Biography

Marne Woods, J.D., is responsible for providing legal review and advice regarding contract-related and corporate activities. Ms. Woods collaborates with senior management to implement company policies and protections, including developing a trade secret protection program, a conflict of interest avoidance plan, an employee handbook, and a code of business ethics and conduct. She has improved business efficiency by developing a contracting process and model agreements. She advises Human Resources and senior management on employment law issues, including discrimination, wage and hour compliance and employee misconduct investigations. She advises the board of directors and executive management on corporate legal and regulatory issues.

Ms. Woods' responsibilities also include drafting, reviewing, and negotiating healthcare and technology contracts, subcontracts, change orders, and amendments with state and federal agencies for protection of company’s contractual position and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. She oversees and provides employee training on contract administration and risk management. She assists proposal teams with analysis of requests for proposals, proposal development, and protection of company confidential information under state freedom of information laws. She assists in resolving disputes with clients and other vendors regarding contract terms and performance.

Before joining FOX, she was Assistant Attorney General for the State of Iowa, Department of Justice for 12 years. In this position, she represented the Department of Human Services (DHS), which is the largest state government health and human services agency. Ms. Woods advised DHS on the operation of the Medicaid program and the procurement of services and represented the agency in administrative and judicial actions. She was also a Law Clerk responsible for researching and drafting legal opinions in federal district court and an Iowa appellate court.

Ms. Woods graduated from Drake University Law School in Des Moines, Iowa, with a Juris Doctorate, with honors including The Order of the Coif, American Jurisprudence Awards in Appellate Practice and Procedure, Business Associations, and Labor Law; H. G. Cartwright Award for Best Note; and Finalist, Moot Court Competition.