By Ted Doolittle
ted.doolittle@lelcairryan.com
Little did I know when I arrived in steamy Orlando that my stage career was about to take off. When Michael Woodford plucked me from obscurity during his keynote address this morning to be his stone-faced Mori-San, I was not sure I would be able to rise to the occasion. Of course, it was an honor to briefly portray the Chief of Global Compliance for a huge Japanese corporation. But I was a little dismayed to learn that my role was to blindly follow the corrupt leader of Olympus. As a former federal prosecutor and Deputy Director of CMS’s Center for Program Integrity, and as a current partner at the law firm of LeClairRyan advising providers such as hospitals on compliance and other general counsel matters, I felt the role of dishonest corporate malfeasor was not a natural. But, since I am never one to shy away from a challenge, I summoned up all my Method Acting expertise, and pretended to be non-compliant. Very difficult, but Mr. Woodford was convinced, and said I was the best Mori-San he ever had. High praise indeed. Gotta run now, meeting with my new Hollywood agent. –Ted
Even from the back of the room, you played the role well! Michael Woodford is a wonderful story teller, I was captivated.
Michael Woodford did an amazing job, he is a fantastic speaker. I had to go buy his book to read on the plane to see how it all ended! great book too!!
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