approval

for the DVD disc and LASIX patent pools.

Litigation, Dispute Resolution

Litigation Counsel resolving domestic and international vendor claims and government investigations

through aggressive negotiation and strategic litigation (32 trials), conducting investigations of suspected

breaches of corporate policies, managing outside counsel, drafting pleadings and briefs, responding to

subpoenas and discovery, preparing witnesses for testimony, and conducting depositions and oral

argument. Led all phases of investigations and trials in multiple industry sectors, advising Attorney

General re civil merger enforcement and criminal indictments and presenting cases to grand juries;

Commendation: “AAG Award for Outstanding Contribution” in U.S. v. General Motors (D. Del. 1994).

EDUCATION

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, Washington, D.C.

Juris Doctor with Honors, Concentration Corporate and International Law 1988

Commendations: Best Oral Argument and Best Brief (co-author) Awards, Jessup International Moot

Court Competition; First Runner Up, Mid-Atlantic Regional Jessup Competition; Honors, Legal Research

and Writing (top 8% of class); Moot Court Board (top 6% of class).

Note: The Admissibility of Grand Jury Testimony at Trial: New Jersey’s Aberrant Approach, 21 Rutgers

L.J. 633 (1990).

CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Ithaca, New York

Bachelor of Arts, Government/Economics (G.P.A. 3.6) 1985

Commendations: Dean’s List (six semesters); Cornell-in-Washington Fellowship (20 students selected);

Teaching appointments in College of Arts and Sciences and School of Industrial Labor Relations.

Mark C. Boyland

48 Sunset Drive, Chatham, NJ 07928

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Thesis: The Joint Chiefs of Staff Reform – An Organizational Mistake, on permanent reserve at Center

for Defense Information, Washington, D.C.

ADMISSIONS

New York

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

District of Columbia

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Professor: George Washington University, Seton Hall and Fordham Law Schools, Legal Research &

Writing, Adjunct status (1997-2005).

Panelist: Rutgers Business School: SOX at 5, a Candid Assessment of the Law (2007).

Lobbyist: Registered Lobbyist with U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.

Director: American Corporate Counsel Association, 2001-2006.

Member: Executive Steering Committee, Education Industry Association, 2004-2006.

Continuing

Education: Sarbanes-Oxley Act, 5 Years later, a Guide to Practical Compliance.

Top Ten Corporate Human Resources Policies for the In-house Practitioner.

Advanced Brief Writing, United States Department of Justice.

Advanced Antitrust Skills and Methods.

Governance, Risk & Compliance Methodologies for Small Corporations.

Enterprise Risk Management Training.

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