Experience

Olympus Veran Technologies

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Counsel & Director of HR

  • Dec 2015 - Present

  Veran Medical Technologies is a venture capital-backed medical device company that provides innovative solutions and real-time guidance to physicians in the early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of lung cancer (acquired by Olympus Corporation for $340 million USD in December 2020). As a member of the Executive Team, I assist in the creation and implementation of Veran's strategic vision by:-Advising on, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating all agreements with key development and manufacturing partners, distributors, customers, healthcare consultants, and partners, including but not limited to IP and software development/licensing contracts, standard terms & conditions, customer warranties & service plans, clinical trial agreement, manufacturing arrangements, and real estate leases, statements of work, and related amendments and communications.-Serving as lead attorney on mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance, debt and equity matters.-Interpreting, advising, and drafting policies, analyses, trainings, and guidance to business teams regarding the Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, AdvaMed, HIPAA, the False Claims Act, and business ethics (including the corporate Code of Conduct).-Overseeing and managing the human resources function for a workforce spanning 30+ states, including employment training, hiring and disciplinary matters, performance reviews, promotions, department restructures and reductions-in-force, payroll compliance, benefits administration, and management 1099 independent contractor relationships.-Responding to all litigation-related matters, including demand letters, subpoenas, document requests, outside investigations, and litigation hold notices, as well as managing outside counsel relationships.-Assist outside counsel and business teams in the oversight and management of company intellectual property rights, including trademark and patent portfolios.



Dolley Law, LLC

• Senior Associate

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2015

  The Law Offices of Kevin J. Dolley is a nationally recognized boutique labor & employment law firm that specializes in the representation of individual and class action plaintiffs as well as small businesses. I led the firm's Labor & Employment and Commercial Litigation practices by performing the following functions:-Managing a team of five junior attorneys and 90+ active lawsuits and administrative actions involving an array of employment law and commercial contracting matters in state and federal court in various jurisdictions across the United States-Advised and represented businesses and individual employees in unfair competition disputes, particularly in connection with claims involving noncompete agreements, trade secrets, computer fraud/tampering, and breach of the duty of loyalty, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, state human rights acts (including those in Missouri and Illinois), and classification issues under state and federal wage and hour laws-Served as lead attorney in all stages of litigation in state and federal court, including motion practice, mediation, discovery, trial, appellate briefing and oral argument -Advised and represented numerous professionals, including but not limited to physicians, nurses, pharmacists and police officers, in cause and disciplinary proceedings and appeals before the Missouri Administrative Hearing commission and state licensure boards



Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP

• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate

  • Jan 2010 - Aug 2014

  Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (previously Bryan Cave LLP) ranked 48th on the American Lawyer's 2020 Am Law 200 ranking. I was an associate of the Commercial Litigation and Labor & Employment client service groups, where my tasks included:-Routinely defending Fortune 500 companies in complex contract and business disputes, including claims insurance coverage, banking, lending, and real estate, consumer protection and unfair competition matters. -Defending and advising corporate clients in labor & employment disputes, including restrictive covenants, noncompetes, discrimination, FMLA, employment agreements, whistleblower claims, labor disputes, and wage & hour.-Participating in all stages of litigation in state and federal court, including reviewing, analyzing, and drafting responsive pleadings, discovery, dispositive motions, arbitrations and administrative proceedings, trial preparation, trials, and appeals.-Representing pro bono clients in child and adult order of protection hearings, indigent clients in landlord/tenant eviction proceedings, and serving as a guardian ad litem to low income families through the Legal Services of Eastern Missouri's Volunteer Lawyer Program and other firm initiatives.



Saint Louis University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Rule 13 Law Clerk

  • Jan 2009 - May 2009

  I performed various litigation tasks as a Rule 13 Law Clerk, including:-Briefing and successfully arguing Davis v. Transportation Security Administration, 295 S.W.3d 594 (Mo. App. 2009), convincing the Missouri Court of Appeals that a woman who could not work due to complications with an ectopic pregnancy was entitled to unemployment benefits. -Drafting appellate briefings before the 8th Circuit and Missouri Court of Appeals regarding search and seizure-related issues, immigration and employment-related issues. -Represented clients in a variety of civil trial disputes, include landlord/tennant, traffic and contract-related legal issues.



United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

• Legal Intern for the Hon. Donald Wilkerson

  • Aug 2008 - Dec 2008

  I worked as an intern for the Hon. Donald Wilkerson, Federal Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, during which I performed the following tasks: -Researched and drafted legal memoranda and opinions pertaining to a variety of federal civil issues, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Freedom of Information Act, social security laws and petitions for habeas corpus.-Assisted in the administrative management of settlement conferences, hearings and trials.



Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP

• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Associate

  • May 2008 - Aug 2008

  I worked as a Summer Associate in the Firm's Labor & Employment, Commercial Litigation and Environmental client service groups, during which I performed a variety of litigation-related tasks, including interviewing corporate clients, conducting legal research, and drafting position statements to state and federal equal employment opportunity agencies in response to discrimination, harassment, and retaliation charges.



United States Attorneys' Offices

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legal Clerk

  • May 2007 - Aug 2007

  I worked for the civil litigation department of the United State Attorneys' Office for the Eastern District of Missouri, during which I authored an appellate brief before the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the lawful withholding of privileged and protected information by the United States government under the Freedom of Information Act.



Saint Louis University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Law School Faculty Fellow

  • May 2007 - Aug 2007

  I worked as a faculty fellow for Dean Emeritus Sandra Johnson and Professor Molly Wilson. For former Dean Johnson, Laura researched current legal issues and drafted excerpts for the textbook Health Law, 5th Edition. For Professor Wilson, Laura researched and drafted legal memoranda pertaining to the psychological and legal standards employed by judges in determining the "best interests of the child" in juvenile custody proceedings.