Jessica Beane Email & Phone Number

San Mateo, Ca, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

Lead all aspects of global ethics and compliance program and drive a cross-functional approach to evolve the program. Manage third-party vendors for training, anti-corruption due diligence, conflict of interest disclosures, and a whistleblower hotline. Serve as a single point of contact for several matters related to compliance, including board of director approvals, anti-corruption due diligence, training, conflicts of interest covering outside work, vendor relations, and personal interests that conflict with business. Administer the anti-corruption due diligence process for high-risk markets/vendors, collaborate with international business partners to ensure compliance, and assess due diligence reports for further action. Act as the primary point of contact for senior leadership and global business partners to analyze conflict of interest inquiries/requests and facilitate annual conflict of interest certification declarations. Assess program viability and outreach by conducting internal and third-party program assessments.• Achieved reduction in vendor spend through skillful negotiation under challenging circumstances.• Provided strategic input and drove board reporting by collecting and analyzing relevant data for presentation.• Established and maintained program policies in collaboration with domestic/international policy stakeholders to ensure relevance across all markets.• Oversaw third-party vendor relationships and internal processes for whistleblower hotline program across cross-functional teams to facilitate international hotline and reporting process.• Conduct risk and conflict assessments and provide approvals/denials to all levels of organization, including senior leaders, resulting in frequent interactions with executive stakeholders.

San Francisco, California, Us

• Manage all aspects of the global Ethics and Compliance training program. Drive cross functional approach to training content development and manage third party vendors to create and localize content for international teams. Execute training on company LMS platform and serve as primary contact for employees with training needs• Owner of whistleblower hotline program, managing third-party vendor relationship and internal processes across cross-functional teams to support international hotline and reporting process• Conduct assessments of program to ensure viability and outreach of program, including internal program assessment and third-party program assessment• Oversee Anti-Corruption Due Diligence process for high-risk markets and vendors. Work directly with international business partners to ensure high-risk third parties meet standard. Coordinate and review due diligence reports to determine next steps • Primary resource for senior leadership and global business partners to review conflicts of interests inquires and requests. Facilitate and review annual conflict of interest certification declarations • Drive board reporting with strategic input relating to topics presented and data collection

San Francisco, California, Us

During this tenure, I managed all written discovery processes, such as preparing discovery responses/requests and reviewing produced documents/information. Furthermore, I prepared witnesses for deposition and trial by reviewing relevant documents and providing guidance on courtroom demeanor. In addition to the above, I collaborated with in-house counsel on a regular basis to gather and analyze relevant legal documents/information. Not only that, but I also created meet/confer correspondence and conferred with opposing counsel to resolve disputes.• Conducted extensive legal research on local rules and regulations for multiple counties, ensuring all deadlines were appropriately calendared and met.• Delivered proactive assistance to attorneys in trial preparation, such as drafting pleadings, preparing exhibits, and contemplating case files.• Exhibited exceptional analytical skills and expertise in providing risk assessments/recommendations for legal and business scenarios, effectively issuing spot-on risk evaluations to mitigate potential risks and support decision-making.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

• Specialized role to calculate damages for class action case based on payroll data• Telephone conferences with client and counsel

San Francisco, California, Us

• Manage third party class action settlement claims vendor• Oversee day to day tasks of class action settlement • Prepare and facilitate trainings to internal business partners• Assist in all cases within Labor and Employment group including locating documents and information to support cases, conducting witness interviews, scheduling meetings and information between employees and outside counsel• Work closely with outside counsel to manage case(s)• Draft responses to agency charges• Hold settlement discussions with administrative agencies• Primary manager of documents and information necessary for litigation• Primary information manager for seven class actions, including administration of class action settlements• Assist with managing administrative staff for Labor and Employment group • Assist team in updating senior executives on major cases

San Francisco, Ca, Us

• Support one Partner and five Associates in the Employment Department• Involved in all aspects of discovery including drafting notices of discovery, subpoenas, memorandums, correspondence and legal documents• Interview witnesses and draft declarations based on interviews • Extensive client contact • Create charges, demonstratives and exhibits for court hearings, depositions, mediation and arbitrations• Attend trials and assist in preparation of pre-trial documents• Review and revise legal documents• Heavily involved in preparing Summary Judgement Motions• Interview prospective employees• Assist partner in Business Development• Review and revise seminar papers• Prepare visual aids in PowerPoint• Coordinate witnesses with deposition and trial attendances• Support two Associates in the Intellectual Property Department as Legal Secretary (1996-1997)• File and update calendars, transcribe legal documents, attach exhibits to various legal document and prepare documents for court filings