• Advise private businesses in various industries, with emphasis on commercial & employment matters.• Of Counsel at Downey Lenkov, LLC litigating workers’ compensation, employment, and personal injury cases, including investigation, drafting discovery, communicating with clients, and negotiating settlements.• Of Counsel/Sr. Counsel at Loftus & Eisenberg for employment matters, investigations, and trainings.• Arbitrator for private matters and Cook County Mandatory Arbitration program.

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Led legal department for 245+ private equity-owned senior living and healthcare provider in 26 states. Strategic partner to senior management, advising on decisions impacting business. Developed and implemented policies, including privacy, website terms, employment, resident, and confidentiality. Coached and mentored direct reports and others. Played a key role in earning Great Places to Work and WELL Health-Safety certifications.> Managed the Litigation & Risk Team to align with stakeholder objectives and improve continuity and results.> Stood up Compliance Committees for clinical, IT, HR, and Legal departments, and revised and implemented all policies.> Partnered cross-functionally to develop and implement scalable and optimized legal, operational, and HR solutions.> Served as go-to partner and advisor for Human Resources, Clinical, and Operations Teams, provide resolution on potential claims, ensured process compliance to minimize regulatory risks.> Trained and guided business leaders to identify contract risks, conduct investigations, and deescalate conflict.> Implemented vendor evaluations and secured performance guarantees to achieve Key Desired Results (KDRs).> Advised Diversity Council on best practices, and conducted sensitive investigations.Selected Achievements:- Reduced outside legal spend by $1.25M, dismissed 95%+ of responsible cases without legal spend.- Formulated COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate: 100% compliant per EEOC, OSHA, and state agencies.

Attorney – Employment Advice & Litigation; Teams: Data Privacy, Security & Litigation; Cannabis (founder)At Midwest full-service law firm, advised businesses and litigated a wide range of commercial and employment matters, including FLSA, Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, OSHA, NLRA, WARN Act. > Managed litigation teams, including 10-person discovery team for a $90M IP trade secret theft case.> Trained and mentored junior attorneys on best practices in litigation, client development, investigations, e-discovery tools, and partnered with clients’ leadership to conduct compliance training.> Drove brand awareness throughout Illinois as a frequent speaker, author, and member of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce’s Business Advisory Board and Employment Law Council.> Advised highly regulated clients in compliance and, licensing matters, and commercial, shareholder and successor liability, and nondisclosure/noncompete disputes. compliance.> Drafted medical cannabis regulations adopted by state, enabling clients to proceed with applications.Selected Achievements:- Advised start-ups on business, intellectual property, employment, and independent contractor issues. - Assisted cannabis businesses with operational plans, including financing, insurance, security, and compliance. - Analyzed business needs and developed manufacturer’s strategic reorganization to mitigate WARN Act liabilities.- Saved pharmaceutical client $25K by securing insurance coverage following carrier’s denial. - Drafted successful responses to Prevailing Wage claims.- Resolved $2M workers’ comp. statutory penalty for 0.01% and $2K legal fees.

Provided strategic workers’ compensation claim resolution and employment advice. Collaborated with assigned insureds to proactively identify and address uninsured liabilities and risks.- Drafted, argued, and obtained summary judgment in SVP’s $2M+ age discrimination/breach of contract claim.- Secured the dismissal of individually named executives in an ADEA discrimination/termination matter; negotiated favorable post-termination FLSA and discrimination/retaliation settlements.- Settled 200+ Workers’ Compensation cases, and tried 15+ to award.

Management-side labor, employment, workers' compensation, insurance coverage counsel.Conducted research, wrote briefs, defended witnesses, provided advice to clients. Played key role in trials, including prepping fact and expert witnesses. Served as first and second chair for multiple trials centered on labor, employment, and workers’ comp, as well as union collective bargaining.> Litigated Illinois’s first “BlackBerry Thumb” workers’ compensation case.> Negotiated successor CBAs resulting in wage & fringe savings, litigated ULP charges, & ERISA withdrawal liability.

Human Resources Manager for 45-employee medical practice.