Meet The Team
We’re Fun, Social & Business Savvy.
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT EXEMPLAR |
What I love most about Exemplar is the opportunity to team with the best and brightest across disciplines to bring amazing outcomes for our clients. Moreover, having the chance to work for a company truly changing the paradigm, and setting the new standard for client services for the better is truly rewarding.
AT EXEMPLAR | Work Smart, Have Fun – See Us At Play |
- Lead the Exemplar Law Department; ensuring the company has the top talent to deliver the best results for our clients.
- Work with clients to develop winning strategies for legal matters; as well as, regulatory, legislative and business development initiatives.
- Provide strategic advise to clients in the matters of blockchain, ICO, software development, energy, capital raise, telecommunications and tax.
- Prior to joining Exemplar, I spent more than 3 decades representing individuals, corporations and countries before the U.S. Congress and Administration.
- During my career, I have served as a senior lobbyist at the number one lobbying firm in the country; a V.P. for Government Relations at AT&T; opened and ran the Washington office for SAP; served as CEO of one of the most prominent energy associations and was a managing director for an electronic discovery company. I have testified before the full Committee on Homeland Security on matters of scm and resiliency; as well as, developed and successfully executed strategies resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in both federal funding and new business for my clients.
CREDENTIALS
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Juris Doctorate Georgetown University Law Center |
B.A. Business Administration Rollins College |
District of Columbia Bar Association |
LEADERSHIP
- She has served in leadership positions in many political, inter-governmental and philanthropic initiatives, including the American Council of Young Political Leaders, the California State Society, the Independent Women’s Forum and the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts as a board member.
- While a member of the Board of Wolf Trap, Ms. Arnold chaired the Wolf Trap Ball honoring Germany.
- As a member of the Board of the American Council of Young Political Leaders, she led trips of U.S. young political leaders to China and Spain. She also represented the US on trips to Australia and Norway.
- Ms. Arnold has also worked with the International Republican Institute where she served as an election observer in Russia and later as an instructor in St. Petersburg for a “Women in Government” conference on policymaking; media outreach and elections.
MORE TEAM MEMBERS


Christopher Marston, Esq.
Chief Executive Officer Exemplar Companies, Pbc.

Katherine Brand
Managing Director, Exemplar Consulting, LLC

Jeffrey Abramczyk
Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer, & Senior Advisor

Mary Arnold
Head of Law, Exemplar Law, LLC

Andrew J Szabo, CFA
Managing Director, Exemplar Capital, LLC

Louis Amatucci, Esq.
Managing Director, Head of Securities Practice, Exemplar Law, LLC

Steven R. Monticone
Chief Operating Officer, Exemplar Companies, PBC

Jeffery C. Foy, Esq.
Special Counsel – Entertainment, Media, Publishing, Health & Wellness, Exemplar Law, LLC

Fred B. Wilcon, Esq.
Corporate & M&A, Exemplar Law, LLC

Jessica Neihardt
Account Executive, Exemplar Companies, PBC.

Jillian Sommerfeld
Brand Strategist, Exemplar Consulting, LLC

Amy Berliner
Cannabis Market Advisor, Exemplar Consulting, LLC

Luke Sheldon, Esq.
Specialty Counsel – Labor & Employment, Exemplar Law, LLC

Mark Chasan, Esq.
Vice President, Exemplar Business

Michael Roberts
Managing Director, Exemplar Tax & Accounting

Michelle Trumble
Executive Assistant, Exemplar Companies, PBC.

Richard Feldman
FINOP, Exemplar Capital, LLC

Paul Haberman, Esq.
Special Counsel – Litigation, Exemplar Law, LLC

Payton Backonen
Marketing and Public Relations Manager, Exemplar Consulting Group, LLC.

Richard Mitchell
Specialty Counsel, Corporate, Transactions, International at Exemplar Law, LLC

Richard Strauss, Esq.
Vice President, Exemplar Law, LLC

Scott Jaffe, Esq.
Special Counsel – Securitization & Corporate, Exemplar Law, LLC

Stefan J. Kasian
N.M.D., Ph.D., Health Tech Strategist/Naturopathic Doctor, Exemplar Wellcare, LLC

Stephan Jan Meyers, Esq.
Specialty Counsel – Securities Compliance, Exemplar Law, LLC

Stephen White
Managing Director, Insurance and Financial Services , Exemplar Companies, PBC

Joelle Paul-Cook
Chief Human Capital Officer, Exemplar Companies, PBC

Susan Walker
Paralegal, Exemplar Law, LLC

William Dodge
Fractional COO/CFO, Janitor Exemplar Consulting, LLC

Kathleen Brogan
Vice President of Insurance Services, Exemplar Companies, PBC

Steven Hoffberg
Intellectual Property Counsel, Exemplar Law, LLC

Bob Hertz
Managing Director of Health Tech Commercialization, Exemplar Wellcare, LLC

Roman Vayner
Trademark Counsel, Exemplar Law, LLC

Greg McDonnell
Senior Associate, Exemplar Consulting, LLC

James Velsor
Principal Examiner, Exemplar Consulting, LLC

Keele Taylor
Human Resources Consultant, Exemplar Consulting LLC

Michael Tuohy
Principal Examiner and Consultant, Exemplar Consulting, LLC

Tod O'Connor
Clean Energy Lobbyist

Chris Ashoff
Managing Director, Exemplar Consulting, LLC

Ira Bershatsky
Managing Director-Distribution, Exemplar Capital, LLC

Richard Mitchell
Speciality Counsel, Corporate Transactions & International Law, Exemplar Law, LLC

Sam Kelly
Registered Representative, Investment Banking, Exemplar Capital LLC