Colleen Kavanagh Cockrum
Lead Counsel, Labor & Employment | Crisis Management
- Role
- Lead Counsel, Labor & Employment at LyondellBasell
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Colleen Kavanagh Cockrum
A valued partner to human resources professionals and management, providing practical labor and employment advice that allows business leaders to minimize risk and achieve operating objectives.
Experience
Lead Counsel, Labor & Employment
Feb 2014 — Present · Houston, TX, US
Experienced international labor & employment attorney at LyondellBasell, one of the world’s largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies.Support Human Resources professionals and business managers in all aspects of labor and employment law, including analyzing and advising on employment law matters; representing the Company in connection with state and federal audits and administrative proceedings; providing strategic guidance and legal support for collective bargaining and related activities for union-represented facilities; drafting employee and organized labor agreements, contracts and other legal documents; managing outside counsel in employment litigation and labor arbitrations; drafting and reviewing employment policies; developing and delivering training on various employment and labor law issues; supporting internal investigations; facilitating immigration into the United States; and representing clients in a variety of pro bono matters.Serve as a member of and legal advisor for the Company\'s Global DEI Council as well as the lead legal department advisor for the Company\'s Crisis Management Team, which is responsible for corporate emergency response in the event of any incident worldwide.
Education
University of Houston Law Center
J.D., Law
2002 — 2005
Texas A&M University
Journalism
1995 — 1999
Skills
- Litigation
- Courts
- Flsa
- Employment Contracts
- Trials
- Fmla
- Hearings
- Torts
- Human Resources
- Wage & Hour
- Eeoc
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- Retaliation
- Trade Secrets
- Legal Research
- Legal Writing
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