Sales Medical Device
Resume:
KAREN H. LAMKIN
DIVISION COUNSEL
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Mansfield, Massachusetts 02048
SUMMARY
. Pro-active, confident, responsible, dynamic team leader and business
partner working in a fast paced environment
. Superior oral and written communication, negotiation, analytical and
interpersonal skills, strong integrity and sound legal and commercial
judgment
. Attended training, courses and conferences on FDA Regulatory and
Compliance, Managing Risk Through Product Lifecycle, Doing Business
Abroad, Contract Issues for Life Science Attorneys, Healthcare
Reimbursement, FDA Reporting Requirements and MA Pharmaceutical and
Medical Device Code of Conduct
. Recognized for outstanding legal achievements
EXPERTISE:
. Complex domestic and international contracts and transactions
. Regulatory, Corporate and Legal Compliance
. Litigation, Mediation and Dispute Resolution
. Product Development, Licensing, Manufacturing, Supply Chain,
Marketing, Distribution and Anti-Trust Legal Issues
Professional Experience
SENIOR ATTORNEY 2009 to 11/10
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
As sole counsel spearheaded all legal work (regulatory, transactional, real
estate and litigation matters) and advised business teams at failed bank
receiverships in Pittsburgh and Horsham, Pennsylvania and in Ridgewood, New
Jersey
DIVISION COUNSEL 1998-
2007
BBA U.S. Holdings, Inc. /Fiberweb plc, Wakefield, Massachusetts
Division Counsel responsible for all legal work in North and South America
for what is now Fiberweb plc, a $1.0+ billion developer, manufacturer,
supplier and distributor of products for the life science, consumer,
industrial and healthcare industries
. Advised upon regulatory matters, reviewed advertising, labeling and
marketing materials for products being sold and distributed
domestically and internationally and monitored sales and marketing
practices
. Provided legal advice and support for compliance and regulatory
matters including anti-trust/competition, pricing, FCPA, Fraud and
abuse laws and the termination of contracts with distributors and
sales representatives
. Negotiated, prepared and reviewed domestic and international
agreements including: research and development, product design, joint
development, global procurement, national purchase, licensing, private
labeling, consulting, manufacturing, product sales, supply,
distribution, outsourcing and off shore manufacturing, with foreign
entities in Chile, Venezuela, Brazil, New Zealand, Australia, Mexico,
Canada and throughout Europe and Asia
. Saved millions of dollars of legal fees and exposure and coordinated
and managed outside counsel in the litigation, mediation and
settlement of a substantial anti-trust matter and major product
liability case
. Directed the negotiation and drafting of all equipment contracts and
facilitated capital investment approvals, government incentives and
letters of credit with German, French, Italian and US companies, which
enabled construction of a $45 million manufacturing line to produce
products for a major consumer products customer
. Developed courses and trained management and departmental personnel
KAREN H. LAMKIN
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SENIOR ATTORNEY
1991-1998
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Franklin, Massachusetts
Led litigation, disputes and workouts for eight failed banking corporations
and their subsidiaries involving financial, regulatory, commercial and
contractual issues. Federal Torts Claims Act Coordinator. Litigation and
Employment Attorney during northeast bank closings and supervised the work
of FDIC legal staff and more than 40 outside law firms across the country
. Saved the FDIC more than $1million in legal fees as Alternative
Dispute Resolution (ADR) Coordinator, responsible for the operation
and implementation of the corporation's mediation program
. Co-author of National FDIC Outside Counsel Fee Bill Guidelines, which
controlled millions of dollars in legal fees
Awards: Productivity Incentive (11/91), Performance (7/93, 10/96), Special
Act (10/95, 11/97), STAR (3/96)
CORPORATE ASSOCIATE 1988-1990
Maselan & Jones, PC, Boston, Massachusetts
Outside counsel representing a diverse client base of corporations,
partnerships and other business entities
. Advised physicians and medical practices on regulatory, insurance,
real estate and liability issues
. Successfully aided a multi-state 100-year-old company in the
liquidation of its business in bankruptcy court
ASSOCIATE 1986-1988
Kopelman & Paige, PC, Boston, Massachusetts
Represented Emerson College, zoning and planning boards, conservation
commissions and boards of health and served as Town Counsel at numerous
town meetings for many of the firm's 40+ municipal corporate clients
ASSOCIATE 1983-1986
Swartz & Swartz, Boston, Massachusetts
Responsible for over 100 product liability cases pending in state and
federal courts involving chemicals, equipment, machinery, consumer,
household and food products
Education: J.D. Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, Deans
List, Trustees Scholarship
M.P.A., & B.A. Indiana University, Bloomington,
Indiana, Overseas Program
Bar Admissions: Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, U.S. District
Court of Massachusetts, U.S Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Affiliations: New England Corporate Counsel Association (NECCA),
Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), The International Practice Group
(ACC), New England Labor Counsel (NELC), Healthcare Innovations Team CJP,
Medical Development Group (MDG), Women in Healthcare Management (WHCM)
. Willing to travel in the U.S. and Internationally
. Studied: French, Spanish and Hebrew
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