Leadership
Fronterion leadership is committed to excellence through our unrivaled expertise and frontline experience.
Michael D. Bell - Founder and Managing Principal
Michael D. Bell is the founder and managing principal of Fronterion LLC. His expertise covers the full spectrum of legal outsourcing advisory services including solution development, onsite vendor due diligence/selection, risk management/ethical compliance, solution implementation, and ongoing vendor relationship management. Bell was instrumental in Fronterion’s pioneering undertaking as the first firm to take a highly structured approach to the evaluation of the legal outsourcing vendor marketplace. Through his work, Bell has personally conducted more than 40 onsite assessments of offshore legal services vendors.
Bell is the author of the seminal book, Implementing a Successful Legal Outsourcing Engagement. His work has been published in bar journals and referenced in research publications on the legal outsourcing industry. He is also the author of LPO Source blog.
Ryan E. Franklin – Principal
Franklin brings risk identification and mitigation experience to the Fronterion team. Prior to working at Fronterion, Franklin worked at a leading international risk consulting firm across many industries. There, he gained experience in web security and IT auditing. Franklin has extensive experience in trade receivable securitization reviews and its corresponding due diligence on behalf of large financial service firms. He also has Enterprise Risk Management experience from helping organizations source risks and creating controls to mitigate those risks.
Firm principals are supported by a strong team of associates and analysts providing supporting expertise in the areas of outsourcing legal ethics, financial valuations, accounting functions, risk management and information technology applications.
Fronterion draws from a network of strategic partnerships and relationships with seasoned professionals to augment niche areas of expertise throughout the legal outsourcing engagement lifecycle.