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Assistant General Counsel
Company NameIllinois Department of Insurance
Dates Employed2014 – Present Employment Duration4 yrs
LocationChicago, IL
• Counsel and advise departmental staff and executive leadership on policy matters, laws, and regulations.
• Provide guidance and legal advice on privacy implications of personal information handling and compliance with internal policies and state and federal law.
• Manage the defense of lawsuits against the Department in state and federal court: Coordinate litigation strategies with the Attorney General’s Office and the Office of the Special Deputy Receiver; and review and edit pleadings and motions.
• Review or draft orders, proposed legislation, bulletins, memoranda of understanding, regulatory settlement agreements, market conduct examination reports, and procurement and personal service contracts.
• Support market conduct examinations of insurance companies’ non-financial business operations and practices—including cybersecurity.
• Participate in NAIC meetings and monitor its activities for developments.
• Oversee the drafting, editing, and promulgation of the Department’s administrative rules (JCAR).
• Review and direct responses to Freedom of Information Act requests, and subpoenas.
• Preside as Hearing Officer over contested administrative hearings.
• Serve as the Department’s liaison to the Illinois Blockchain Initiative consortium.
• Appointed to Illinois Legislative Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Task Force.
• IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US). |