Manage the entire corporate legal portfolio for a US-based manufacturing company with operations and partnerships throughout North America, Asia, and Central and South America. Serve on the Senior Leadership Team and am involved in strategic planning and execute on overall legal strategy as part of advancing corporate goals.

Senior attorney for an international healthcare technology company with a focus on commercial and product development and associated issues including contract negotiation, privacy, compliance and trademarks/patents. Additionally responsible for commercial lease issues for corporate real estate assets and employment issues.Primary Duties Include:-Managed significant IP portfolio with assistance from outside counsel-Lead attorney on vendor contracts and non-enterprise client contracts as well as for support of Marketing and Product teams-Secondary attorney on enterprise client contracts, employment issues, finance issues, privacy and compliance-Negotiated a variety of contracts including Business Associate Agreements, Data Privacy and Information Security Agreements, and all other aspects of vendor and client contracts-Handled pre-litigation dispute resolution and escalate to and manage outside counsel as needed-Ensured compliance with all applicable regulatory and statutory frameworks including HIPAA, GDPR, and the Privacy Act (Canada)

•Lead attorney for vendor contracts, certain client contracts, and all employment issues•Drafted, revised and negotiated vendor and client contracts including Master Service Agreements (MSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs), EULAs, Work Orders and Nondisclosure Agreements (NDAs) for Marketing, IT, HR, Sales and other business units•Drafted, revised and negotiated IT Agreements including Software, Consulting, Hosted Services, SaaS, Integration and Cloud Storage Agreements•Supported Senior Leadership in achieving corporate goals•Provided legal support and advice to various business units in areas of contract compliance, negotiation, execution, process improvement and dispute resolution•Provided legal support, training and advice to Human Resources regarding corporate codes/policies, compliance with states laws, EEOC complaints, disputes with current and former employees, FLSA audits, and internal investigations•Coordinated and managed ADA accommodation guidance and risk assessments•Drafted employment offers for all business units, including complex Executive Compensation Agreements•Created and implemented corporate policies to ensure contract compliance•Managed, directed and evaluated outside counsel on employment litigation•Directed and conducted sensitive corporate investigations•Tracked legislative changes across a national footprint and updated policies and procedures for business units to ensure compliance

•Drafted language for new contracts or addenda to existing contracts•Reviewed and revised contracts governing third-party elections and Joint Operating Agreements to ensure compliance with terms•Analyzed terms of leases and other contracts to ensure operations were being conducted in compliance with the agreements•Integrated a team post-merger and managed a team of attorneys and support staff working on creating and filing drilling and production units, evaluating the assets held by the company to provide accurate volume forecasts for commercial operations, and providing data for third-party elections and Joint Operating Agreements•Oversaw the transition of a process that relied primarily on paper files to a process that is now fully digital within Salesforce•Conducted legal research, analyzed statutes and regulations, and worked with outside counsel to evaluate the risk associated with planned development and ensure compliance with statutes and regulations•Worked with Legal Department to identify solutions to potential and current litigation or to settle litigation, primarily in the areas of breach of contract and trespass•Developed and managed departmental budget and provided updates for monthly CapEx forecasts•Reviewed and revised department processes to ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley•Sat on the Executive Committee for the EQT Multi-Ethnic Employee Resource Group

