With deep law firm and corporate relationships, Dr. Angela Meyer brings more than 30 years’ experience working with in-house and outside counsel on product liability, construction, intellectual property, environmental and toxic tort issues.
With deep law firm and corporate relationships, Dr. Angela Meyer brings more than 30 years’ experience working with in-house and outside counsel on product liability, construction, intellectual property, environmental, and toxic tort issues.
Prior to joining Secretariat, Dr. Meyer was the owner of Meyer|Vorst Consultants, a marketing and business development strategy consulting firm. For more than 15 years, she was a corporate officer of a publicly traded engineering and scientific consulting firm responsible for marketing and business development. She was also President and CEO of the Product Liability Advisory Council, a specialty bar association that helps domestic and multinational companies stay at the forefront of emerging issues.
As a licensed mechanical engineer, Dr. Meyer’s specialty is in fracture and fatigue of materials. She has worked in both the private and public sectors with specific experience in transportation and energy. She is currently an adjunct professor at the Lyle School of Engineering at Southern Methodist University and a member of the school’s external advisory board.
Navigating ECCTA: A Guide for Organizations
Ben Boorer, writing for Enterprise Times, discusses the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA), which comes into force on 1st September 2025. ECCTA will reshape the UK’s compliance landscape by, amongst other things, holding organisations accountable for fraud committed by employees, agents, and subsidiaries.
Google Damages Ruling Offers Lessons for Testifying Experts
In an article for Law360, Director Adam Rhoten explores the implications and significance of the recent en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision in EcoFactor Inc. v. Google LLC, a significant ruling that marks a shift toward stricter judicial scrutiny of expert testimony in patent cases.
Achieving Organic Growth for a Legal Nonprofit
In this article for Law 360, Secretariat Managing Directors and co-founders of Law Rocks Nick Child and Ted Scott reflect on their journey of founding the nonprofit, reflecting on the biggest challenges they faced, and how they balance this endeavor with their full-time careers.