Prashanth Jayachandran Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York, Us

- Advise multi-billion global supply chain business across multiple product categories and geographies. Serve on Global Supply Chain and Global IT Leadership teams and provide strategic direction across digital transformation (including generative AI), product innovation, distribution, procurement, customer services & logistics, engineering, regulatory and labor relations matters. Deliver best practices to support supply chain resiliency and sustainability.- Due diligence experience related to merger and acquisition transactions across geographies including environmental and labor matters. Expertise includes negotiation of complex commercial agreements related to licensing, IT, supply/contract manufacturing, and renewable energy. Manage and successfully resolve complex supplier contract disputes. Grow and manage a global technology driven contract management function including shared service operations, which leverages contract life cycle management and AI technologies to streamline contracting, reduce attorney workload, enhance KPIs, and reduce costs.- Manage strategic corporate governance issues, with a focus on disclosure practices related to ESG. Advise Chief Sustainability Officer and Chief Procurement Officer on regulatory compliance and corporate sustainability goals, including net zero, water conservation, plastic reduction, and supplier engagement. Thought leader and frequent speaker on legal compliance for global sustainability strategies, policies, and programs.- Eight time recipient of the Chairman’s You Can Make a Difference Award.

New York, New York, Us

New York, New York, Us

During this interim role as General Counsel for $3 billion multi-category business, I advised the Asia Division President and functional heads of business on myriad legal matters, I educated stakeholders on the legal parameters and considerations of eCommerce efforts, ensuring the new business grew in compliance with regulations.

New York, New York, Us

- Advised and counseled on all aspects of executive compensation and employee benefit matters, including qualified plans such as Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), welfare plans, incentive plans and fringe benefit programs.- Provided strategic advice as leader of global employment law function, including oversight and management of global employment litigation. Expertise in managing complex class action litigation. Advisor to senior executives for effective and enhanced DE&I strategies and training programs.

New York, New York, Us

Syracuse, Ny, Us

• Developed and teach Corporate Sustainability course focusing on net zero targets, responsible sourcing, and DE&I initiatives.• Collaborate with leading legal practitioners and business thought leaders for engaging panel discussions and curriculum.• Achieved high student engagement and positive feedback, contributing to the reputation of Syracuse University College of Law.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

- Represented and advised multi-national corporations in complex employment litigation, transactional and counseling matters across industries, including financial services, pharmaceutical, and consumer products. - As lead counsel, successfully litigated a broad spectrum of matters, including wage and hour class actions, employee benefit (ERISA) matters, non-compete matters, and employment discrimination claims. Supervised teams of attorneys to achieve favorable outcomes in multiple complex class actions in financial services and pharmaceutical industries throughout the United States. Co-chaired ten-week FINRA arbitration involving multi-million dollar claims for unpaid compensation. Represented clients in settlement conferences and mediations. - Led due diligence related to human resources and employment for multiple global acquisitions. Advised clients on the design and implementation of global restructuring and voluntary retirement programs. Advised General Counsels and C-Suite leaders related to executive employment and severance agreements. Designed robust DE&I training programs and strategies across sectors and industries.- Served as in-house Senior Employment Counsel at Johnson & Johnson as part of secondment. Partnered with senior business leaders, in-house counsel, and human resources professionals in corporate headquarters and operating companies on employment matters, including reductions-in-force, employee discipline, restrictive covenants, investigations, litigation, and analysis of employment policies. - Represented and prevailed in multiple labor arbitrations, and before the National Labor Relations Board, on behalf of unionized clients across industries. Successfully negotiated multiple collective bargaining agreements. Counseled numerous clients during union organizing campaigns, multiple strikes and work stoppages.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Bachelor Of Arts, Economics And Political Science

Jd, Law

Mpa, Public Administration

Certificate, Sustainability Business Strategy