Jessica Lange advises corporate senior leadership teams and boards of directors on corporate governance, corporate transactions, securities law, and finance matters.

Jessica has experience leading teams, negotiating, and bringing parties together to work towards common objectives, solving corporate governance, ethics, and finance problems, and helping organizations develop and maintain policies and procedures to ensure legal and contractual compliance.

Before joining Bodman, Jessica served for more than 20 years as in-house counsel to several large and multifaceted publicly-traded corporations. Most recently, served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel for Securities and Finance for the world’s largest full-service restaurant company. She has previous experience as an Expert Attorney for Securities, Finance, and Governance for a Detroit-based diversified energy company and as Vice President of Corporate Finance & Securities Counsel for a major regional bank. She also served as Counsel & Assistant Secretary for a manufacturer of large commercial aircraft and defense systems and as Associate Counsel for the financial services division of a motor vehicle manufacturer. In those roles, she advised on matters related to securities law, financial transactions, corporate governance, subsidiary management, corporate policies, and mergers and acquisitions.  Jessica began her legal career as a Finance Associate in the Chicago and London offices of a global law firm.

Jessica served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Detroit Mercy Law School, where she designed an innovative course teaching the substance of a traditional International Business Transactions using a practical skills-based teaching model.

Civic, Cultural, and Community Activities

• Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras, Member, Board of Directors
  • Marketing and Fund Development Chair (2023-2024)
• Southwest Counseling Solutions, Member, Board of Directors
  • Early Childhood Policy Committee (2006-2016)
  • Fund Development Committee member and Chair (2006-2012)
• Greening of Detroit
  • Board of Commissioners (2009-2011)
• Citizens for Charter Reform
  • Co-Chairperson (2008-2009)
• Detroit Regional Chamber, Leadership Detroit— Class XXX
• The MORE Program (Michigan-based entrepreneurial resource program)
  • Executive Director (2007-2008)

Professional Affiliations

• State Bar of Florida
  • Business Law Section
  • Corporate and Securities Law Committee
  • Chapter 607 Drafting Subcommittee (2020-present)
• State Bar of Michigan
  • Business Law Section

Speaking Engagements

• Presenter and Panelist, Society for Corporate Governance
• Presenter, National Association for Stock Plan Professionals (2019-present)

Academic Appointments

• Adjunct Professor, University of Detroit Mercy Law School (International Business Transactions) (2008)