Darla Roden
Legal Department Leader, Enabling Strategic Growth, Litigation Management & Strategy, Risk, Labor & Employment, Contracts & Contract Management, M&A: General Counsel, LALA U.S., Inc.
- Role
- General Counsel at LALA U.S., Inc
- Location
- Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Darla Roden
Welcome, I’m Darla Roden, General Counsel of LALA U.S, Inc. As a Senior Executive Leader…
Experience
General Counsel
Apr 2017 — Present · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US
As the General Counsel for LALA U.S, Inc, I spearhead the legal operations in this new organization and serve on the executive leadership team, providing legal advice to support the strategic direction. Execute a full spectrum of legal matters, managing all outside counsel, directing all phases of litigation, advising on employment law and labor relations matters, drafting and negotiating commercial and procurement contracts, supporting divestitures, mergers and acquisitions. Creating, implementing, and delivering training on company policies, internal controls, compliance programs, and corporate governance. Manage transactional, regulatory, and compliance matters. Develop high-performing team members. Promote company values to drive profitability and impact the organizational framework. Draft company policies and procedures, revised employee handbook and consumer care protocols, and created template contracts; lead pandemic crisis response policy creation Evaluate and develop the strategy for managing all contract disputes, EEOC claims, trademark challenges, compliance matters, and other litigation to mitigate the risk of impact on business; established outside counsel guidelines and management procedures Instituting the Company’s contract management platform, housing 700+ entries, and supporting the implementation of the Company’s first supplier management and compliance platform Supporting labor and employment matters for 250+ employees, including supporting 4 collective bargaining agreement negotiations, managing union grievances and arbitrations Govern the US risk management program, steering the casualty and corporate insurance program, saving 5–10% per renewal, and securing a $MM recovery on insurance claim Assist in M&A due diligence, evaluated risks, and made recommendations for integration Joined as Associate General Counsel April 2017, promoted to General Counsel October 2017
Education
University of Virginia School of Law
Juris Doctorate
University of Oklahoma
Bachelor of Arts - BA
Skills
- Trade Secrets
- Class Actions
- Securities Regulation
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Courts
- Product Liability
- Dispute
- Dispute Resolution
- Trial Practice
- Corporate Law
- Chapter 11
- Arbitration
- Litigation
- Fcpa
- Intellectual Property
- Appeals
- Joint Ventures
- Business Litigation
- Creditors' Rights
- Patent Litigation
- Torts
- Competition Law
- Bankruptcy
- Civil Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Commercial Litigation
- Breach of Contract
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