Vanessa P. Roig
Director, Senior Employment Counsel at Saks Global
- Role
- Director, Senior Employment Counsel at Neiman Marcus
- Location
- Orlando, FL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Vanessa P. Roig
Proactive, high-performing, and adaptable senior legal expert, business partner…
Experience
Director, Senior Employment Counsel
Aug 2023 — Present
Effectively provide experienced counsel every day as a lead attorney for the largest multi-brand luxury retailer in the world and subject matter expert for labor & employment laws under federal, state, and local regulations.• Regularly collaborate with business partners, stakeholders, and team members, including the Chief Legal, Privacy, People & Diversity Officers, to provide high-quality, business-focused guidance and solutions across multiple functions.• Develop employment-related policies, documents, acknowledgments, quick reference guides, and agreements to address all facets of the employer-employee relationship, including to cover job offers, severance, arbitration, restrictive covenants, and consents and authorizations (e.g, BIPA, FCRA).• Routinely serve as the direct representative and key strategic partner when hiring/managing external counsel in defense of a vast, complex portfolio of employment litigation, including single plaintiff, class action, California PAGA, and at times, general litigation, privacy, commercial, and intellectual property matters.• Daily engagement with internal stakeholders to create and update top-tier legal frameworks that align with business objectives, while proactively identifying legal risks and taking steps to minimize their impact.• Communicate and negotiate with attorneys, governmental agencies, regulatory authorities to timely resolve disputes in line with budgetary considerations and enterprise and department goals. • Ensure compliance with relevant laws and standards as new and developing trends emerge, and implementing updates to company strategies, policies, procedures, and operations nationwide. NMG, Chair, Hispanic and Latinx Associate Community Network (ACN) February 2024 – Present
Education
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Juris Doctor
The Ohio State University
Bachelor of Arts - BA
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