• Manage international, remote teams of lawyers and legal professionals to ensure high level of client satisfaction while also implementing the company’s strategic initiatives and focusing on employee growth and career advancement• Function as primary Global Employment Attorney for law firm performing services as members of clients’ in-house legal teams, including among others:o Implementing large-scale RIFso Drafting and revising employment policies and procedureso Conducting and overseeing workplace investigationso Providing guidance and independent judgment to advise on day-to-day employment and employee relations matterso Managing pre-litigation settlement discussion across a wide range of industries, often settling for less than authorized amounts• Member of the Executive Leadership Team responsible for company strategy, budget, employee engagement, and related company-wide initiatives

• First global employment counsel hired for unicorn tech start-up expanding into new employment markets• Manage all aspects of employment law for US, Philippines, India, UK• Streamline compliance practices and policies to minimize liability in day-to-day operations• Implement programmatic approach to working with independent contractors to increase compliance and decrease misclassification risks• Redraft US Employee Handbook and work with local counsel to implement local handbooks in the Philippines, India, and UK

• Oversee all employee-facing contracts for 6,000 employees in 30 countries as sole in-house employment counsel for Nuance Communications, a pioneer and leader of healthcare AI innovations • Operationalize compliance law on a global scale, reducing instances of litigation by 75% and ensuring all domestic and international business units comply with local policies, wage laws, workers’ rights, union agreements and more• Select and liaise with outside counsel as Nuance’s sole point of legal contact, maintaining a high level of quality and transparency in all Nuance legal relations• Simplify the employee hiring, onboarding and training experience by working closely with Nuance HR to develop strategic initiatives that are implemented across the globe • Demonstrate the “One Nuance” philosophy with strategic legal initiatives implemented in entities around the world• Collaborate with general counsel, finance, people, legal and tax teams to streamline operations across multiple entities, opening, closing and merging legacy entities and consolidating processes to streamline employee matters • Manage the transition of in-person to remote work environments in over 25 offices while ensuring full COVID safety compliance with US and European Union guidelines

• Selected as one of three Flex Time Attorneys to pilot innovative consultation program that earned recognition from partners for streamlining key processes and transforming client servicing• Analyze existing operations and client relationships to determine best practices, procedures, and methods for continuous improvement

• Investigate harassment and discrimination charges, interviewing witnesses and reviewing relevant employment files to define legal strategies that minimize clients’ potential liability• Lead successful client mediation sessions, frequently securing settlement amounts that were significantly less than client authorizations• Draft legal responses to charges of discrimination filed with state and federal agencies, including the EEOC• Autonomously balance up to 20 cases at once, leveraging excellent communication, prioritization, and interpersonal skills to deliver first-rate client servicing while meeting tight case deadlines • Deliver advice and counsel to a diverse range of national and multinational corporations on behalf of the largest US-based labor and employment law firm • Consistently exceeded client and firm performance expectations, earning high praise from management as setting the “gold standard” for Flex Time Attorney division

• Founded and managed boutique law firm specializing in state and federal employment law, adapting legal strategy and approach to fit the unique needs of diverse individual and corporate clients• Advise clients on all areas of personnel management and employment law, including employee relations, wage and hour compliance, employment agreements, corporate employee policies, disability accommodations, and compliance with statutes including FMLA, ADA and Title VII• Negotiated and drafted employment and severance agreements, prepared detailed employment policies, handbooks, and safety protocols, and developed comprehensive understanding of client’s company culture and operations to deliver strategic insights for success • Hosted training sessions and seminars for employers to improve overall employee management activities, highlighting topics including wage and hour laws, hiring, harassment, discrimination, and compliance with state and federal statutes• Defined the firm’s brand and prospected for clients via extensive social media marketing, online SEO, public speaking appearances, written publications, and networking at regional business events