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Mr. Rougeau is a shareholder in the Firm’s Governmental Relations and Regulated Industries Group and heads the Federal Government Relations practice. He focuses his practice on telecommunications, health care, financial services, employment and labor, higher education, non-profits and international business development. Legal Experience LeClairRyan, Washington, D.C., October 2007-Present Arent Fox LLP, Washington, D.C., 2004-October 2007 Simmons & Aulston, New Orleans, LA, 1974-1975 Harvard Law School, Director, Program for Southern Legal Internships, Cambridge, MA, 1971 Foley, Hoag & Elliot, Law Clerk, Boston, MA, 1970 Education Harvard Law School, J.D., 1972 Loyola University of Chicago, B.S., Sociology, 1967 Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, Niagara University, 2004 B.A., Political Science, (Hon.), Southern University and A. & M. College, 2006 Extended Information Other Experience Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., President and Chief Executive Officer, Washington, D.C., 2002-2004 Loyola University Health System, Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Maywood, IL, 2000-2002 Loyola University, Vice President Government and Community Relations, Chicago, IL, 1994-2000 Loyola University Medical Center, Associate Vice President Government and Community Relations, Maywood, IL, 1993-1994 Chief of Staff to the Honorable William J. Jefferson (D-LA), United States House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., 1991-1993 Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, Inc., President and Chief Executive Officer, Philadelphia, PA, 1990 American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc., Washington, D.C.; Chicago, IL; New York, NY, 1983-1990: Vice President Sales and Service, Public Sector, 1989-1990; Regional Vice President Sales, 1984-1990; Vice President Travel Management Services, 1983 American Express Company, New York, NY, 1981-1983: Vice President Corporate Strategy United States Department of Labor, Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), Washington, D.C., 1977-1981 Legislative Assistant to the Honorable J. Bennett Johnston (D-LA), United States Senate, Washington, D.C., 1975-1977 National Urban League, Director, Citizenship Education Department, New York, NY, 1972-1974 Voter Education Project, Director of Field Operations, 1967-1969 Published Works Better Management of Corporate Travel and Entertainment Expenses, Commerce, September 1987 Reversing the Growth of the Black Underclass: The Role of Fair Employment Law, 23 Howard Law Journal 67, 1980. Remarks before Symposium Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education Equal Opportunity Means Equal Results, Prentice-Hall Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance Manual Service 275, May 18, 1979 Technically Speaking: Equal Rights in Brief, Equal Opportunity Forum 3,9, May 1979 The New Reality of Black Political Participation in the North 24 Harvard Law School Bulletin 17, June 197 Reforming Prison Life Through the Abolition of Solitary Confinement, Harvard Law School unpublished paper, 1972 The Hands Off Doctrine and Prison Reform: The Need for Judicial Action, 8 Harvard Legal Commentary 100, 1971 Events at Orangeburg, with Pat Watters, Southern Regional Council, 1968 Classes and Seminars Taught Guest Lecturer, W.K. Kellogg Lecture Series, Alabama State University College of Business Administration, 1980 Teaching Faculty, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., Seminar on Federal Contract Compliance in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Atlanta and Dallas, 1979 Teaching Faculty, Practicing Law Institute, New York City, 1979 Teaching Faculty, Southern Legal Foundation, Dallas, Texas, 1979 Guest Lecturer, Cornell University School of Business Administration and Public Administration, 1978 Guest Lecturer, Labor Relations Council, University of Pennsylvania, 1978 Honors and Awards Hall of Fame Award, Proviso-Leyden Council for Community Action, Maywood, IL, 1996 Community Service Award, Maywood, IL, Chamber of Commerce, 1994 Task Force of the Decade Award, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., 1988 Outstanding Achievement Award, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., 1979 Earl Warren Scholar, 1969-1972, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. Felix Frankfurter Scholar, 1969-1970, Harvard Law School Eleanor Roosevelt Scholar, Loyola University Chicago, 1964-1967 Professional Memberships American Bar Association National Bar Association Board Memberships Catholic Community Services, Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.: Member, Board of Directors University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs: Member, Board of Visitors, 2004-2006 Proviso Habitat for Humanity, Maywood, IL: Director, 1998-2002 Niagara University: Trustee, 1996-2004 Chicago Sinfonietta: Director, 1986-2004; President of the Board, 1994-2000 St. Scholastica Academy, Chicago, IL: Director, 1998-2000 Proviso-Leyden Council for Community Action, Inc.: Director, 1995-1999 West Cook Community Development Corporation: Director, 1995-1999 Maywood Chamber of Commerce: Director, 1993-1999 Loyola University of Chicago: Trustee, 1989-1993 The Police Foundation, Washington, D.C.: Director, 1984-1993, 2003-Present Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL: Director, 1984-1990 National Society to Prevent Blindness, Schaumburg, IL: Trustee, 1988-1990 Amex Assurance Co., Inc., Chicago, IL: Director, 1984-1990 Amnesty International, Washington, D.C.: Director, 1987-1989 Harvard Law School Strategic Planning Committee: Member, 1982-1983 Coal Employment Project, Dumfries, VA: Director, 1981-1988 The Fund for Peace, New York, NY: Director, 1981-1988 The William O. Douglas Inquiry Into the State of Individual Freedom, New York, NY and Washington, D.C.: Member, Board of Advisors, 1981-1984 Council on Opportunity in Graduate Management Education, Cambridge, MA: Member, Long Range Planning Committee, 1981-1983 Admissions District of Columbia Louisiana Place of Birth Eunice, Louisiana |
