Management Human Resources

PETER LEVINE

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

In-house counsel with more than twelve years experience providing legal, business, operational and strategic advice to company senior management, business people and department heads. Experience includes employment contracting, providing legal advice on employment law issues, developing risk mitigation strategies and managing outside counsel. Trusted leader and valuable and loyal team member with a passion for providing excellent advice and service to company senior management, business people and department heads that meets their needs and exceeds their expectations.

EXPERIENCE

TYCO, INC., Boca Raton, FL

Corporate Counsel, North America IS&S, 4/2016 to Present (Seeking New Opportunity Due to Pending Merger Between Tyco and Johnson Controls)

Support complex transactions for the installation and service of security systems with end user customers, both as a prime contractor and subcontractor.

Prepare and negotiate customer sales and service agreements, master services agreements, subcontracting agreements, retail agreements, software licensing agreements, sourcing agreements and other commercial agreements for business clients.

Provide day-to-day support to sales and service segment clients on all legal matters related to general operations, customer relations, licensing and local government compliance issues.

Work on responses to requests for proposals for domestic and international opportunities with business team and company departments, including drafting exception letters and advising on response requirements.

Review, revise and advise on press releases, advertising materials, sweepstakes, giveaways, newspaper articles, presentations and other materials to promote or report on the company’s business and products.

Negotiate trade show and hotel agreements and provide general support for the marketing department.

Manage and support legal dispute resolution, including collection and other contract enforcement matters, and coordinate with internal specialist colleagues in support of litigation and compliance efforts.

Support business risk containment efforts and work with corporate risk management professionals to respond to claims.

Provide training and guide clients in complex compliance issues typical for innovative, growth-oriented, multinational companies, such as anti-bribery, international trade and competition laws.

MEDNAX, INC., Sunrise, FL

Senior Regional Counsel, 4/2003 to 4/2016

Advised company executive management and business people on business, strategic, operational and legal matters as a member of the management team of one of the company’s divisions.

Drafted, reviewed and negotiated over 330 employment and independent contractor agreements and amendments per year and managed renewals of over 650 existing employment and independent contractor agreements.

Provided strategic advice to company business people on how to proceed with negotiating employment agreements, including developing alternative contract language to deal with concerns raised by employees during the contract negotiation process.

Created and implemented human resources and employee policies and procedures.

Led company projects to improve the company’s contracting process and move the company to be in compliance with employment laws and regulations and other laws and regulations that govern the company’s business.

Crafted and revised contract templates and other contract documents including side letters.

Developed reference manuals of acceptable company contract language standards for use by company business people and other attorneys and paralegals.

Interpreted contracts for company senior management and prepare contract term sheets for company business people to make sure that contractual provisions are being adhered to.

Counseled human resources and management on employee issues, employee retention issues, employee discipline and terminations, former employee non-compete violations and employee classification.

Advised on and ensured company compliance with federal, state and local employment and labor laws and regulations, including Title VII, FMLA, ADA, ERISA, ADEA, FLSA, WARN, PDA, USERRA, and employment contracts.

Managed outside counsel, including outside counsel’s completion of projects and outside counsel budgets.

Determined when certain business and legal issues need to be escalated to executive management or department heads and continued to work on such issues after they are escalated to ensure the appropriate action plans are agreed on and implemented.

Ensured compliance of the company’s contracts and services with applicable laws and regulations and partner with company business people to make necessary changes to stay current with current laws and regulations.

Led the regionalization of the company's operational legal function from two attorneys and three paralegals performing such function at the corporate office to having 1 attorney and 1 paralegal working physically in each of the company’s 5 regions across the country.

Trained, mentored and developed regional legal team of 5 attorneys, 5 paralegals, 1 contracts administrator and 1 assistant.

Grew and expanded role during 12 year tenure through four separate promotions.

Negotiated contract templates with several large national clients, leading to quicker turnaround on new and renewal agreements, fewer expired contracts and elimination of forfeited revenues.

Amended problematic provisions into more favorable language.

Led a team of lobbyists and outside counsel to favorably amend several employee related laws.

Worked over 3 years with outside counsel to obtain exemption from OFCCP's affirmative action requirements.

Argued company's position in NLRB complaint and successfully had charges dismissed with no penalty.

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Senior Attorney, 4/1997 to 4/2003

Advised 12 appellate level Administrative Law Judges on cases.

Conducted in-depth reviews of evidence and researched and analyzed applicable laws and regulations.

Drafted average of more than 60 appellate decisions per month and managed revolving docket of more than 500 cases.

Executed all facets of pre-hearing discovery, including document subpoenas and evidence gathering.

Promoted to handling complex Medicare reimbursement and overpayment cases.

LAW OFFICE OF NORMAN GANZ, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Associate, 8/1996 to 4/1997

Litigated a caseload of over 150 employment discrimination cases.

Prepared EEOC and FCHR charges of discrimination.

Conducted and attended depositions of parties and witnesses, propounded and responded to motions, pleadings and discovery requests and represented clients in labor union grievance hearings.

Prepared clients and witnesses for depositions and trial testimony

UNIVERSIY OF MIAMI DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS, Coral Gables, FL

Compliance Department Intern, 4/1996 to 8/1997

Worked on all aspects of NCAA compliance.

Researched and advised Athletic Department coaches and staff on applicable NCAA regulations

BARNETT ASSOCIATES, Garden City, NY

Hearing Representative, 10/1995 to 4/1996

Litigated unemployment insurance hearings before Administrative Law Judges.

Drafted appeals of hearings to the United States District Court of Appeals.

Prepared clients for hearing testimony

EDUCATION

J.D.: LAW, 1995

Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, United States

President of Unemployment Action Center

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE: MANAGEMENT

University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States

Student Government Senator

BAR MEMBERSHIPS

Florida Bar and New York Bar.

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