Meet The Team
We’re Fun, Social & Business Savvy.
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT EXEMPLAR |
Exemplar has a cutting edge law practice with the ability to collaborate with members of other non-law disciplines. Exemplar is able to provide a full range of services, both legal and non-legal, to clients, which enables clients to obtain high-quality assistance on a broad range of areas from a single source.
AT EXEMPLAR | Work Smart, Have Fun – See Us At Play |
- Providing advice to businesses on broad range of categories, including entity formation, commercial transactions and other general corporate matters.
- Representing companies and private equity firms on a full range of financings.
- Representing companies, acting as acquirors or sellers, in negotiated acquisitions and dispositions.
- Representing private equity firms in connection with executing acquisitions, financings and exit transactions, and providing transactional and general corporate advice to portfolio companies.
- Providing advice in connection with joint ventures and corporate restructurings.
- Counseling clients regarding corporate governance matters.
CREDENTIALS
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J.D. University of Wisconsin |
MBA University of Wisconsin |
BBA
University of Wisconsin |
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Member: Illinois Bar Association |
LEADERSHIP
Board Member: Haymarket Brewing Company and Haymarket Beer Company
THE REAL ME
- Father of two wonderful girls
- Enthusiastic golfer
- Excellent listener
MORE TEAM MEMBERS

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

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

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

Katherine Brand
Managing Director, Exemplar Consulting, LLC

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

Jeffrey Abramczyk
Managing Director, Regulatory Compliance Practice, Exemplar Consulting, LLC

Mary Arnold
Senior Business and Lobbyist Consultant, Exemplar Consulting, LLC

Eric Geppert
Managing Director Head of Corporate/M&A, Exemplar Law, LLC

Ryan Allison
Managing Director, Head of Flexpertise, Exemplar Consulting, LLC

Andrew J Szabo, CFA
Managing Director – Tax Product and Life Sciences Practice, Exemplar Capital, LLC

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

Victor Garcia
Managing Director, Investment Banking, Exemplar Capital, LLC

Greg McDonnell
Senior Associate, Exemplar Consulting, LLC

Fred B. Wilcon, Esq.
Managing Director – Corporate Department, Exemplar Law, LLC

Jessica Neihardt
Operations Manager, Exemplar Companies, PBC.

Michelle Trumble
Executive Assistant, Exemplar Companies, PBC.

Richard Feldman
FINOP, Exemplar Capital, LLC

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

Chris Ashoff
Managing Director, Exemplar Consulting, LLC

Roman Vayner
Trademark Counsel, Exemplar Law, LLC

Clifton Smith
B2B Strategic Partnership and CPA Exemplar Consulting, LLC

Troy Vanderburg
Digital Innovation & Capital Markets Consultant Exemplar Consulting, LLC

Brian Tucker
Marketing and Business Strategist, Exemplar Consulting, LLC

William Dodge
Fractional COO/CFO, Exemplar Consulting, LLC

David Loughran
Senior B2B Strategic Partnership Consultant Exemplar Consulting, LLC

Bill Hoop
Managing Director – Real Estate Distribution, Exemplar Capital, LLC

Susan Walker
Paralegal, Exemplar Law, LLC

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

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