Regina Ann C.

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT REGINA ANN C.

Experience includes Governance Officer/Corporate Secretary, Contract Specialist, Sr. Paralegal, Paralegal Manager and other department management roles.• Corporate Secretary (company Officer): managed corporate governance for wholly-owned subsidiaries of major commodities firm; assisted with preparation/finalization of S.E.C. filings; managed press releases and investor relations communications; surveyed Board/Committees; prepared BOD/Committee meeting agendas and attended, prepared & finalized minutes and resolutions; managed stock and derivatives issuances; managed relationships with third-party governance service providers & regulatory agencies; tracked investigations & coordinated responses amongst BOD, GC, Outside Counsel and regulatory/government agencies• Contract Specialist: drafted from standard commercial and employment contracts, reviewed and negotiated vendor agreements, assisted with negotiation of business and legal terms with standard term variation coordination; managed contracts from proposal through closeout; managed document management system and admins, contract status reports • Compliance & Ethics: developed Compliance & Ethics program and provided Quarterly Reports for the Board; managed third-party hotline including case intake, initiating of investigations and tracking of resolutions with global HR managers; audited files; provided training as part of a team; best practices research and collaboration • Legal Dept. Manager: Project Manager for major legal department projects; Paralegal Manager and Generalist Paralegal in support of General Counsel; legal dept. quarterly budgeting and forecasting for $12B corporation and an $8B private equity firm; supervised and managed appraisals process/goal setting and evaluations for paralegals, legal assistants, and administrative/support staff • Provided quarterly litigation status reporting for corporations and a private equity firm with 75 portfolio companies; development of outside counsel guidelines and cost control programs• Project Manager: managed project scope toward global integration of legal digitization software with global teams in the Legal, Finance, IT and Operations areas; track issues/action items/milestones; coordinate responses amongst several corporate groups and software provider(s); vetting and onboarding contract management systems; transactional work (M&A)• other administrative duties including entity management compliance, licensing, credentialing, minute books/recordkeeping, due diligence & data room management, document production and editing