Christopher Mandell

About Christopher Mandell

I am a motivated executive-level leader and skilled business-oriented attorney with a proven track record of success in organizations of varying sizes. I excel where I can integrate my business acumen and leadership skills with my legal expertise and contribute as a key team player in an effort to exceed collective business goals.

Experience

1. Assistant General Counsel

   Premera Blue Cross

   Jun 2021 — Present · Mountlake Terrace, WA, US

   Legal leader providing actionable advice and guidance regarding Premera\'s national sized clients and prospects. Day to day support of Sales, Product, Contract Services, and Vendor Management teams. Handle escalations from other business and corporate services partners throughout the organization and make significant risk determinations daily.Executive Management and Company Strategy• Influence leadership on business and risk matters including service, operations, marketing and sales. • Strategic advisor on commercial transactions and key compliance risks in contracting. • Participate in Legal and Sales leadership strategic planning. Legal Counsel• Handle high-impact work-load while supporting national sized clients and all ASO contracting work.• Negotiate deals resulting is significant annual revenue and provide ongoing support of national client needs as related to products, contract services, funding accounts and relationship management. • Educate and support creation of sales presentations and marketing slides for compliance with standards and law, resulting in increased efficiency and consistency of internal processes. • Create tool kits, playbooks and trainings for Sales, Account Management and other players for ease of communication.Regulatory Compliance• Provide compliance support related to complicated and highly regulated insurance and healthcare worlds. • Proactively examine applicable laws and regulations (including HIPAA, CCPA, ERISA and IRC) to determine impact on and compliance of products, services and systems.

Education

• The University of Montana School of Law

  Juris Doctor, Law

• University of Montana

  BA, History

Skills

• Program Management
• Vendor Management
• Legal Advice
• Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Health Care Reform
• Mergers
• Contract Negotiation
• Management of Outside Counsel
• Federal & State Regulatory Compliance
• Outsourcing
• Cobra
• Section 125 Administration
• Negotiation
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Compliance
• Licensing
• Hipaa
• Adp Payroll
• Crm
• Litigation
• Due Diligence
• Data Privacy
• Employment Law
• Legal Compliance
• Erisa
• Joint Ventures
• 401k
• Payroll
• Employee Benefits
• Policy
• Workers Compensation
• Benefits Administration
• Budgets
• Privacy Law