Frances Codd Slusarz Email & Phone Number

Danbury, Ct, Us

New York, New York, United States

Remote

- Remote secondment to major tech companies and charter school management company with national presence.- Manage religious and medical accommodations workflows for company-wide vaccine mandate.- Work with cross-functional team to develop and manage office reopening protocols.- Monitor developments across 50 states concerning vaccination mandates and masking.- Create matrix of wage and hour requirements for HR function to use with increasingly remote workforce.- Analyze emails and contracts with former employees and former clients.- Develop recommendations for litigation strategy; Present recommendations to GC, CEO, and COO.- Liaise with outside counsel to execute litigation strategy.

Danbury And Greenwich, Connecticut

- Represent banks in debtor bankruptcy proceedings, and foreclosure-avoidance litigation such as predatory lending and unfair debt collection practices.- Litigate fraud, unfair trade practices, misappropriation of trade secrets, IP infringement, and contract disputes.- Represent members of 501(c)(8) entity in derivative action against national lodge; advise 501(c)(7) athletic club on IRC compliance for unrelated business income.- Outside general counsel to start up behavioral therapy practice; counsel regarding venture capital, copyright, development of software product, and expanding business to additional states.- Drafted appellant’s brief in appeal of Bureau of Indian Affairs’ denial of federal recognition to tribal nation recognized by the State of Connecticut. - Outside general counsel to small businesses; prepare noncompete/confidentiality agreements, employee handbooks and policies, and address ad hoc issues.- Defended employers in whistleblower and discrimination claims.

- Analyze case file documents to prepare scripts for trial focus groups- Research and analysis to develop litigation strategy- Consult with graphic designers to develop persuasive demonstrative evidence- Prepare analysis of focus group deliberations

Southport, Connecticut, United States

Represent employees in discrimination claims based on race, sex, sexuality, sexual harassment, gender identity and presentation, age, marital status, age, ethnicity, and religion. Represent employees in Americans with Disabilities Act claims, LGBTQ rights, wrongful termination, misappropriation of trade secrets, noncompete and employment contract disputes, whistleblower claims and other employment disputes. Negotiate employment contracts and independent contractor agreements.

Greater New York City Area

- Represented insureds on behalf of third party health insurance administrators in fair debt collection matters.- Represented liquor license holders in permitting and enforcement actions.- Defended Amazon reseller against claim that competitor misappropriated trade secrets and violated noncompete agreements.- Advised start up nonprofits regarding entity formation; prepare application and organizational documents including by laws for tax exempt status under IRC.- Litigated misappropriation of trade secrets actions, unfair trade practices, and breaches of noncompete agreements.

- Represented broker-dealers and registered reps in FINRA arbitrations and enforcement actions; represent shareholder of hijacked corporation before SEC. - Successfully tried investment banking dispute in LA County Superior Court; prepared post-trial briefs; prepared and argued client’s brief opposing defendant’s appeal.- Represented small telecom in Telecommunications Act disputes with regional carriers; matters litigated in courts of First, Second, Third, and Seventh Circuits.- Litigated ammunition manufacturer owner dispute; advised concerning mandatory disclosure of International Trafficking in Arms Regulations violations and cooperation with Homeland Security investigation; other owner convicted of arms trafficking; client not debarred from exporting defense articles.- Represented third-party administrator of self-insured employer health plans in test cases addressing whether ERISA preemption entitles employer to reimbursement for the cost of accident-related medical services when insured receives a personal injury award, notwithstanding Connecticut’s anti-subrogation law.- Litigated infringement case relating to process patent for a reloadable payments card product; managed discovery process; conducted all depositions; prepared opposition to motion for summary judgment.- Secured and defended against injunctions in lawsuits alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair trade practices, unfair trade practices, violations of noncompete and confidentiality agreements, and employment discrimination claims.

J.D., Law

Activities and Societies: Faculty, New York University's 55th Annual Conference on Labor and Employment Law, May 2002; Executive Editor.

B.A., History

Activities and Societies: Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta (History honors), Nathalie Wald Fellow (excellence in social.