Patricia Bradley
Vice President, Sr Associate General Counsel @Adtalem Global Education
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WORK HISTORY
Vice President, Sr Associate General Counsel @Adtalem Global Education
Chicago, IL, US
Responsible for Adtalem’s Global Litigation, Employment, Real Estate and Corporate Transactions. Lead a team of attorneys and support staff, manage multi-million dollar annual litigation budget and direct the legal strategy for Adtalem and its affiliate institutions including Chamberlain, Ross Med, Ross Vet, American University of the Caribbean (AUC), and Walden. Support Board governance and manage auditor relationships.• Lead M&A due-diligence efforts, all real estate transactions and other corporate transactional and policy work (contract negotiation, review, and drafting) in support of Procurement, Commercial, IT, Finance, HR and other functional groups. • Manage and provide enterprise wide employment law advice and support, including employee discipline, employment investigations, EEOC, policy oversight and compliance, severance and termination.• Manage enterprise wide litigation and dispute resolution.• Ensure compliance with SEC rules and the listing standards of the NYSE while preparing aspects of SEC filings and disclosures including the 8-K, 10-Q, Notes, and FAS 5 Disclosures to external auditors.• Achieved various cost reductions and launched savings initiatives including necessary reductions in force, vendor consolidations, post-acquisition synergy savings (deduplication of efforts) and budget management yielding a 26% budget reduction in 2022.• Advocate for DEI initiative including act as Advisory Council member, National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF)
EDUCATION
Rutgers University
Bachelor of Arts - BA
Seton Hall University School of Law
Juris Doctorate
ABOUT PATRICIA BRADLEY
A global legal executive, business leader, team builder with expertise in managing complex commercial transactions; providing strategic legal counsel to leadership; delivering business strategy results; building and developing teams; implementing process improvements; resolving high-risk claims and litigation matters; SEC compliance; and driving regulatory and policy compliance. Key advisor to senior leadership and Boards of Directors to ensure compliance with SEC and NYSE while assessing corporate governance and executive compensation disclosure risk. Providing counsel and preparing aspects of SEC filings and disclosures including 8-K, 10-Q, Notes, and FAS 5 Disclosures for external auditors. Significant career experience spanning Fortune 500 and Fortune public companies in telecommunications, banking, manufacturing, and education. Trained at an AmLaw100 law firm and groomed to lead organizations of scale, complexity, and significant impact. Support DEI (Diversity Equity & Inclusion) initiatives by serving as an advisory council member for NAMWOLF (National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms). Risk Management | Corporate Law | Compliance & Training | Operations Management | Litigation | Labor & Employment Law | Corporate Governance | DEI Advocacy | Real Estate | Manufacturing | Procurement | Insurance Risk Mitigation | Technology | Building & Leading Teams | Supply Chain & Logistics
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