Vanessa Long

Background

About Vanessa Long

I am a legal professional, with a rare blend of courtroom, credibility, litigation, strategy, and operational leadership. Now, that I am an empty nester, I’m looking to utilize my experience and rare skillset that includes a 360 – degree view of how legal services, federal and state regulations intersect with business outcomes, to focus my attention as an in-house/general council role – where I can partner with Business units, support strategic decision–making, ensure compliance, and help organizations thrive with the law on their side. As an Administrative Law, Judge, I’ve navigated complex federal and state, regulations, became proficient in Unemployment, Medicare, Medicaid, and other state and federal programs, advocated for vulnerable clients, and delivered clear, decisive, legal analysis under pressure. Along with my judicial experience I became proficient in discovery and privilege protection by practicing over 8 years as an eDiscovery attorney where I obtained vast insight into every area of law, including M&A, data privacy, employment, and contract formation and disputes. With extensive work in high profile social media, controversial pharmaceutical, technology patent protection, and environmental litigation that resulted in multi-million-dollar settlements and judgements. My litigation experience spans various areas of law that includes Social Security disability, family law, immigration, civil law, and mediation. My roles held in operations, allowed me to become efficient in creating initiatives to modernized, workflow, optimize resources, and align and improve team performance with firm strategy and allowed me to gain extensive knowledge in employment law. Prior to my legal career I gained a tenure of 15 years of service to the State of Arizona and 10 years in real estate. I built a career rooted in public trust, policy expertise, and a deep commitment to social services to ensure positive outcomes for Arizona residents and employees. I excelled in leading campaigns for federal and state waivers, grant writing, policy development, negotiation and collaboration with stakeholders, vendors, and other states and agencies. I also attained qualifications as a certified instructor, that allowed me to develop and deliver training on complex regulatory framework and attain a 98% successful pass rate for the over 500 employees trained.