Created, implement, and managed processes to help eliminate risk.

Global project director and principal administrator of Enterprise Legal Management (“ELM”) system. Responsible for vendor management and all aspects of global ELM system design, implementation, and administration. Global legal vendor management and process controls. Responsible to manage outside counsel, reduce legal expenses, provide executive reports, and increase workflow efficiency. Developed new processes and workflows across legal, finance and accounts payable to increase efficiency and controls.Managed paralegal and knowledge management team for the North American legal department. Responsible to transition work to the appropriate level and increase legal department productivity. Evaluated and improved paralegal team workflows and processes including prioritization and metrics capturing essential data necessary for exhibiting team’s value.

Assisted with all aspects of high severity defense and in-house discovery resulting from New York Attorney General investigation and antitrust claims made against ACE and other major insurers and brokers. Managed all aspects of ACE’s claim for D&O insurance coverage related to these suits. Team successfully managed all significant commercial, high severity matters containing risk for detrimental effects on ACE’s financial condition, as well as highly sensitive, confidential executive employment disputes, all matters requiring significant global investigation management. Vetted numerous legal vendors and negotiated and executed global contracts. Developed and facilitated implementation of global litigation hold protocol. Managed and forecasted department budgets and outside legal expenses. Managed planning, budgets, and logistics of Global Legal Conference.

Case manager on bankruptcy and litigation matters. Responsible for process management and organization of all matter phases. Responsible to hire and manage legal vendors. Direct contact with clients and opposing counsel. Governed and updated multiple electronic document systems.

Case manager and lead paralegal on high-profile white-collar crime litigations and substantial bankruptcy fraudulent conveyance litigation. Managed teams of paralegals and temp attorneys in providing high quality and efficient results. Responsible for effective operational management and organizing of all phases of litigation, including extensive document productions to opposing counsel, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Department of Justice. Implemented and supervised electronic document system containing over 2.5 million images. Managed legal vendors and vendor litigation costs.