Rachel Severance, Owner At Rms Law Llc Email & Phone Number

• Represent and counsel businesses and individuals in all aspects of day-to-day operations including entity formation; contract drafting, negotiation, review, and disputes; employment issues; regulatory and compliance matters; policy development, implementation, and training; and insurance issues; • Draft, review, and negotiate both primary contracts and subcontracts including: multi-million-dollar commercial contracts, MSAs, complex technology contracts and licenses including SaaS agreements, NDAs, employment agreements, services procurement agreements, independent contractor and vendor agreements, restrictive covenants, and leases;• Develop templates and provide contracts training to business leaders involved in contract negotiation and management;• Draft, review, and update compliance policies and procedures as well as developing and delivering compliance training business executives and employees;• Identify and analyze legal issues and effectively communicate sound, understandable legal recommendations;• Analyze legal claims and litigation and developing or implementing innovative and comprehensive strategies for successful resolution through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and litigation;• Manage the day-to-day operations of a law firm including developing, implementing, and overseeing contract management systems

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

• Provided high-quality, proactive, service- and business-oriented legal advice on a wide variety of legal matters to help clients maximize value and mitigate risk;• Counseled businesses, including government contractors, on compliance matters including gifts and business courtesies, anti-kickback, post-government employment restrictions, organizational and personal conflicts of interest, and competition and antitrust;• Advised clients regarding compliance with federal, state, and local labor and employment laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act, State and local wage and hour laws, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, Title VII, and the Davis-Bacon Act;• Represented and advised clients regarding government contracts law, including FAR, DFARS, federal procurement statutes and regulations including the Service Contract Act, and bid protest jurisprudence

Emeryville, Ca, Us

• Drafted and negotiated complex commercial contracts and agreements including engagement letters, MSAs, RFP documentation, employment agreements, vendor agreements, and technology-related agreements• Partnered with internal stakeholders and client intake teams to evaluate and understand both business and legal risks associated with individual agreements and collaborated to develop solutions consistent with business goals;• Provided legal advice to internal clients on a variety of matters impacting day-to-day business operations, including considerations related to the development of new service offerings and data privacy and protection;• Reviewed commercial agreements for standard and non-standard terms to ensure compliance with the company’s legal policies and business practices as well as applicable laws or regulations;• Advised on employment law and HR matters;• Collaborated with and supported high-level executives and managers with risk management and compliance matters including drafting policies and procedures as well as developing and participating in training;• Collaborated and provided legal guidance on external communications such as marketing material, press releases, and substantive publications;• Initiated, developed, and completed a comprehensive review of CCPA regulations impacting commercial contracts to ensure compliance;• Managed regular review of company data privacy policies and procedures and recommended improvements as well as revisions aligning with best practices and new laws or regulations;• Collaborated with data protection officer to establish and administer a process for receiving, documenting, tracking, investigating, and taking action on matters concerning the company's privacy policies and procedures;• Monitored, researched, compared, and analyzed existing, proposed, and new data protection/privacy laws, regulations, and policies globally for present and future impact upon company operations;

Reston, Va, Us

• Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated a wide range of complex, multi-million-dollar contracts including: Master Services Agreements, commercial contracts, employment agreements, terms and conditions, real estate agreements, independent contractor agreements, restrictive covenants, vendor and procurement agreements, non-disclosure agreements, licensing agreements, and data protection addendums;• Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including internal products development and engineering teams, data partners and sales/marketing, privacy, and IT security teams to fully understand both existing products as well as those in development in order to support those teams by discussing potential legal issues implicated by those products and working together to address any issues consistent with the company’s business strategy including providing advice on the application of various data privacy standards including GDPR, HIPAA/HITECH, CAN-SPAM, GLBA, and FCRA;• Collaborated with and supported top executive in developing, implementing, and improving risk management and compliance policies, strategies, and training to maximize company profitability and productivity;• Negotiated and advised on government contracts \ including developing a company-wide written policy and video training to monitor compliance with applicable regulations;• Minimized risk exposure by monitoring developments in laws and regulations impacting company operations and generating or counseling on appropriate compliance strategies including Code of Ethics, employment/human resources laws and regulations, and data security protection;• Provided legal advice to internal clients on matters that arise in day-to-day business operations and partnered with internal stakeholders to support their business needs;• Analyzed potential and actual legal claims and litigation and developed innovative and comprehensive strategies for successful resolution, including supervision of outside counsel when necessary.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

• Represented and counseled businesses in all aspects of day-to-day operations including entity formation; contract drafting, negotiation, review, and disputes; regulatory and compliance matters; policy development, implementation, and training; and insurance issues;• Directed and participated in litigation, both alone and as a member of a team, in various jurisdictions including Federal and state courts as well as administrative agencies, including the Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals;• Represented and advised businesses, including government contractors, in all aspects of labor and employment law including hiring/firing, performance management, employee benefits, wrongful termination claims, discrimination and harassment claims, wage and hour issues, workers’ compensation, unemployment, employment contracts, and statutory claims such as FLSA, FMLA, ERISA, and the Davis-Bacon Act;• Served as primary civil litigation counsel for the office resulting in my gaining knowledge and experience in highly varied subject matter including local regulations, consumer protection laws, real estate laws, and financial regulations.

Baltimore, Md, Us

• Represented and advised employers in all aspects of civil legal matters including labor and employment litigation, contract disputes, insurance coverage, and general liability defense;• Coordinated and managed coalition of employers to represent employer interests in front of the Maryland Insurance Administration and the Maryland General Assembly;• Managed cases, either individually or as part of a team, from start to finish including interacting and communicating with clients and other counsel regarding all aspects of the case, drafting motions, pleadings, and memoranda, coordinating and conducting discovery, conducting settlement negotiations, preparing for and taking depositions of fact and expert witnesses, motions hearings, settlement conferences, bench and jury trials, and appellate arguments;• Performed government relations work including monitoring legislation, giving bill testimony, and lobbying legislators.

Perform legal research relating to insurance law, toxic torts, workers’ compensation, and general liability defense; draft motions, pleadings, and memoranda for senior attorneys; prepare jury instructions, voir dire, exhibits, and trial folders for civil litigation; attend depositions, motions hearings, settlement conferences and trials.

Represent the State of Maryland as a student attorney under the supervision of an Assistant State's Attorney

Performed legal research and complete memoranda relating to criminal procedure.

Performed legal research relating to procedural matters, civil rights, and mental health and disability law; filed grievances and met with clients relating to their rights in state mental health facilities; drafted pleadings and memoranda for senior attorneys; prepared jury instructions, voir dire, exhibits, and trial folders for civil litigation; maintained client files.

Performed legal research on novel issues of Maryland law; drafted opinions for the judge; observed monthly Court of Special Appeals oral arguments.

Baltimore, Maryland, Us

Researched complex issues relating to Maryland law to assist in problem solving or bill drafting; analyzed legislation and budget language; drafted and presented bill testimony to legislative committees; worked with federal, state, and local government officials to solve constituent problems; created and maintained extensive bill profile databases; drafted and edited correspondence; supervised the daily operations of the Senator's district office; supervised three employees; represented the Senator at community and legislative events.

Jd, Law

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