Donald K. Stern Joins Affiliated Monitors as Managing Director, Corporate Monitoring and Consulting Services

Affiliated Monitors Announces the Addition of Donald K. Stern as Managing Director, Corporate Monitoring and Consulting Services

Former U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts and Former Chief Legal Counsel to Governor Michael S. Dukakis To Continue Law Practice Work at Yurko, Salvesen & Remz, P.C.

BOSTON – Affiliated Monitors, Inc., has announced the addition of Donald K. Stern, former United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts and former Chief Legal Counsel to Governor Michael S. Dukakis, as Managing Director, Corporate Monitoring and Consulting Services, effective May 1, 2013.  In this new role, Mr. Stern will oversee the company’s corporate monitoring programs across a spectrum of industries:  healthcare, financial services, environmental and others.  He will continue his law work on internal investigations, white collar defense and  commercial litigation at business litigation boutique Yurko, Salvesen & Remz, P.C. (YSR), where he has become Of Counsel to the firm.

Mr. Stern is the latest addition to Affiliated Monitors’ team, following last year’s addition of Eric Feldman, former Inspector General for the National Reconnaissance Office, as the company continues to expand.  Affiliated Monitors is the first company of its kind to provide businesses and government agencies with independent, proactive and remedial solutions to specific regulatory and contractual issues.

Vin DiCianni, the President of Affiliated Monitors, was enthusiastic about Mr. Stern’s move, “Don is one of the most respected attorneys and thought leaders in the country.  His perspectives reflect years of service as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Chief Legal Counsel for Governor Dukakis, and his distinguished career in private practice.  He will fit perfectly into the Affiliated Monitors approach of providing independent remedial monitoring and consulting programs.”

Mr. Stern commented on his new position, saying, “I spent my legal career almost evenly split between private practice and public service.  In both arenas, I have seen the need to distinguish between substantive and technical violations and have recognized the importance of real compliance mechanisms which reduce the likelihood of missteps.  Affiliated Monitors is the logical extension of my experience.  I am excited about working with companies to monitor their compliance efforts and make them more effective.  Affiliated Monitors is a perfect fit for me as I embark on this stage of my career.  It has a proven track record as an innovator in independent monitoring and is successfully improving companies’ compliance, while helping government agencies to be better stewards.”

“At the same time, I look forward to affiliating with an accomplished group of experienced lawyers in the collegial environment of Yurko, Salvesen & Remz.”

“As a renowned and universally respected trial attorney, and as a person who stands out for his many accomplishments, Don is an exceptional addition to our firm,” said Sandy Remz, managing partner of Yurko, Salvesen & Remz.  “His high level expertise in the white collar crime area brings a new dimension to our practice and will allow us to provide even greater service to clients.”

Mr. Stern has most recently been senior counsel in the litigation department and a member of the Boston office of Cooley LLP.  His practice focused on internal investigations, white collar defense work and business litigation.  He represented companies and individuals in complex civil, criminal and regulatory matters as well as clients in grand jury and civil enforcement investigations involving allegations of securities fraud, healthcare fraud, foreign corrupt practices, political corruption, insurance fraud and antitrust violations.

As U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Mr. Stern was the chief federal law enforcement official in Massachusetts and directed an office of almost 100 attorneys.  In state government, Mr. Stern served as the chief legal counsel to Governor Michael S. Dukakis.  He advised the governor on a range of legal and policy issues and was a liaison between state and federal criminal justice agencies and the state judiciary.  He also spent seven years as an Assistant Attorney General under Massachusetts Attorney General Francis X. Bellotti, where he held several positions, including Chief of the Government Bureau.

He is currently co-chair of the American Bar Association/Department of Justice White Collar Liaison Committee, President-Elect of the National Association of Former U.S. Attorneys, and a liaison to the American Bar Association’s Task Force on Corporate Monitors.  He was an advisor to President Barack Obama’s transition team for the Justice Department.

Mr. Stern was on the faculty of Boston College Law School, where he directed the civil and criminal law clinics.  More recently he taught the popular Government Lawyer course at Harvard Law School.

Mr. Stern received his B.A. from Hobart College in 1966, his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1969 and his LL.M. from the University  of Pennsylvania in 1972. He received an honorary LL.D. from the New England School of Law in 1997.  He is an Executive Fellow at the Bentley University Center for Business Ethics.

Affiliated Monitors, founded in 2004, is the first company in the country to focus on providing top quality, independent monitoring services across a wide range of regulated industries and professions.  It provides businesses and government agencies with independent, proactive and remedial solutions to specific regulatory and contractual issues.  The website for more information is http://www.affiliatedmonitors.com.

Yurko, Salvesen & Remz, P.C. (YSR) is a boutique business litigation law firm based in Boston that was founded in 1995. Rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell, YSR helps clients in a broad range of industries to resolve complex business disputes in areas including real estate, securities, shareholder and partner disputes, professional and fiduciary liability matters, business transactions and contract disputes, and employment litigation. It serves corporations and other business organizations of all sizes, investors, business executives, officers, directors, law firms, partnerships, and lenders, as well as non-profit organizations. 

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