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Please note that Legal’s response time to your inquiry may be slower than usual as we prioritize interpreting and addressing the recent Executive Orders and other federal directives. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
About Us
WestEd’s Legal Department supports the organization by providing sound and responsive legal advice and analysis of issues. We stay abreast of current laws and legal trends that impact our business and foster a creative, collaborative approach to problem solving. We provide strategic advice to ensure that WestEd’s policies, procedures, and practices are legally compliant, ethical, and aligned with the agency’s business objectives. We protect WestEd’s IP portfolio, provide training, develop standard terms and conditions for agreements, manage risk, and avoid conflicts that could harm business relationships, WestEd’s brand, or our reputation.
Key Services:
- Intellectual Property (licensing and trademarks)
- Reviewing/Drafting Nonstandard Agreements (NDAs, TAs, funding agreements, sub agreements)
- Compliance & Guidance
- Employment
- Board Governance
- Policy Drafting
- Litigation
- Acquisitions
- Data Agreements
- Chart of Approvals
- Conflict of interest
NOTE: Confidential matters should be forwarded to Deb Cooksey at [email protected]
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Hours of operation:
Monday – Friday
8AM to 5PM PT
(excluding WestEd holidays)