Lora Mcsherry Email & Phone Number

Salem, New Hampshire, United States

Haverhill, Ma

Corporate, Employment and Litigation Counsel (2000 to present)As Corporate Counsel: Counsel corporate clients on potential issues and engage in strategic planning with their management to resolve internal and external disputes pre-litigation. Manage risk by balancing competing interests and by driving appropriate ethics and compliance activities. Proficient in the review, negotiation and drafting of commercial contracts for corporate and bank clients. Develops, implements and monitors application of client company policies, processes, and procedures. As Employment Counsel: Function as subject matter expert by staying current with applicable federal and state regulatory requirements. Develop employee policies and manuals based on analysis of evolving regulations and laws. Advise Human Resources and management on employer/employee issues including hiring, employee relations, performance management, discrimination, harassment, wage and hour, non-competes, terminations, reductions-in-force, separation agreements, compensation, benefits, staffing, policy, diversity and development. Negotiate with opposing counsel on separation agreements. Coordinate investigations; recommend corrective action. As Litigation Counsel: Represent individuals, corporate and bank clientele in the pursuit and defense of civil claims in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Federal Court. Cases include commercial matters, shareholder disputes, employment and labor matters, discrimination claims, wage claims, consumer claims, real estate disputes and bodily injury cases. Develop strategies and arguments for the preparation and presentation of cases. Involved in all aspects of discovery, including legal research, e-discovery and extensive document review projects. Participate in settlement negotiations, mediation and arbitrations.

North Andover, Ma

Independent Communications ManagerAlternately retained on a contract basis by Lucent and its outsourced PR/Communications agencies to manage production, planning, and coordination of communication projects. Researched, created, and published original content for a variety of communication vehicles. Partnered cross-functionally to build communication strategies and tactics with a focus on employee engagement. Provided support to variety of business partners. Supported event coordination and production.• Hired by Lucent to collaborate with scientists from subsidiary Bell Laboratories to interpret their new inventions in order to develop articles targeting technical and non-technical readership for industry publications• Developed weekly internal publications targeting numerous functional interests across the organization• Partnered with outside agencies to collect, analyze, synthesize, and report trends on how products were being valued by industry thought leaders and financial analysts• Selected to produce a series of articles for trade journals on the telecommunications network at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics

Ba, Political Science/English

J.D.