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Suzanne Young
Spanish Fork, Utah 84660
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Suzanne Young, Attorney at Law
Sole Practitioner, Utah (June 2004 - Present)
. Practice areas: Corporate governance and regulatory compliance,
employment, civil rights, real estate, commercial transactions, and
bankruptcy.
. Experience in all aspects of discovery, depositions, trial preparation
and litigation in both state and federal courts.
. Counsel corporate clients on strategic business decisions, fiduciary
responsibilities of directors and officers, and regulatory matters
that affect daily business operations.
Concurrently held positions:
Ford & Huff
Of Counsel, Utah (April 2009 - Present)
. Employment and labor law litigation, including collective action
cases.
Fabian & Clendenin
Lead Contract Attorney, Utah (August 2008 - March 2009)
. Lead attorney over eight contract attorneys and two paralegals
performing document review in relation to the civil lawsuits
stemming from the catastrophic events that occurred at the
Crandall Canyon Mine in August 2007.
. Efficient and thorough review of documents resulted in discovery
of pertinent information that facilitated the settlement of the
case.
GE HealthCare
Non-Conformance Analysis Team Support, Consultant, Utah (December 2007
- June 2008)
. Processed Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) to ensure compliance
with documented procedures and the requirements of a consent
decree of permanent injunction issued by the FDA.
. Coordinated non-conformance remediation processes among various
departments, which resulted in the reduction of processing time
of NCRs from 22 days to two days.
McCarter & English LLP
Lead Contract Attorney, New Jersey (October 2007 - November 2007)
. Lead attorney over ten attorneys performing document review for
a prominent pharmaceutical company in a patent infringement
case.
. Efficient productivity resulted in completion of discovery
assignment before the scheduled deadline.
. Developed extensive knowledge of relevant regulations, patent
laws, and the FDA's New Drug Application process.
Sento
Executive Administrator, Utah (January 2004 - September 2004)
. Drafted and revised vendor agreements, affiliate and sales
contracts, commercial leases, confidentiality agreements, policies
and procedures.
. Revitalized and managed a contract database and tracking system.
. Provided executive support to the board of directors, senior
management, and outside legal counsel.
. Completed SEC filings and quarterly/yearly financial reporting.
Tyco International, LTD-- Earth Tech Inc. Division
Contract Administrator, Utah (August 2002 - September 2003)
. Drafted and negotiated contracts, vendor agreements, indemnity
agreements, confidentiality agreements, and project proposals.
. Collaborated with in-house legal counsel, senior management and sales
representatives in negotiating complex business transactions,
including a multi-million dollar project with the subsidiary's largest
client.
. Successfully implemented international trade program, including
compliance with FCPA.
. Received employment offer of Corporate Legal Counsel.
Suzanne Young
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JD-Paralegal
Consultant (January - July 2002)
Handled range of legal matters for two separate firms, Kilpatrick and
Lockhart LLP, Corporate Finance Division (NY) and Hudson Consulting Group,
Inc. (UT):
. Prepared documents and administered oversight in connection with
public/private offerings, SEC filings, and financial reporting.
The Bank of New York
Corporate Trust Administrator, Corporate Finance, NY, New York (October
2000 - May 2001)
. Rapidly became proficient in financial and legal instruments
associated with complex securities transactions resulting in being
assigned the Bank's largest domestic account.
. Collaborated with holders, issuers, underwriters and legal counsel in
the issuance and servicing of corporate securities, including
coordination of a 1.6 billion dollar corporate bond issuance.
. Monitored client accounts for financial stability, risk mitigation and
compliance with agreements, procedures, laws and regulations.
Merrick Bank Corporation
Executive Officer, Assistant Corporate Secretary, Utah (January 1999 -
April 2000)
. Ensured proper corporate governance and regulatory adherence by
bringing the bank into compliance with the mandates of a memorandum of
understanding issued by the FDIC.
. Created, implemented and managed the bank's complaint resolution
program.
. Directed outside and in-house legal counsel on several projects,
including the revitalization of the Bank's structured settlement loan
program.
. Managed all financial activities and business developments of the
Bank's wholly owned subsidiary.
. Preformed due diligence of potential business partners and assessed
risk of new ventures.
. Received employment offer of Corporate Legal Counsel.
Intern/Consultant
Utah and New York (1995 -1999)
. Engaged in extensive legal research and writing of memoranda for
various law firms for a complex dissolution of partnership case, a
tort/negligence case against the Utah Department of Transportation,
and a land use and development case against Provo City, Utah.
. Contributed to the research and writing of an appellate brief in a
contested adoption case before the Utah Court of Appeals.
. Gathered financial information for the Legislative Fiscal Analyst
Office of the State of Utah for use in budget briefs for state
legislators.
. Intern at several legal aid clinics in Utah and New York representing
low-income clients from intake to final disposition of cases.
EDUCATION
University of Utah University of
Utah College of Law
Bachelor of Arts, 1995 Juris
Doctorate, 2001
Major: Psychology
J. Reuben Clark Law
School, BYU
Visiting student,
1999 - 2000
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