Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Chief Of Litigation - Corteva Agriscience™
CurrentCorporate officer at heavily regulated science company with over $17+ billion in revenue and 21,000 employees globally. C-Suite and Governance• Serve as Corporate Secretary or Assistant Corporate Secretary for various Corteva entities • Extensive interaction with and guidance to Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Team• Draft, review, and update SEC filings (e.g., 8-Ks, 10-Qs, 10-Ks), as a member of the Company’s Disclosure Committee• Lead quarterly review of contingent liabilities with outside auditors and Board Audit CommitteeExecutive Leadership• Strategically lead the Company’s most significant risks and opportunities including government investigations, Litigation (including IP litigation), M&A, Environmental, Records & Information Management, and Labor & Employment • Lead a global team of up to 25 high performing and diverse professionals (including 12 attorneys)• Lead Legal Operations/Technology including matter management, e-billing and document management systems to drive consistency, speed and efficiency• Executive sponsor of Corteva Latin Network Employee Resource Group focused on Latino employeesBusiness Acumen and P&L• Manage multimillion-dollar budget and consistently delivered year-over-year improvements by consolidating outside counsel panel, implementing alternative models and internal restructurings• Drive the Company’s initiative to identify and pursue recovery opportunities resulting in over $15 million per year in recoveries• Counsel on risk and reputation management as well as proactive engagement with internal and external stakeholders including employees, investors, customers, regulators and the media, as a member of the Company’s Crisis Management Team• Drafted, negotiated and executed $4 billion three party agreement with DuPont and Chemours to reduce risk and provide security to the Company related to legacy PFAS liabilities