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Skills

  • Domestic and international law
  • Intellectual property asset monetization
  • Complex arbitration resolution
  • Ethics program enforcement
  • Claims resolution
  • Settlement Negotiation
  • FCPA and OFAC compliance
  • Broad-based compensation programs
  • Corporate transactions
  • Anti-trust law expertise

Work Experiences

  • Drafted and negotiated method contracts.
  • Assisted with compensation and benefit plan disclosure issues by reviewing SEC filings and compensation-related material each metric.
  • Advised on global supply chain issues.
  • Advised on corporate governance initiatives.
  • Assessed and evaluated vendor contracts for benefit plan services, including advisors who offer retirement plan investments, third-party administrators who provide contracts for benefit administration, and automated.
  • Avoided sanctions through compelling legal arguments.
  • Achieved favorable terms.
  • Achieved revenue growth over standard.
  • Was in charge of translating complicated legal issues into layman's terms.
  • Advised companies on how to comply with compensation and benefits laws and regulations.

Summaries

  • Professional General Counsel with 2 years of experience advising business leaders and decision-makers on legal issues.
  • Recognized for motivating management team members to achieve their goals and fostering innovative work environments.
  • Achieved cost savings of 27%.
  • General Counsel with 17 years of successful risk assessment and performance reporting experience.
  • Ability to develop rapport and provide thorough and honest communication on legal matters in order to establish trusting, long-term relationships.
  • Achieved a $15 reduction in external legal costs.
  • Addressed high-stakes regulatory challenges.
  • Within Legal, senior General Counsel and outstanding performer in workflow optimization and vendor management.
  • Advised on compliance with other regulatory bodies.
  • Project management, leadership, and team collaboration are all areas where I excel.

Accomplishments

  • Directed internal investigations related to system, implementing corrective measures that strengthened company-wide policies.
  • Developed and executed corporate litigation strategies that saved the company 11 in avoided penalties and settlements.
  • Proactively developed a litigation budget forecasting tool that resulted in cost forecasting accuracy improvements by 56%.
  • Led cross-functional legal teams to successfully resolve $15 litigation case, mitigating financial exposure and enhancing corporate reputation.
  • Led a complex audit of third-party vendors, reducing overall FCPA compliance risk by 51% over metric.
  • Increased legal department efficiency by implementing advanced contract management software resulting in 15% faster contract review cycles.
  • Documented and resolved procedure which led to metric.
  • Orchestrated a strategic defense during an antitrust investigation, maintaining competitive market positioning in the West Coast.
  • Delivered comprehensive legal research and analysis for high-stakes court cases, resulting in framework.
  • Reduced outside counsel expenses by 68% after renegotiating vital legal service contracts in Phoenix.

Affiliations

  • Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) - Legal Division
  • INSOL International (International Association of Restructuring Professionals)
  • Association for Computing Machinery
  • Women's Bar Association (WBA) – Leadership in Law Program
  • Society of Human Resource Management
  • Lions Club
  • Financial Executives International (FEI) Legal Section
  • International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
  • Rotary International
  • Toastmasters

Certifications

  • Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
  • Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Certification - Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS)
  • CompTIA A+ Technician
  • Financial Risk Manager (FRM) - Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)
  • SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)
  • Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) | HR Certification Institute (HRCI)
  • Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect
  • Global Legal Compliance Certificate - category
  • Certified International Privacy Law Specialist (CIPLS) - IAPP
  • International Business Law Certification – method

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