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Guidepost in Motion: EP 19 A Conversation with Visionary Leader and Innovator, Elizabeth (Liz) Espín Stern
Elizabeth (Liz) Espín Stern, managing partner of Mayer Brown’s Washington DC office and head of the firm’s Global Mobility & Migration practice, joins Guidepost CEO Julie Myers Wood for a candid conversation about her career, leadership style, her role as a cross border business lawyer and advisor, and the accelerated transformation of the workplace brought about by COVID.
Liz is a seasoned lawyer and leader who has advised companies through every major immigration policy change since 1986. Her numerous awards include the National Law Journal’s Immigration Trailblazer award, the “Women Who Mean Business” award from the Washington Business Journal and National Law Journal’s Outstanding Women Lawyers 2015. Most recently, she was named to National Law Journal’s 2020 Crisis Leadership Trailblazers list.
Julie Myers Wood
Chief Executive Officer
As the Chief Executive Officer of Guidepost Solutions, I focus on helping corporations resolve problems with government agencies, and ensure they are proactively addressing compliance requirements. Prior to joining the private sector, I held leadership positions with the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security, Commerce, Treasury and Justice. This includes serving as the Head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security’s largest investigative component, as well as the Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement and the Chief of Staff for the Criminal Division at the Department of Justice. Throughout my government and private sector career, I have helped develop, implement and execute compliance programs and crisis management plans and responses across a wide range of industries for numerous companies. I am nationally recognized as a speaker for my expertise on compliance, security, immigration and other law enforcement issues and have testified before Congress.
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