Practice Areas

Focus of expertise and strengths

Focus of Expertise:

• Workplace Investigations
• Academic Entrepreneurs, Researchers, and Consultants
• Executives In Transition

Strengths:

• Solves complex legal issues in a practical and efficient manner
• Communicates in everyday language
• Goes beyond strict legal advice to help clients solve or resolve issues
• Provides prompt, attentive service
• Partners with clients to prevent issues from arising in the first place

Workplace Investigations

Kathy has conducted thorough and efficient independent workplace investigations for a wide variety of organizations—from start-ups to public companies, non-profits, municipalities and union shops. Those investigations have included a broad array of issues including corporate theft, harassment, sexual misconduct and poor management. Kathy’s natural ease with people enables her to quickly establish rapport with those she interviews allowing her to get to the bottom of the issues quickly. She is adept at handling sensitive and confidential information and emotional interviews. Her broad background in corporate and employment law helps her to analyze the issues and communicate them to the company and its counsel in a timely and objective manner.

Academic Entrepreneurs, Researchers, and Consultants

Kathy provides counsel to academic entrepreneurs, researchers and consultants. She represents professors and researchers at major universities and hospitals across the country in negotiating consulting and advisory board agreements. She provides guidance to founders who are starting their own company. She understands the unique interplay of institutional polices and the needs of the company and the professor/researcher.

Executives in Transition

Kathy Worm has provided counsel to hundreds of Executives in Transition—executives who are either accepting a new position or leaving an existing position. Since she has represented both employers and employees in this type of negotiation, she understands both sides of the equation and can facilitate a quick resolution. She understands the market for salary and other benefits as well as what constitutes a reasonable amount of severance. Kathy uses her corporate law experience to help clients understand the equity components of salary or severance packages. She analyzes non-compete agreements for executives accepting a new position and for those who need to understand their options in connection with a new opportunity. She also helps executives land on their feet by providing connections to professionals who can assist with resumes, healthcare benefits, and more.

Kathy also reviews the following documents:

• Employment Agreements and Offer Letters
• Non-Compete Agreements
• Severance Agreements