Associate General Counsel
Independently handled of a wide variety of legal affairs, involving all aspects of the business of a multi-state retailer, Handled all employment law and discrimination issues, conducted and supervised investigations and responded to administrative charges before the EEOC, Department of Labor and similar state and municipal agencies, concerning associate and customer claims. Conducted associate training.Drafted, negotiated, reviewed, and interpreted contracts, including but not limited to employment, information technology, internet transactions, equipment leasing, supply, distribution, purchasing, consulting, service, outsourcing, strategic alliance, software licensing and development, non-disclosure, construction, and independent contractor agreements.Managed litigation of employment and customer discrimination actions, as well as all commercial and construction claims, coordinating and participating in discovery, pretrial activities, developing defense strategy with outside counsel and minimizing cost and expenses; selected and supervised outside counsel.Resolved outside vendor /contractor liens, account disputes and collecting of large debts. Primarily responsible for overseeing regulatory matters in connection with corporate compliance and licensing issues. Managed corporate intellectual property and responded to infringement claims.Counseled corporate management on general operational matters, including but not limited to security, insurance / risk management, advertising, and Internet / technology issues.Counseled corporate management on general operational matters, including but not limited to security, insurance / risk management, advertising, and Internet / technology issues.