What Happened?
Auburn Hills, MI-based Guardian has Retired David Jaffe as General Counsel
About the Company
We don't mind telling you that Guardian is one of the world's largest manufacturers of float glass and fabricated glass products. You should also know that we manufacture and supply the automotive industry with a variety of exterior products. We've also become a significant player in the building materials distribution business and are a major manufacturer of fiberglass insulation. And somewhere along the line, we became one of the world's largest producer of mirrors. Headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, the privately held Guardian group of companies employs 18,000 people worldwide (that's more than 25 countries on five continents) and we value them above all else. In fact, we are very proud of our management structure. It is specifically designed to avoid bureaucratic nonsense and allows the individual to flourish. It is an environment that thrives on the initiative of its people. And it works. Just ask any of our thousands of happy customers.
About the Person
David Jaffe joined Guardian in 1990 and has held a variety of legal positions over the past 17 years. He lived and worked in Luxembourg and served as General Counsel of Guardian Europe, S.A. (1996-2000) and was named Associate General Counsel for Guardian Industries in 2000. In this role, he has overseen Guardian's international, merger and acquisition and corporate legal work. Throughout his Guardian career, Jaffe has been closely associated with Guardian's corporate and international development activities including negotiating and providing continuous legal advice for the company's joint ventures around the world. Prior to joining Guardian, Jaffe was a partner at the Detroit-based law firm of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn. From 1982-83, he served as a law clerk to Justice William H. Rehnquist at the Supreme Court of the United States. Jaffe attended the The University of Chicago Law School where he received his J.D. with honors, and served as a research assistant to former Attorney General Edward H. Levi.
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