Provided counsel and risk management to NYC not-for-profit

Represent management in employment law matters, including discrimination, wage and hour, retaliation, NLRB proceedings and commercial litigation matters. Draft position statements, motions, post-arbitration briefs, discovery requests and responses as well as other pleadings. Conduct interviews, perform handbook audits, present discrimination law updates to human resources professionals and provide counsel regarding wage and hour issues. Provide in-depth employment law training to management.

Facilitated delivery of legal services throughout the organization. Advised executive management on risk mitigation issues. Provided sound legal advice to management. Partnered with cross-functional teams on a broad spectrum of legal matters. Defended company before EEOC, Department of Labor, Department of Insurance, Attorney General’s Office, OSHA as well as state agencies Provided daily counsel to the Human Resources staff regarding the company’s 43,000 employees located in 18… Show more Facilitated delivery of legal services throughout the organization. Advised executive management on risk mitigation issues. Provided sound legal advice to management. Partnered with cross-functional teams on a broad spectrum of legal matters. Defended company before EEOC, Department of Labor, Department of Insurance, Attorney General’s Office, OSHA as well as state agencies Provided daily counsel to the Human Resources staff regarding the company’s 43,000 employees located in 18 different states Revised corporate policies to ensure compliance with Federal and State labor laws Successfully defended the company in a wage and hour class action Developed a new time tracking system to accurately record meal breaks Acted as Lead Counsel for negotiating vendor service agreements, resulting in considerable cost savings Managed Leave of Absence Unit to certify that mandated Federal and State benefits were provided to eligible employees Reduced outside counsel expenses by 10% Revised reduction-in-force procedures to conform to state laws Coordinated conversion to an electronic I-9 process which reduced storage expense and advanced corporate "green" initiative Effectively provided in-depth employment law training corporate-wide Show less

Senior Litigation and Employment Counsel with in-house expertise representing the country’s largest healthcare insurer. Provide legal defense and counsel on corporate as well as employment related matters. Expertise includes:• Successfully defended the company in a wage and hour class action which resulted in a favorable settlement with the Department of Labor and plaintiffs' counsel• Reduced outside counsel expenses by 10%• Implemented company's E-verify process… Show more Senior Litigation and Employment Counsel with in-house expertise representing the country’s largest healthcare insurer. Provide legal defense and counsel on corporate as well as employment related matters. Expertise includes:• Successfully defended the company in a wage and hour class action which resulted in a favorable settlement with the Department of Labor and plaintiffs' counsel• Reduced outside counsel expenses by 10%• Implemented company's E-verify process that is a requirement for federal contractors• Updated corporate polices to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations• Developed a new time tracking report to accurately record meal breaks• Acted as Lead Counsel for negotiating vendor service agreements, resulting in considerable cost savings• Managed Leave of Absence Unit to certify that mandated Federal and State benefits were provided to eligible employees• Defended company before EEOC, Department of Labor, Department of Insurance, Attorney General’s Office as well as state agencies• Revised reduction-in-force procedures to conform to state laws • Coordinated conversion to an electronic I-9 process which reduced storage expense and advanced corporate "green" initiative• Effectively provided in-depth training to Human Resources staff Show less

Handled health care litigations from inception through trial. Managed outside counsel and negotiated more favorable rates. Drafted corporate severance plans and releases. Defended successfully a class action in which the company’s methodology for setting reimbursement to non-participating medical providers was challenged Bargained favorable settlements with the Department of Insurance regarding Market Conduct audit findings● Negotiated mutually agreeable protocols and reimbursement… Show more Handled health care litigations from inception through trial. Managed outside counsel and negotiated more favorable rates. Drafted corporate severance plans and releases. Defended successfully a class action in which the company’s methodology for setting reimbursement to non-participating medical providers was challenged Bargained favorable settlements with the Department of Insurance regarding Market Conduct audit findings● Negotiated mutually agreeable protocols and reimbursement with major hospitals for investigative medical procedures Managed a cross-functional team that recreated data and documents lost when corporate headquarters at World Trade Center were destroyed Drafted corporate severance plan and releases Conducted internal audit to certify employees were appropriately classified as exempt or non-exempt to comply with amended regulation Show less

Managed over 70 cases including: insurance defense, accountant’s malpractice, coverage questions, bankruptcy proceedings and contractual disputes Second-seated multimillion-dollar eight week long accountant’s malpractice jury trial in Miami, Florida as well as the appeal