Dave Fisher
	612.342.0036 fisher@gcl.com PRACTICE AREAS Legal Risk Prevention Strategies Law Department and Legal Resource Strategic Planning Government Affairs Board and Management Governance Domestic and International Commercial Transactions M&A, Business Alliances and Joint Ventures Contract Drafting and Negotiation Executive Compensation

CAREER SUMMARY
David Fisher is an international businessman, corporate attorney, and former senior government official with a record of accomplishments in diverse, challenging and complex business, government and non-profit environments. Career highlights include:

• Joined The General Counsel Ltd. as an independent consultant to organizations on organizational governance, legal risk management and compliance, ethics monitoring and training, government relations, legal resource management, domestic and international business, crisis management and operations continuity, and strategic planning. Mr. Fisher works with organizations to promote growth sensible inter-business alliances, mergers and acquisitions, organizational efficiency and cost-cutting, and managed government and regulatory affairs.
• Designed innovative programs in governance, risk management, and compliance analysis as Board Secretary with three multi-national public companies.
• Created funding and program development initiatives in leadership positions with the Boards of major non-profits.
• Founded a for-profit business venture serving the international convention industry.
• Established international and domestic subsidiaries and strategic alliances in Asia, India, the Middle East, and Eastern and Western Europe.
• Founded for-profit consumer business ventures in the Republic of Russia, coordinating regulatory and political resources for quick profitability.
• Reorganized Minnesota State Government performance management, administrative and information technology programs, and managed operations as chief operating officer during labor and fiscal disruptions.
• Introduced the first strategic planning, project management and performance management programs for Minnesota State Government.
• For a number of years, handled domestic and international acquisitions and business transactions for G&K Services, ADC Telecommunications, and Pillsbury, including throughout Asia, India, Europe, and the Middle East;
• Managed complex litigation and arbitration, and has been listed as a qualified mediator and arbitrator with the Minnesota Supreme Court; and
• Advised Federal and state officials on international trade policy and administration.

PAST EXECUTIVE-LEVEL EXPERIENCE
Throughout his career, Mr. Fisher has held high level organizational positions including:

• Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for G&K Services, Inc., Minnetonka, responsible for implementing governance, legal compliance and ethics programs, acquisitions strategic alliances, and intellectual property programs, as well as establishing the first office of general counsel for the Company.
• President and Chief Executive Officer for Internet Destination Sales System LLC (iDSS), a software services provider to world-wide convention industry.
• Chief Operating Officer and Commissioner of Administration and Technology for the State of Minnesota, and a member of the Governor's Cabinet, where he established business discipline and drove efficiency in operations, including in State results and project management, procurement, facilities management, business analysis, information technology, telecommunications, building codes, data privacy, and strike management.
• Chief Information Officer, State of Minnesota, responsible for state telecommunications and information technology services, promoting enterprise architectures for greater efficiency, and infrastructure development serving remote areas.
• Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary for ADC Telecommunications, Inc., a major publicly traded corporation with global operations in broadband communications deployment. Established the chief legal officer function; responsible for national and international acquisitions, business expansion, government relations, legal compliance, and corporate governance, and ethics training.
• Various General Counsel and International General Management positions with The Pillsbury Company, including serving as general manager in establishing Pillsbury’s consumer foods distribution businesses in Eastern Europe.

BOARD AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Fisher has served on a number of technology, government and educational boards and as an active member of the community:

• Board of PacificNet, Inc., a NASDAQ listed company.
• Board of Minnesota Technology, Inc.
• Board Chair, Minnesota Technology Enterprise Board
• Secretary, State of Minnesota Executive Committee
• Board and President, Senior Community Services
• Board and Audit Committee Chair, ClearWay Minnesota
• Adjunct Professor of Law, William Mitchell School of Law and Hamline University School of Law
• Judge, Hennepin County Conciliation Court

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Governance matters, including Board-management relations, committee structure, compliance and ethics programs, Board communications, advice and independence.
• Commercial matters, including purchase and sale agreements, distribution agreements, marketing agreements, sales representative agreements, credit and collections matters, commercial real estate leases, and preventive programs;
• Technology and intellectual property, including product development agreements, technology transfers, licensing arrangements, software licensing agreements, portfolio development and management, trade secrets and trademarks;
• Business organization and development, including multi-faceted strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures; business formations, International business, including trans-national agreements, offshore sourcing, sales and procurement matters, distributor agreements and sales representative relationships; and
• Outside counsel coordination regarding products liability defense and international transactions; cost-benefit analysis and legal cost management programs.

EDUCATION
Juris Doctor Degree, Washburn University, Kansas, magna cum laude and valedictorian
Graduate Studies, Executive training at Harvard University School of Law and the John F. Kennedy School of Government
Bachelor of Arts Degree, University of Minnesota, in history and chemistry

BAR ADMISSIONS
Minnesota and Kansas

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Minnesota State Bar Association
• Hennepin County Bar Association
• Corporate Counsel Association of Minnesota

PAST AND CURRENT CLIENTS INCLUDE:
G&K Services, Inc.; ADC Telecommunications; iDSS, Inc.; The Pillsbury Company; Nitto Americas, Inc.