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10 Ford legal leaders
These ten Ford legal leaders include the chief policy officer and general counsel, a former general counsel, deputy general counsel for compliance, litigation and regulatory, labor and employment and trade, and the general counsel of Ford China. A reader can learn how Ford legal leaders build and run their teams.
Professionals to explore
01—10Anna Raske
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel, Labor and Employment · Ford Motor Company
Deputy General Counsel, Labor and Employment at Ford Motor Company since 2025, where the profile says she advises Human Resources on labor relations and bargaining. Former VP, HR-Googler & Community Relations at Google (2022–2024) and VP and Chief Employment Counsel-Employee and Labor Relations & HR Mergers and Acquisitions at Eaton Corporation (2019–2022).
Beth Rose
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer · Ford Motor Company
Former Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Ford Motor Company (2024–2025). Former Chief Compliance, Ethics, and Integrity Officer and Assistant General Counsel (2019–2024) and Assistant General Counsel, Product Litigation (2016–2019) at Ford Motor Company.
Brian Lally
LinkedInExperience: Director, IP Strategy and Business Development & Associate General Counsel for IP · Ford Motor Company
Director, IP Strategy and Business Development & Associate General Counsel for IP at Ford Motor Company since 2024, and President and Chief Operating Officer at Ford Global Technologies LLC since 2024. The profile says that as Chief IP Counsel for Ford Motor Company he leads a team of legal professionals. Former Assistant General Counsel for Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property (SES) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) (2017–2024).
Brittany Schultz
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel Trade, Distribution & Go-To-Market Compliance · Ford Motor Company
Deputy General Counsel Trade, Distribution & Go-To-Market Compliance at Ford Motor Company since 2026, and Associate General Counsel at Ford Motor Company since 2024. In House Counsel at Ford Motor Company since 2015, and former Partner at Dykema (2003–2015).
Craig Halseth
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel · Ford Motor Company
Associate General Counsel at Ford Motor Company since 2024, where the profile says he leads the defense of Ford's product liability, consumer and class actions globally. Former General Counsel - Ford International Market Group (2021–2024) and Managing Counsel, Litigation (2022–2024) at Ford Motor Company.
David Leitch
LinkedInExperience: Group Vice President and General Counsel · Ford Motor
Former Group Vice President and General Counsel at Ford Motor (2005–2015), a 10-year tenure listed in the profile at Executive level, with general counsel and law clerk among the profile's keywords. Based in Earlysville, Virginia, and former Vice Chair at Bank of America (2021–2022).
Evan Belser
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel, Litigation and Regulatory · Ford Motor Company
Deputy General Counsel, Litigation and Regulatory at Ford Motor Company since 2026, with the profile describing a global portfolio of environment and energy matters including vehicle emissions and fuel economy standards. Former Associate General Counsel, Environment and Energy at Ford Motor Company (2025) and former Chief, Vehicle and Engine Enforcement Branch at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (2015–2019).
Steven P. Croley
LinkedInExperience: Chief Policy Officer and General Counsel · Ford Motor Company
Chief Policy Officer and General Counsel at Ford Motor Company since 2021. Former Partner at Latham & Watkins (2017–2021), former General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) (2014–2016), and former Deputy White House Counsel at The White House (2012–2014).
Tom Falahee
LinkedInExperience: Deputy General Counsel · Ford Motor Company
Former Deputy General Counsel at Ford Motor Company (2024–2026), with the profile describing him as Retired Deputy General Counsel, Litigation and Regulatory at Ford Motor Company, tagged as President/Vice President level. Former Assistant General Counsel at Ford Motor Company (2014–2024).
Yangyang Zhang
LinkedInExperience: General Counsel & China Policy Group Lead · Ford China
General Counsel & China Policy Group Lead at Ford China since 2024, and Asia Pacific Regional Director, Legal Affairs at Ford Motor Company since 2016. Former Managing Counsel For Greater China Operations (2009–2016) and Senior Legal Counsel, Ford China (2006–2008) at Ford Motor Company.
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Match the person to the part of the business your question touches: a litigation and regulatory deputy general counsel, a labor and employment lead and a product litigation counsel each see different problems. Compliance and regional leaders are a better fit for questions about corporate governance, trade rules and operating in markets such as China.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does an automaker split legal work between product, regulatory and corporate teams?
- 02How do in-house lawyers handle emissions, fuel economy and safety rules as vehicles change?
- 03How does an in-house labor and employment team prepare for bargaining with a unionized workforce?
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