Mr. Harlan's accomplished career in Legal and Regulatory Affairs started in 1975 and continues to provide the telecommunication industry with articulate and knowledgeable advice and guidance. His accomplishments in providing counsel to Fortune 100 companies, national utilities, and telecommunication companies such as GTE and MCI Worldcom, include the negotiation and drafting of complex interconnection, resale, unbundling, and collocation agreements to implement the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, facilitating competitive local exchange carriers' entry into the local market. Mr. Harlan successfully negotiated franchise agreements, right-of-way agreements, dark fiber, swap agreements, leases, licenses, joint construction projects, and other contractual arrangements for the engineering and construction of local and long-distance networks while working for GTE and MCI. During his tenure with MCI, Mr. Harlan served as an Associate Counsel in Law and Public Policy, Litigation/Real Estate and received numerous distinguished awards, including MCI's "MAP Award" for recognition and performance in Law and Public Policy in 1998 and 1999. He helped to develop national and statewide strategies favorable to Franchise and Public Right of Way legislation, including uniform rules and policies regarding franchise issues. He helped to develop and implement statewide rules and regulations for the telecommunications industry in numerous states throughout the U.S. His expertise and recognition in the telecom and real estate law industry provided invitations for him to serve as a panelist and guest speaker on many prominent industry-related committees and associations. Mr. Harlan is also a published author on legal issues regarding his experience with the application and interpretation of the Telecommunication Act of 1996 and various State Telecommunication Acts. His previous State's Legislature employment and his multi-year appointment to the Iowa Department of Agriculture as the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture/Director of Regulatory Division, further speaks to his legal and regulatory experience and accomplishments. After serving full-time active duty in the United States Air Force, Mr. Harlan earned his Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude degree in 1970, his Master of Arts degree in 1971 and his Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1974.

Area of Practice: Government Contracts Cherylyn Harley LeBon is a highly regarded lawyer, advocate, and strategist with over 25 years of leadership experience in Washington, D.C., and abroad. She focuses her practice on government contracts and corporate matters. With a distinguished background as a Presidential appointee at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Cherylyn leads clients through every stage of the federal procurement process. Her experience is aligned with the SBA’s portfolio, including bank loans, financial assistance, disaster response, and government contracting for 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB, and HUB Zone firms. Cherylyn draws on her extensive government experience to advise clients on a broad range of government contracting matters, including regulatory compliance with the agency’s various programs, structuring joint venture agreements, counseling on the Mentor-Protégé program, teaming agreements, contract interpretation and performance counseling, negotiation of Requests for Equitable Adjustment, resolution of subcontractor disputes, contract terminations, suspension and debarment, and advising on small business procurement programs in various federal agencies. In addition, Cherylyn advises clients on a range of corporate matters, including complex contracts, mergers and acquisitions, banking representations, employment policies, and corporate governance. She is committed to helping her clients develop creative and workable solutions to a broad range of matters while enabling them to achieve their financial and corporate goals. Prior to private practice, Cherylyn was President and CEO of her consulting firm, KLAR Strategies, providing business strategy and guidance to clients, including mid-size companies, technology firms, and boards. Previously, Cherylyn was Senior Counsel for the U. S. Senate Judiciary Committee and was responsible for judicial nominations, civil and human rights, and Congressional oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice. Earlier in her career, Cherylyn spent several years working overseas as a finance and telecommunications advisor to the German Bundestag (Congress) and as an international transaction specialist with the Mannesmann Corporation in Dusseldorf, where she structured and negotiated financial transactions in Eastern Europe and Asia. She also served as a media advisor to a Prime Minister candidate in the United Kingdom.

Virginia’s practice is centered upon assisting business and banking clients with all aspects of their legal needs including but not limited to business formation and operations, contracts, mergers or asset sales, employment law including personnel matters of all types, employment contract drafting and litigation, construction contract negotiation and arbitration and environmental issues. She has experience advising business clients and individual employees regarding employment discrimination and harassment claims, Fair Labor Standard Act claims including class actions, ADA and FMLA claims and virtually all aspects of the employer/employee relationship. She also has assisted clients mergers and acquisitions and in raising capital through Reg. D private placements. Virginia has handled complex civil litigation in most State and Federal courts. In 2020 Virginia was unanimously approved as county attorney by the Floyd County Commission.

Ed Harnden is the Co-Managing Partner at Barran Liebman LLP, where he represents employers in all stages of employment litigation and handles employment dispute resolution. He has tried over 100 employment law cases and is a renowned litigator, respected adversary, and a leader in the courtroom as well as our community. Ed was awarded with the Oregon State Bar President’s Public Service Award in 2016. In 2012, Ed was honored with the Multnomah Bar Association Professionalism Award, and in 2011, he was the recipient of both The Henry H. Hewitt Access to Justice Award, presented by The Lawyers’ Campaign for Equal Justice, and the Legal Leader of the Year Award, presented by the Daily Journal of Commerce. In 2010, he was inducted as a Fellow into the American College of Trial Lawyers, the premier professional trial organization in America, and now serves as Chair of its Access to Justice & Legal Services Committee. In 2009, he was the recipient of the Judge Learned Hand Lifetime Humanitarian Achievement Award for his civic services throughout the community. He has served as Board President for the Multnomah Bar Foundation, as the President of the Oregon State Bar, and continues to actively serve on the boards of several community and bar organizations. He is a past president of the Professional Liability Fund, and a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. He is involved regionally and nationally in developing advanced leadership and management roles for law firms and lawyers. In addition, Ed was elected by his national colleagues as a national Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers for his sustained outstanding performance in the profession. This year, he was once again named in The Best Lawyers in America directory and in the Oregon Super Lawyers Magazine, where he was honored as a Top Ten Attorney for the tenth consecutive year (and the #1 Top Point Getter overall in 2016). Ed is also ranked #1 (along with partners Paula Barran and Richard Liebman) for Labor and Employment Law defense in the State of Oregon by Chambers & Partners USA. Ed speaks regularly on employment law topics at conferences across the country, and has been featured on local news programs as well. Additionally, Ed is often quoted by major publications, including The Wall Street Journal and The Oregonian.

Daniel E. Harold is a Partner in the Birmingham, Michigan office of Morganroth & Morganroth. He joined the firm in 2000 after graduating from the University of Michigan Law School and the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Mr. Harold concentrates his practice in the areas of alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration, commercial and corporate litigation, commercial transactions, sports law, intellectual property and civil rights litigation. Mr. Harold has extensive experience in a wide range of complex commercial litigation involving contractual disputes, business fraud, securities fraud, patent, copyright and trademark infringement, as well as claims involving multiple high-level government agencies. He has also negotiated and consummated a number of complex commercial transactions