Suzanne Kern Email & Phone Number

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Denver, Colorado, Us

Provide legal services to the University and legal advice on a variety of matters affecting a Division 1 research university and its related operations. Serve as primary legal advisor on complex external transactional and related issues of strategic importance to the University and underlying business and academic units, including, but not limited to purchasing, licensing, sponsored research, inter-institutional agreements, trademark, intellectual property, OFCCP and related federal compliance, and indemnification. Primary responsibility for University contracts and transactional matters. Management of the Assistant General Counsel and a Transactional Legal Fellow to ensure efficient and high-quality customer service for contract and transactional review. Responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating University contracts, memoranda of understanding, and similar agreements. Experience performing administrative and operational research to support transactional development and assisting internal clients to identify issues and requirements of transactions, facilitate negotiations with third parties, establish timelines and deliverables, and obtain positive outcomes.

Denver, Colorado, Us

Norman, Oklahoma, Us

• Served as inside counsel for the College of International Studies at the University of Oklahoma.• Responsible for international health, safety, and liability issues for students, staff and faculty involved in study abroad programs at the University, including emergency response management. • Responsible for developing, reviewing and managing the University's international policies and international medical and security insurance. • Responsible for the University's international contract review and analysis, and responsible for creating and managing a 501c3, along with several subsidiaries, that support University operations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Arezzo, Italy; and Puebla, Mexico. • Policy experience working with federal and state statutes, including FERPA and HIPAA.• Responsible for drafting and reviewing bylaws and articles of agreement for foreign entities, working with international counsel, and managing a non-profit board doing international business.

Oklahoma City, Ok, Us

Representation of management exclusively in all aspects of dispute resolution arising from the employer-employee relationship, including litigation before state and federal courts, arbitration panels, and regulatory and administrative agencies. Counsel employers on such issues as wage and hour matters, employee discipline and discharge, handbook development and personnel policy violations, anti-discrimination and anti-harassment, employee contracts and non-compete agreements, confidentiality agreements, and litigation avoidance and compliance with other state and federal laws.Member of the Recruiting Committee, 2013-2015. Role included reviewing resumes, seeking out talent, interviewing and presenting employment suggestions to the board, and mentoring interns.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, Us

Practiced primarily in the areas of employment litigation and immigration law, including researching and drafting motions and briefs in state and federal court, researching and drafting memoranda, and handling all stages of discovery.

London, Gb

Rahway, New Jersey, Us

Jd, Law

B.B.A., Marketing