Global & Cultural Effectiveness

William D. Wight is a partner in the Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. offices and is the chair of the firm's International Employment Practice Group.  He counsels employers on various global employment, compensation and benefit issues related to employees abroad, as well as foreign nationals working in the U.S. and the employment of the U.S. permanent residents and citizens abroad.  Bill has worked with compliance issues related to hiring, retention and separation of employees in a multitude of jurisdictions.  His experience with global employment issues has helped him assist our clients with international operations on all sevel continents including Antarctica.  Bill has assisted clients with the implementation of strategic planning and policy development with respect to global HR practices and policies.  He has also assisted clients with the management of litigation and employment controversy matters in numerous international jurisdictions.  Bill has also counseled clients based outside the United States with the special considerations that are required when complying with U.S. employment and employee benefit rules and regulations. Bill is regularly involved with resolving questions related to privacy and data protection issues.  

Lisbeth Claus, Ph.D., SHRM-SCP, is a Professor of Global Human Resources at the Atkinson Graduate School of Management of Willamette University in Salem, Oregon (USA). Prior to joining Willamette University, she held faculty and administrative positions at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and managerial positions at Safeway Inc. and Maritz Inc.

Dr. Claus has published widely in academic and professional journals on subject matters related to international and global HR management issues, and is a frequent key-note speaker at national and international HR conferences. She is considered a leading expert on issues related to employee performance management for multinational companies and organizations.

She frequently delivers multi-day strategic HR seminars in Central and Eastern Europe, Eastern Africa, and Asia for country and regional HR managers. She was the 2003 President of SHRM Global, the international division of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). In 2004, SHRM commissioned her to design the GPHR (Global Professional Human Resources) Certification Preparation Course  She is also a Global HR Special Expertise Panel Member at SHRM. To advance the HR profession, she frequently volunteers her professional services for the establishment and development of country HR associations in emerging markets. 

As HireRight’s Vice President of Operations, Catherine Aldrich is responsible for leading HireRight’s background screening service delivery functions and overseeing  consumer compliance departments. With a focus on continuous process improvement, Catherine also steers HireRight’s operational excellence teams.

Catherine came to HireRight from Accurate Background, where she was Executive Vice President and Corporate Compliance Officer relating to credit reporting laws.

Catherine has served on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Professional Background Screeners and has been a member of several professional organizations including the NAPBS Background Screening Credentialing Council  and the Society for Human Resource Management.

Michael F. Turansick is the Managing Partner of Fragomen’s Chicago office. He has been practicing in the field of immigration and nationality law for over 30 years. Michael manages a diverse practice that is comprised of start-up, midsize, and large multinational companies encompassing a broad range of industry sectors, including automotive, manufacturing, finance, pharmaceutical, technology, telecommunications, professional services and consumer products.His work on behalf of clients includes advising on immigration compliance strategies, the immigration consequences of Mergers & Acquisitions and other corporate restructurings, Form I-9 and H-1B/LCA compliance, EB-5 advisory services and strategic immigration program management.
 

Dr. Ben Porr received a B.A. in Psychology from Hofstra University and a Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from George Mason University. His educational background is in the study of human behavior and has specialized in building and maintaining effective organizations by understanding how employees interact with their environment (e.g., colleagues, supervisors, IT systems, organizational culture) to produce beneficial impact to individuals, teams, and organizational systems. He volunteers on multiple committees, has written articles and has presented at local and national conferences with the intent to translate applied psychological theory and methods to practical solutions for clients.

Nicole Sahin's mission is to make it easy for any company to expand into any country as easily as they hire team members in the United States. As CEO of Globalization Partners, her focus is building the world’s most competent and trustworthy Global Professional Employer Organization in existence. Prior to launching Globalization Partners, Nicole was a Managing Director at High Street Partners, a firm which provided international HR, tax, legal, and compliance services to CFOs, HR Directors, and General Counsel of fast-growing technology companies establishing subsidiaries and hiring in dozens of countries.