Crista Harwood
Senior Vice President & General Counsel at Passport Health Communications
- Role
- Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary at Experian
- Location
- Franklin, TN, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Apr 2010 — Present · Nashville, TN
Passport Health Communications is a revenue cycle management and software services company specializing in healthcare IT. As General Counsel, my responsibilities include the following: i) providing advice regarding laws and regulations that affect the company’s business, including HIPAA security and data privacy laws, ii) supporting the company’s merger and acquisition initiatives, including managing the due diligence efforts and drafting and negotiating definitive agreements, managing operations and compliance including drafting, negotiating and approving all of the company’s sales contracts, licensing agreements and consulting and service agreements, iv) supporting the company’s financing function, including quarterly and annual financing statement review, credit agreement advice and accounting and tax support, vi) supporting the human resources function, including support related to offer letters, severance agreements, employee-related disputes and benefit plans, vii) managing all company litigation, supporting board and committee meetings and corporate governance efforts, ix) managing the company’s intellectual property portfolio and x) managing the company\'s legal team.
Education
Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business
MBA, Finance
1990 — 1991
Vanderbilt University Law School
JD
2004 — 2006
Kettering University
BS, Industrial Engineering
1982 — 1987
Skills
- Negotiation
- Commercial Litigation
- Securities Regulation
- Arbitration
- Management
- Litigation
- Mediation
- Hipaa
- Intellectual Property
- Appeals
- Joint Ventures
- Finance
- Accounting
- Executive Management
- Due Diligence
- Contract Negotiation
- Privacy Law
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Governance
- Employee Benefits
- Venture Capital
- Legal Research
- Licensing
- Legal Compliance
- Mergers
- Expertise in Healthcare Information Technology
- Securities
- Corporate Law
- Healthcare Information Technology
- Legal Writing
- Employment Law
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