Alyssa Allen Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, Us

➤ Manage global employment legal team, establish key performance indicators, and develop legal/business strategies.➤ Advise the Executive Leadership Team on employment legal issues, including decisions on DEI strategy, pay equity, ESG reporting, pay transparency, AI use, discrimination, harassment, retaliation and whistleblower status.➤ Provide cohesive global employment advice to the business to reduce risk and revise corporate policy.➤ Monitor and interpret relevant legal and regulatory developments and advise on potential legal risks.➤ Resolve employee relation issues prior to litigation utilizing mediation training to achieve win-win resolutions.➤ Ensure compliance with federal contractor regulations and consent decrees and deliver counsel on issues.➤ Advise on employment-related acquisition and divestiture issues.➤ Manage corporate governance and improvement of standard form agreements, legal processes, and contract management.➤ Review/advise on employee disciplinary actions with HR and management prior to implementation to reduce company risk.➤ Create/present interactive training for leaders and managers with employee engagement techniques on performance issues and DEI issues.➤ Revise handbook provisions to address current work conditions and practices and to improve employee morale.

➤ Founded legal consulting practice to fill gaps for companies without in-house counsel or with a need for additional support.➤ Provided interim general counsel services for private companies, private equity firms, and nonprofits.➤ Delivered professional legal services to management on employment issues, including handling sensitive executive terminations, litigation strategy, creation of executive employment agreements, and traditional advice and counseling.➤ Conducted workplace investigations, drove the improvement of HR processes, and addressed/litigated trade secret theft.➤ Worked with colleagues to place them in legal positions at companies.

San Jose, California, Us

➤ Managed and advised on global employment issues and all litigation including several significant patent/IP, shareholder, and commercial legal cases.➤ Led prosecution of Cadence v. Avant! (complex intellectual property dispute which derived from employee theft).➤ Led litigation team in Mentor Graphics v. Quickturn and secured a full defense verdict for a multimillion-dollar patent infringement.➤ Advised senior executives and Board on competitive recruitment, executive retention, and change in control agreements.➤ Provided expert guidance on employment issues and led negotiations with top target employees in mergers and acquisitions.➤ Advised CPO and HR team on all employment legal issues, including employee performance, investigations, employment agreements, and accommodation issues.➤ Partnered cross-functionally to improve corporate HR policies.➤ Selected to serve on the senior leadership team.

Greenwich, Ct, Us

➤ Founding Attorney – Carothers, Disante & Freudenberger, LLP, Los Angeles & San Francisco, CA – 1995 to 1998➤ Associate – Latham & Watkins, Los Angeles, CA – 1991 to 1995

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Communications With A Minor In Business