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Jim Ukropina is Chief Executive Officer of Directions, LLC and Of Counsel in O’Melveny & Myers LLP’s Los Angeles office. He has been involved in a broad range of acquisition, securities, and business transactions, including proxy contests, mergers and acquisitions, and financings. As a member of and advisor to numerous boards, he has extensive experience in corporate governance.
In the field of corporate governance, Jim has counseled boards concerning appropriate corporate governance practices, and has represented boards and committees of boards in connection with special investigations and related matters. Jim is also active in the field of executive compensation, with extensive representations of executives and boards regarding employment and severance matters. His representation of corporate clients and boards extends to companies throughout the country and abroad.
Education
University of Southern California, L.L.B., 1965 Southern California Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, 1964-1965
Stanford University M.B.A., 196
Stanford University, B.A., 1959
Professional Activities
Admitted to Bar: California
Admitted to Practice: U.S. District Court, Central, Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of California
Executive Vice President and General Counsel: Santa Fe International Corporation, 1981-1985; Pacific Enterprises, 1986-1989
Chair and Chief Executive Officer: Pacific Enterprises, 1989-1991
Director: Lockheed Martin Corporation; Trust Company of the West, Pacific Life Insurance Company; Central Natural Resources Inc.; Internet Brands; W. M. Keck Foundation; E. & J. Gallo Winery (Advisory Director).
Former Member of Board of Directors: Stanford University Board of Trustees, 1991-2001, Vice-Chair and Chair of Presidential Search Committee, 1999-2000; Miller’s Outpost, Security Pacific Corporation, Occidental College, California Chamber of Commerce, California Business Roundtable
Author: Numerous articles in the Corporate Governance Advisor; Author of The Board, Behind Closed Doors with the Directors of DFP, Inc. (a novel published in 2003 concerning corporate governance issues)
Co-Author: Handbook for Corporate Officers Selected SEC Rules (Eight Editions), Handbook for Corporate Officers Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (Three Editions)
Lecturer: ALI, CEB, and PLI Institutes and Conferences
Member: Aspen Law and Business Corporate Governance Advisor, Editorial Board | 