Carly Gustafson
Tyler
Summary
Business-minded corporate counsel with experience navigating employment, litigation, compliance, and privacy issues. Thinks multiple steps ahead to effectively manage risk in support of corporate goals. Communicates for the purpose of educating in a way to provide others the building blocks for applying the law to modern-day issues.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate General Counsel
Discovery Life Sciences, LLC
06.2022 - Current
- Supports Human Resources in managing a primarily remote global workforce to guarantee compliance with state and federal employment laws.
- Drafts all employee-related contracts and agreements.
- Conducts internal investigations and provides guidance to corporate leadership in managing risk.
- Drafts and reviews all corporate policies, employee handbooks, and the corporate ethics code.
- Responds to state and federal agency complaints.
- Manages United States corporate litigation matters while overseeing outside counsel.
Staff Attorney
Equitrans Midstream Corporation
01.2020 - 05.2022
- Supported the Human Resources department to manage compliance with state and federal laws regionally.
- Managed litigation docket.
- Assisted the corporate compliance function in developing all policies and company ethics code.
- Conducted internal investigations related to employee policy violations.
- Managed responses to federal employment agencies and other civil claims.
- Assisted with management of general litigation, land interest disputes, and contract matters.
Associate
Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir, P.C.
09.2018 - 01.2020
- Assisted the litigation, labor and employment, and mobility groups by participating in analysis of relevant case law to provide timely and thorough resolution to legal issues.
- Preparation of pleadings and motions, discovery materials, exhibits and other documents for use in litigation proceedings and in responding to opposing counsel.
- Counseled corporate clients in matters including best practices and procedure, and compliance with the state and federal employment laws.
Judicial Law Clerk
Clearfield County Court of Common Pleas
08.2017 - 10.2018
- Researched laws, court decisions and other documents relevant to cases before court to aide in judge's decision-making.
- Reviewed complaints, petitions, motions and pleadings to aid in determining admissibility.
- Prepared bench memoranda and bench briefs for judges on various legal issues.
Education
Juris Doctor -
Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA06.2017
Bachelors - Political Science
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX12.2010
Skills
- Investigations
- Mediation
- Corporate compliance
- Communication
- Legal research
- Legal writing
- Data privacy
- Dispute resolution
- Ethics management
- Litigation management
- Employment law
- Corporate governance
- Trial experience
- Legal analysis
License
Pennsylvania Bar Association, 11/17 - Present
Timeline
Associate General Counsel
Discovery Life Sciences, LLC
06.2022 - Current
Staff Attorney
Equitrans Midstream Corporation
01.2020 - 05.2022
Associate
Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir, P.C.
09.2018 - 01.2020
Judicial Law Clerk
Clearfield County Court of Common Pleas
08.2017 - 10.2018
Juris Doctor -
Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University
Bachelors - Political Science
Sam Houston State University
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