The Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) serves as in-house counsel. The General Counsel, as head of the office, serves as chief legal advisor to the Corporation and performs the duties of Secretary of the Corporation.
The Office carries out traditional "lawyer" functions, including negotiating, drafting and reviewing legal instruments such as contracts, settlement agreements, releases, applications for funding, and grant documents, and representing the Corporation's interests in litigation, directly or through retention and oversight of outside counsel. OLA provides legal advice to the Corporation's Board of Directors and President, as well as to the various offices in the Corporation. Finally, the General Counsel is responsible for interpreting statutory requirements and drafting implementing regulations for consideration by the Board. The General Counsel reports to the President and has a secondary reporting relationship with the Board.
Staff
Victor M. FORTUNO, Vice President for Legal Affairs, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, vfortuno@lsc.gov
Patricia BATIE, Manager of Board Operations and FOIA Officer, pbatie@lsc.gov
Mattie COHAN, Senior Assistant General Counsel, mcohan@lsc.gov
Mark FREEDMAN, Assistant General Counsel, mfreedman@lsc.gov
Patricia Soh HARNIK, Assistant General Counsel, psoh@lsc.gov
Katherine WARD, Executive Assistant, kward@lsc.gov
Links
Office of Legal Affairs External Opinions
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