Michael Oxley, a former member of Congress best known as co-sponsor of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, has been elected chairman of the board of directors of the non-profit Ethics Resource Center.

Oxley, who rose to chairman of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee during a 25-year Congressional career, is currently of counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of Baker Hostetler and serves as senior adviser to the board of NASDAQ OMX Group. At Baker Hostetler, Oxley is part of the Government Policy Group, which represents multinational and corporate clients seeking to resolve or avert problems related to federal and/or state policy through legislative or administrative solutions. The team includes a former U.S. Ambassador, senior executive branch officials, and state legislators.

Additionally, Oxley assists private and public companies with establishing governance policies and compliance programs, as well as with confidential investigations related to non-compliance concerns. He also supports the firm's premier white-collar defense and corporate investigations practice, which represents clients involved with complex white-collar crime, regulatory investigations, and litigation.