The Claro Group, LLC (“Claro”), a financial advisory and management consulting firm, is excited to announce that Brian Fern has been promoted to General Counsel.

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Brian M. Fern, General Counsel, The Claro Group, LLC (Photo: Business Wire)

Brian M. Fern, General Counsel, The Claro Group, LLC (Photo: Business Wire)

With over 22 years of legal experience, Brian is a results-driven and forward-thinking legal advisor with proven ability to drive business growth while mitigating risk. Prior to joining Claro, Brian spent over a decade at large publicly-held and privately-held companies as in-house counsel with increasing responsibilities over the years. Most recently, Brian served as Vice President and Segment General Counsel of Alight Solutions, a Blackstone portfolio company acquired from Aon in 2017. In that role, Brian led the legal support of a human resources and financial solutions business with annual revenues of over $700 million across North America, EMEA and APAC. Prior to transitioning to an in-house role, Brian spent six years as a corporate restructuring attorney in the Chicago office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Brian has earned a J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law, an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago, and a B.A. from University of Illinois.

Claro’s Chairman, John Cadarette, commented: “Brian’s considerable talents and his commitment to the firm and our clients have had an immediate and amazing impact. We are so pleased to have him as our General Counsel. Our firm and clients will continue to reap rewards from his experience and diligence.”

About Claro: Founded by former “Big 5” accounting and consulting firm partners, The Claro Group is a highly respected, privately owned financial and economic consulting firm. Claro provides analytics and solutions in high-stakes litigation matters, investigations, insurance claims, corporate recovery and the technology solutions that support them. Our offices are located in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Austin.