•Reviewed contracts governing third-party elections and Joint Operating Agreements to ensure the terms of the contracts are being met•Analyzed terms of contracts to ensure operations were being conducted in compliance with the agreements•Reviewed deeds, option agreements, purchase and sale agreements, leases and rights-of-ways to determine the impact on ownership of properties•Reviewed heirships, wills, trust agreements and other estate documents to determine the disposition of assets for royalty payment purposes•Worked with financial institutions to determine the status of trusts and to properly pay out royalties based on the terms of the trusts•Ordered and reviewed legal work product for assets in PA, OH, KY, VA and WV while maintaining budget and assessed risks posed by defects•Worked with Land Department on appropriate curative action for defects and drafting responses to Landowner complaints•Conducted legal research, reviewed and analyzed statutes and regulations and worked with outside counsel to evaluate the risk associated with planned development and ensure compliance with statutes and regulations•Ensured that work product complied with Sarbanes-Oxley controls•Presented training courses to Land Department on legal issues that could give rise to business risks and litigation including trespass and estates and trusts issues•Assisted Legal Department with issues that could potentially give rise to litigation or that were actively in litigation•Worked with Business Development on acquisitions and divestitures to determine whether defects were minor and warrant waiver or whether defects were major and warrant curative action or rejection•Designed drilling and production units and set up full division of interest spreadsheet for Division Order which calculates the net revenue interest for EQT, royalty holders and third-party partners in each production unit•Oversaw work product and day-to-day issues for other employees in the department

•Reviewed deeds, option agreements, purchase and sale agreements, leases and rights-of-ways to determine the impact on ownership of properties•Reviewed heirships, wills, trust agreements and other estate documents to determine the disposition of assets for royalty payment purposes•Worked with financial institutions to determine the status of trusts and to properly pay out royalties based on the terms of the trusts•Ordered and reviewed legal work product for assets in PA, OH, KY, VA and WV while maintaining budget and assessed risks posed by defects•Reviewed contracts governing third-party elections and Joint Operating Agreements to ensure the terms of the contracts are being met•Analyzed terms of contracts to ensure operations were being conducted in compliance with the agreements•Worked with Land Department on appropriate curative action for defects and drafting responses to Landowner complaints•Conducted legal research, reviewed and analyzed statutes and regulations and worked with outside counsel to evaluate the risk associated with planned development and ensure compliance with statutes and regulations•Ensured that work product complied with Sarbanes-Oxley controls•Presented training courses to Land Department on legal issues that could give rise to business risks and litigation including trespass and estates and trusts issues•Assisted Legal Department with issues that could potentially give rise to litigation or that were actively in litigation•Worked with Business Development on acquisitions and divestitures to determine whether defects were minor and warrant waiver or whether defects were major and warrant curative action or rejection•Designed drilling and production units and set up full division of interest spreadsheet for Division Order which calculates the net revenue interest for EQT, royalty holders and third-party partners in each production unit•Oversaw work product and day-to-day issues for other employees in the department

Taught LND 103, Oil and Gas Leases

Practice areas: Energy, Real Property and Contracts•Reviewed deeds, option agreements, purchase and sale agreements, leases and rights-of-ways to determine the impact on ownership of properties•Prepared risk assessment profiles to identify defects, recommend waiver of defects or identify curative needed to resolve defects•Evaluated heirships and reviewed wills, trust agreements and other estate documents•Conducted due diligence to assist clients in acquisitions and divestitures•Prepared contracts, agreements and other curative documents to resolve title defects•Supervised a team of 6 attorneys and 3 attorney-abstractors for a long-term project for a Fortune 500 client•Presented lectures and training courses on title and other legal issues in Ohio and Pennsylvania

•Reviewed Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia oil and natural gas leases and title abstracts for defects in title•Prepared risk assessment profiles to identify defects, recommend waiver of defects or identify curative needed to resolve defects•Evaluated heirships and reviewed wills, trust agreements and other estate documents•Conducted due diligence to assist clients in acquisitions and divestitures•Prepared contracts, agreements and other curative documents to resolve title defects

•Reviewed Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia oil and natural gas leases and title abstracts for defects in title•Prepared risk assessment profiles to identify defects, recommend waiver of defects or identify curative needed to resolve defects•Evaluated heirships and reviewed wills, trust agreements and other estate documents•Conducted due diligence to assist clients in acquisitions and divestitures•Prepared contracts, agreements and other curative documents to resolve title defects

Plaintiff-side litigation in workers' comp, medical malpractice, insurance bad faith, products liability, car accidents, long-term disability insurance and Social Security disability

Insurance defense litigation associate

Worked with potential buyers to select their desired lot, home model and interior design features from initial visit to sales office through closing