Drew Baker

About Drew Baker

Extensive corporate in-house experience. Recognized by senior leadership for my interpersonal skills and creative problem-solving. Proven successful in avoiding litigation by helping my internal clients navigate difficult issues and establishing strong defenses, while partnering to meet their business needs EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR:• Social Media: Knowledgeable concerning employee issues involving social media; Developed legally compliant strategies;Draft social media policies• Employment law counseling and employment litigation case management • Counsel Human Resources professionals and senior management on a variety of employment issues, including FMLA, ADA, FLSA, ADEA, Title VII, USERRA, NLRA, FCRA,OFCCP, employee discipline and terminations, sexual harassment investigations, WARN, pre-employment testing, health & safety, union issues/union avoidance, and reductions-in-force • Advise regarding Wage Hour audits and agency investigations • Respond to NLRB, DOL, EEOC, and OSHA complaints • Union Avoidance Training; advice and counsel concerning union issues• Review and assist with drafting employee handbooks, as well as developing employment policies• Provide advice and counsel regarding violations of the conflict of interest policy, supplier relations, and other business ethics issues• Engage in frequent communication with business clients at all levels regarding litigation strategies, including accurate cost/benefit analysis of cases• Supervise outside counsel law firms and outside counsel budgets within set targetsCOMMERCIAL LAW• Review and negotiate contracts, including customer, supplier, leases, software, and non-disclosure agreements• Handle commercial claims, including supplier and customer payment issues, quality disputes, U.C.C, and contract disputes • Provide advice and counsel to senior leadership regarding a variety of business and commercial law issues• NAFTA and U.S. export regs • Manage dispute resolution

Experience

1. General Counsel

   State Bar of Michigan

   Aug 2022 — Present · US

Education

• University at Buffalo School of Law

  J.D., Law

Skills

• Uniform Terms and Conditions of Big Three
• Contract Negotiation
• Commercial Litigation
• Legal Contract Review
• Automotive Manufacturing
• Corporate Law
• Employment Law
• Litigation
• Management of Outside Counsel
• Management
• Legal Counseling
• Legal Advice
• Labor Relations
• Adea
• Wage & Hour
• Unfair Labor Practice Charges
• Employment Law Compliance
• Eeoc
• Employee Relations
• Employee Handbooks
• Ada Compliance
• Litigation Management
• Diversity Training
• Eeo
• Far
• Government Contracting
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Automotive
• Arbitration
• Employee Training
• Fmla
• Mediation
• Human Resources
• Employment Discrimination
• Product Liability
• Union Avoidance
• Legal Writing
• Workers Compensation
• Legal Issues
• Dispute Resolution