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Kathryn T. Harris
RLG Principal and Founder
Kathryn Harris is a founder and managing principal of The
Resolution Law Group, plc. Ms. Harris has over 18 years of experience
representing clients on a wide variety of general business, technology,
commercial contracts, litigation and employment matters. She has a proven
track record of forging successful working relationships with executive
management teams and in-house counsel, and has handled issues involving
strategic planning, risk analysis and contract administration. Ms. Harris
currently provides general counsel services to technology and consulting
companies in the D.C. metropolitan area.
In 1996, Ms. Harris became counsel to Newbridge Networks Inc., now Alcatel
USA, Inc., where she introduced a legal outsourcing model, delivering
on-site legal services at significant savings to the company. In that role,
she represented the Company in significant corporate transactions, handled
commercial contract, strategic alliance and licensing issues, prepared and
reviewed company policies, counseled regularly on employment matters and
disputes, and successfully represented the company in significant collection
and tax litigation. As a result of the success of the outsourcing model,
The Resolution Law Group, plc was retained to deliver the entire U.S. legal
function on-site for Alcatel. Under this arrangement, the firm successfully
managed the U.S. legal function at 30-40% below national industry cost
benchmarks, reducing the company’s legal expense by at least $200K year over
year.
Before starting her own firm, Ms. Harris practiced at Arent
Fox, a major law firm in Washington, D.C., where her practice concentrated in commercial
litigation in federal and state courts nationwide in such areas as
construction, government contracts, business torts, real estate, unfair
trade and contract disputes. She has substantial experience in a variety of
alternative dispute resolution methods, including mediation and both
domestic and international arbitration. She received her J.D. from The
George Washington National University National Law Center. Following law
school, she held a one-year judicial clerkship with the United States Claims
Court in Washington,
D.C., which hears claims against the United States on federal contract and
constitutional and statutory matters. She has served as a faculty member on
several Virginia Bar sponsored seminars and lectures regularly on employment
matters. Ms. Harris is a member of the Virginia Bar and the Bar of the
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