Focus:
As an associate in Bernstein-Burkley’s Business Law practice group, Dianne has extensive experience focusing on:
- Commercial lending
- Commercial bankruptcy
- Commercial real estate
- Corporate transactions
She Represents:
Dianne has represented the following in a wide range of business, bankruptcy, real estate, and other commercial matters:
- Lenders
- Borrowers
- Chapter 11 debtors
- Commercial landlords
- Tenants
- Other corporate clients
Background:
After leaving a private practice, Dianne spent almost a decade as in-house counsel, and then as general counsel, for a global medical technology manufacturing company. While serving her sole client, Dianne reviewed, negotiated and drafted a variety of complex business contracts and agreements, including:
- Commercial instruments
- Confidentiality agreements
- Consulting agreements
- Distribution agreements
- Manufacturing agreements
- Employment contracts
- Business development agreements
- Supply contracts and other vendor agreements
- Legal advice in areas such as corporate governance, antitrust, product liability, employee relations and risk management
- Designing and deploying a global code of ethics and other organizational initiatives
Education:
- University of Pittsburgh (B.A. magna cum laude, 1995)
- University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 1989)
Admissions:
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- Supreme Court of Florida