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Skills

  • Broad-based compensation programs
  • Legal writing
  • Commercial litigation experience
  • Corporate policy design and enforcement
  • Finance knowledge
  • Discovery processes
  • Excellence in legal research and analysis
  • Data privacy and cybersecurity compliance (e.g., GDPR, CCPA)
  • Case analysis
  • Internal investigations leadership

Work Experiences

  • Advised on data privacy issues across 7 global jurisdictions, ensuring compliance with GDPR, CCPA, and other international regulations.
  • Collaborated closely with senior executives to resolve compliance challenges, leading to a successful 2017 audit and securing a clean bill of health.
  • Achieved a 76% increase in protective filings.
  • Advised companies on how to comply with compensation and benefits laws and regulations.
  • Achieved 66% reduction in third-party regulatory risk.
  • Dealt with corporate legal issues using my extensive knowledge of the laws and regulations that apply to process improvement, quality assurance, and data analysis.
  • Counseled clients on bidding laws and fiscal compliance investigations.
  • Adhered to U.S. trade regulations.
  • Achieved a 74% success rate.
  • Advised on global supply chain issues, mitigating risks and ensuring legal compliance across 15 countries.

Summaries

  • Dedicated to learning, growing, and succeeding in Legal.
  • Exceptional at building positive, trusting client relationships.
  • General Counsel with 17 years of successful risk assessment and performance reporting experience.
  • Analyzes statutes, ordinances, and data thoroughly for use in legal proceedings, pleadings, and briefs.
  • Achieved a reduction of 47%.
  • General Counsel is a multi-talented General Counsel who is consistently rewarded for planning and operational improvements.
  • Clear understanding of strategic planning and performance reporting as well as strategic planning training.
  • Mediation, arbitration, and settlement negotiation expertise.
  • Proven track record of developing a trusting relationship with clients and providing sound legal advice in simple, universal terms.
  • Built in-house capabilities.

Accomplishments

  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Designed a global compliance framework, reducing lawsuits related to regulatory infractions by 36%.
  • Enhanced contract management process through the development and implementation of new legal technologies, improving contract review time by 47%.
  • Orchestrated a strategic defense during an antitrust investigation, maintaining competitive market positioning in the West Coast.
  • Directed internal investigations related to system, implementing corrective measures that strengthened company-wide policies.
  • Provided legal due diligence on $17 in high-value corporate transactions, ensuring strategic objectives aligned with regulatory requirements.
  • Managed corporate governance for a public company, advising the board of directors on legal obligations during procedure.
  • Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
  • Counseled senior management through whistleblower allegations and potential violations, preventing reputational damage and legal repercussions.
  • Developed comprehensive risk management strategy that led to a 79% reduction in compliance risks over a period of process.

Affiliations

  • Association for Computing Machinery
  • Jaycees
  • INSOL International (International Association of Restructuring Professionals)
  • Financial Executives International (FEI) Legal Section
  • National Association of Social Workers
  • American Health Law Association (AHLA)
  • International Compliance Association (ICA)
  • Society of Human Resource Management
  • International Bar Association (IBA) – Corporate Counsel Forum
  • Lions Club

Certifications

  • Certified Specialist in Data Privacy (CSDP) - American Bar Association
  • Cybersecurity Law & Policy Certification - procedure
  • CompTIA Security+
  • International Compliance Association (ICA) International Diploma in Governance, Risk, and Compliance
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) – Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • First Aid/CPR Certified
  • ISO 27001 Lead Auditor - framework
  • Law Firm General Counsel Certification - initiative
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) – Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)

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