New Risks for Buyers
Presented By: Brown & Brown / von Briesen & Roper
Join a group of c-suite executives and M&A advisors as they reveal effective strategies for evaluating and mitigating risk as part of your acquisitional growth strategy. You'll learn how to address evolving due diligence issues, such as cyber threats, and fine-tune the art of priming your company for successful buy-side transactions.
Moderator:
Shareholder, Business Practice Group
von Briesen & Roper
Joe Camilli is a Shareholder in the Business Practice Group. He focuses his practice on business and corporate issues, mergers and acquisitions, and employment matters. Joe enjoys working with entrepreneurs, start-ups, and small businesses. Joe finds the greatest success and joy in helping clients navigate and conquer the challenges and opportunities they face. Whether clients need help selling their business, navigating a challenging employment situation, or raising capital to take their business to the next level, he is prepared and eager to offer high quality, timely, and affordable service.
Joe is the co-author of LLCs and LLPs: A Wisconsin Handbook, published by the State Bar of Wisconsin.
Joe is listed in The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) (2024). He was recognized as a Wisconsin Rising Star (2020-2021) by Super Lawyers and was recognized as an “Up and Coming Lawyer” by the Wisconsin Law Journal (2019). He is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin (Healthcare and Employment Law Section), the American Bar Association, and Madison South Rotary Club (Board Chair, Madison South Rotary Club Foundation).
Panelists:
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Brady Corporation
Mr. Gorman joined Brady as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary in April, 2020. In this role, he is responsible for Brady's global legal function and serves as corporate secretary and adviser to Brady's Board of Directors and senior management team on all legal, risk, compliance and governance issues.
Mr. Gorman previously served as Vice President, General Counsel (North America), Compliance Officer and Assistant Secretary at AptarGroup. Before joining AptarGroup, he counseled a variety of corporate clients in private practice, including as an attorney at Mayer Brown, LLP in Chicago, where Mr. Gorman started his legal career.
He holds a Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, a Master in Professional Accounting from The University of Texas at Austin and Bachelor of Business Administration from The University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Gorman is a Certified Public Accountant.
CEO
New Resources Consulting
Mr. Grosskopf is the CEO and owner of New Resources Companies, a technology and business consulting firm with more than 200 consultants. Since 2003, Mark has launched five successful companies and acquired three and divested four. By employing a strategy of innovation, diversification and investment, Mark's companies have grown to over 250 people over the past 10 years.
Senior Vice President, Cyber Risk Practice Leader
Brown & Brown
David Wasson is senior vice president for cyber risk and is responsible for cyber risk and technology professional products for Brown & Brown customers across various industries. David joined Brown & Brown in 2013, previously holding the position of vice president of cyber risk.
Prior to his time at Brown & Brown, David was a senior underwriter at Hiscox USA, where he managed the Midwest book of technology and cyber risk. He started his career as an underwriter for Philadelphia Insurance Companies in the management & professional division.