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Provide cost effective legal and consulting services to businesses. Expertise in labor & employment, human resources & employee relations, investigations, wage & hour audits, preparation of EEOC and state agency positions statements, reorganizations & downsizings, management & compliance training, policy drafting and advising on labor relations.

Supervised all global labor and employment matters for company. Managed company's docket of labor and employment litigation. Handled all agency charges in-house, resulting in substantial savings on outside legal fees. Counseled on HR matters, including employee issues, reductions in force, policies and handbooks, expatriate and domestic employment agreements, separation and severance agreements, and non-compete issues. Audited and advised on wage and hour compliance. Oversaw ethics hotline. Performed higher-level investigations. Designed and presented training in multiple topics to management teams. Handled traditional labor issues for unionized workforce, including negotiating collective bargaining agreements, union avoidance strategies, and training. Created and convened internal interdisciplinary team to review all leave of absence and ADA policies and practices amongst company business units, and presented best practice recommendations to company executive committee. Participated in due diligence activities related to sale of large company domestic business unit. Built and implemented global compliance program, including developing and rolling out anti-corruption policies and procedures and designing and implementing mandatory training programs.• Advised on and orchestrated large-scale, global reorganizations and reductions in force.• Negotiated several high-level executive separations in U.S., U.K. and AsiaPac• Continued successful record of winning EEOC and state agency charges.

Led labor and employment function for company, with duties described in previous section. • Obtained completely successful outcome and vindication in EEOC v. Kaplan, federal court litigation case concerning use of credit background checks by employers. • Implemented union avoidance training and strategy, preventing further organizing. • Conducted company-wide wage and hour audit, and implemented new, non-exempt employee timekeeping mechanisms and policies, resulting in no external legal claims.• Completed sensitive FCPA investigation in Qingdao and Shanghai, China. • Participated on legal team investigation into business practices of Australian business unit.• Named "Top Employment Counsel" in 2012 and 2013 by First Chair.

Oversaw all domestic labor and employment matters for company, as described previously. • Drafted company’s first ERISA severance plan. • Represented domestic business unit on large DOL audit, resolving successfully. • Conducted review on independent contractor classification and usage in domestic business units, presented policies/procedures, and made recommendations to management.• Managed multiple large wage and hour class-action litigation matters. • Awarded "Lighthouse Award" by company management for excellent client service and partnership.

Counseled and provided legal services in all areas of labor and employment law and human resources-related matters to senior management and HR and employee benefits groups, serving numerous and diverse business units and U.S. subsidiaries. Managed outside counsel assigned to employment-related litigation. Represented corporation before federal and state agencies. Conducted employee investigations, significant due diligence, contract review, and counsel on employee transition and integration matters related to mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. Prepared and reviewed human resources-related policies and procedures.

Handled litigation, union grievance, and arbitration matters on behalf of firm for employers, including Prudential Insurance Company and Prudential Financial, Inc.; AT&T; Rutgers University; Nabisco, Inc.; Johnson & Johnson; and Merck & Co., Inc.

Practiced management-side labor and employment law, employee benefits litigation, and counseling. Gained significant federal and state court trial experience on behalf of Fortune 500 clients and public sector employers. Prepared appellate briefs and presented oral arguments before federal and state appellate courts. Argued successful appeals before United States Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit on complicated ADA issues involving post-traumatic stress disorder and other psychiatric issues. Conducted numerous client seminars and training sessions on employment law topics. Produced employee handbooks and human resources policies and procedures