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Heading a specialist employment team at multi-brand restaurant operator Darden, Dawn Rodda has made integration her focus. ‘We’ve really grown the department, earned the trust of our business partners, and embedded ourselves into the business,’ she says. ‘It’s something which I’m very proud of’. Former Foley & Lardner LLP attorney, Rodda is actively involved in both policy formation and major disputes, and is also praised highly for her technical expertise. ‘She has become a strong subject matter expert in employment law to the point where she is called into the board room to provide advice,’ says one source.