DENISE DYCE, Esq.

EXPERIENCE New York City Department of Environmental Protection

Flushing, N.Y.
Director of Labor Relations / Agency Attorney Jan. 2006 - Present
* Manage and direct defense of the Agency in employment arbitration and litigati
on: coordinate with outside counsel to prepare litigation strategies; represent
the Agency in labor disputes; manage and respond to grievances; negotiate settl
ements; investigate employment complaints
* Provide counsel on laws affecting HR and employment including state labor law,
FMLA, ADA, FLSA, Title VII, and New York Civil Service Law
* Counsel Human Resources Commissioner on employment matters including reasonabl
e accommodations, promotions and reductions in force, employee relations, union
concerns, contract provisions; prepare or provide legal review of proposed HR an
d personnel policies
* Interpret and enforce collective bargaining agreements and Civil Service Law
* Coordinate with Assistant General Counsel to prepare Agency responses to exter
nal EEO complaints
* Serve as hearing officer at employee disciplinary hearings and issue written o
pinions
* Represent the Agency at labor-management conferences and collective bargaining
sessions
* Coordinate with the office of General Counsel and the Agency's Health and Safe
ty Division to ensure compliance with applicable safety laws
* Conduct supervisory training to ensure compliance with Civil Service, Labor, E
mployment and EEO laws
* Serve as the Agency representative for the Quality of Work Life Program design
ed to facilitate employee-employer relations and enhance employment conditions i
n the workplace
Assistant Counsel Feb. 2003 - Jan. 2006
(Bureau of Legal Affairs, Business Group-Employment Counsel)
* Provided expertise on compliance with employment laws including state labor la
w, FMLA, ADA, FLSA, Title VII, New York Civil Service Law; conducted EEO trainin
g; created and updated EEO training material; coordinated with HR Division to im
plement mediation procedures
* Managed external counsel in defense of the Agency in employment actions
* Coordinated Agency responses to discovery requests
* Represented the DEP before the EEOC, New York City Commission on Human Rights
and New York State Human Rights Division
* Conducted internal EEO investigations
* Negotiation and contract drafting: licenses, research agreements, easements, a
nd capital construction projects
* Reviewed proposed agency policies for legality and compliance with applicable
regulations
* Performed procurement and compliance functions
* Managed Agency response to FOIL requests, served as interim FOIL Officer

Consultant to MFREIF. New York, New York. Attorney Mar. 2002 - Dec. 200
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Legal consultant to MFREIF Partners (Merrick Real Estate Investment Fund) and th
e KAB Group, LLC (Investment Banking and Venture Capital Advisory Firm).
* Performed Blue Sky and compliance functions; assisted in drafting and preparat
ion of subscription documents.
Clifford Chance Rogers & Wells LLP. New York, New York. Attorney May 19
97 - Feb. 2002
* Contracted to perform duties pursuant to international patent litigation; limi
ted corporate activity.
Researched and briefed issues concerning international patent litigation includ
ing, but not limited to, international trade marketing rights, trade secrets, p
atent rights, privilege rights of foreign patent agents and attorneys; prepared
summary judgment motions, affidavits, privilege logs; conducted document review
and production; translated from French to English scientific and business docume
nts; preparation of witnesses for deposition; conducted due diligence on interna
tional deals; redlined contracts.
Oppenheimer & Co. New York, New York. Attorney Jan. 1997 - May 1997
* Contracted to the Investment Partnerships Department.
Performed compliance functions for deals qualified under '33 and '40 Acts; advi
sed brokers and clients on eligibility requirements for investments; drafted su
bscription documents for future investment products; conducted closings, reopen
ings, asset transfers.

OTHER EXPERIENCE
FBI. Miami, Florida and New York, New York. Linguist.
Jul. 1994 - Dec. 1996
* Contracted to provide legal support to agents and US attorney based in lingui
stic
analysis, assist in preparation and classification of evidence.
Office of Lauren J. Walter, Attorney. Garden City, New York. Law Clerk.
Summer 1994
* Performed legal research and writing.
Office of the U.S. Attorney, E.D.N.Y. Garden City, N
ew York. Law Clerk. Summer 1993
* Performed legal research on evidentiary issues including: search and seizure r
equirements,
conspiracy, accomplice liability, suppression of evi
dence; drafted appellate briefs and memoranda; partic
ipated in witness interviews; assisted at pre-trial hearings.
Cravath, Swaine & Moore. New York, New York. Legal Assistant.
Sept. 1989 - Aug. 1991
* Assisted in international arbitration and international litigation: maintained
case files;
provided legal support at trial; document review and preparation pursuant to di
scovery;
performed legal research using Westlaw; other duties as assigned.
Soulier, Azema, Reinhard et Associes. Lyon, France. Legal Intern.
Spring 1994
* Drafted correspondence to foreign clients, reviewed and translated internation
al
contracts, provided counsel regarding drafting of American contracts.

EDUCATION: University of North Carolina, School of Law. Chapel Hill, North Caro
lina.
J.D. May 1995.
Honors and Activities:
*Dean's List, Spring 1995
*Prisoner's Rights Project
 *President, First Year Class
New York University in France. Paris, France
M.A. French Language and Civilization. October 1992
Columbia University. New York, New York.
B.A. Political Science, International Relations. May 1989.
Honors and Activities:
*Dean's List
*Chairperson, Minority Recruitment Committee
OTHER EDUCATION
University of Lyon, III, Jean Moulin School of Law. Lyon, France. Spring 1994.
Columbia University in Paris, Reid Hall. Paris, France. Spring 1988
FOREIGN
LANGUAGE: French, Fluent
Member of the New York State Bar, Southern District of New York, Eastern Distric
t of New York