Ifath N. Iftikhar-Sickler

Promoted from L5 Sr. Manager to L6 Sr. Manager January 2024

• Provided & implemented strategic recommendations to enhance legal team and company productivity.
• Managed a $13M legal budget which encompassed legal technology and Outside Counsel spend, working closely with FP&A.
• Oversaw various tool builds to advance automation (CLM, E-Discovery, Legal Billing, Employment Tech, Equity Compensation & Management, Legal Ticketing, Board Software, Entity Management, Project & Matter Management, Vendor Management & Procurement).
• Managed the CLE program and spearheaded DEI initiatives as Chair of the company's Women in Tech ERG.
• Managed all Outside Counsel relationships and project/matter planning.
• Managed the equity and stock option program, working closely with the HR and Finance teams.
• Oversaw and managed the contract review process, including but not limited to, NDAs, Vendor Agreements, Consulting Agreements, etc.
• Drafted legal team policies dedicated to contract reviews, legal compliance, and procedural business policies.
• Managed the Legal Operations & Contracts team, which included employees & consultants dedicated to legal technology builds, contract review, equity program, RFI requests, corporate filings, and policy implementation.

• Drafted, reviewed, revised and negotiated a variety of health plans, independent contractor, confidentiality, and vendor agreements.
• Maintained of all Professional Corporation filings in several states.
• Completed and maintained annually the company certifications (HITRUST, NCQA, URAC).
• Completed due diligence requests in activities related to corporate partnerships and/or transactions.
• Performed full review of privacy incident response; assisting with breach reporting and maintaining privacy incident tracker for reporting to: PCs, health plans, and government.
• Provided strategic initiative assistance to General Counsel and providing business plan recommendations.

• Reviewed Deloitte's client's financial and legal records to ensure compliance with regulations
• Worked closely with the client to provide quality assurance and management support in order to guarantee completion of the project within the desired timeframe
• Provided daily status updates and data tracking analysis to project managers.

• Analyzed various litigation documents for multiple assignments as part of the e-discovery process
• Reviewed and coded documents for relevance, responsiveness, privilege and confidentiality while tracking the overarching batch data set and monitored document data to ensure compliance with client standards
• Assessed escalated documents for quality assurance and responsiveness regarding litigation matter.

• Directed pro se litigants regarding legal rights pertaining to family court proceedings through legal helpline, chat, mail, email service and in-person meetings as part of legal programs.
• Advocated and liaised with elected officials and partner organizations throughout the state on behalf of the organization to support various statewide initiatives and proposed bills within the New York State legislature.
• Authored and edited organization’s legal information guides which are distributed in courts throughout the state.

• Composed responses for requests for evidence (RFE) issued by United States Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) regarding petitions filed on behalf of firm's clients.
• Prepared petitions and arguments in support of H-1B, L-1A, L-1B, and I-140 petitions.
• Analyzed changing immigration data and trends and researched relevant statutory and case law to draft memos discussing specific client issues.