Juan Castañeda

Investigated racial and gender discrimination and harassment for a consumer products company with interviews in Chicago, San Diego, and Los Angeles.

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Conducted investigation of racial harassment for a large restaurant chain in California.

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Led and investigated sexual misconduct investigation related to a faith based international NGO with interviews throughout the United States and abroad.

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Guided investigation related to international sexual and criminal misconduct by executive level employee of international real estate company.

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Worked on international FCPA investigation for a hotel in Thailand.

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Conducted internal investigation of racial and gender harassment and investigation for a large humanitarian organization with interviews throughout the western United States.

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Worked on investigation of executive level misconduct for a mega church in the southern United States.

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Investigated gender, age, race and disability discrimination by supervisor of amusement park.

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On behalf of event and technology products company, conducted investigation of sexual harassment by contract employee toward employees.

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Guided investigation of employee related to federal food safety violations by wholesale food service distributor.

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Performed sensitive investigation of sexual harassment by senior level executive in New York against female employees for national media communications company.

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Conducted investigation of fair housing violations alleged against real property management company.

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Worked with chain of retail music schools in California on claims of harassment and discrimination brought against founder by employee.

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Represented medical group board of directors in investigation of breaches of fiduciary duties and health self-dealing care violations by physician.

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Investigated claims of self-dealing by city manager in federal criminal probe.

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Engaged in sensitive investigation of harassment by senior level executive toward employees of therapy and childhood development company.

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Performed investigation of legal department for large consumer company based on allegations of impropriety by former employee.

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Guided investigation of potential federal securities violations for cryptocurrency company.

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Conducted investigation on behalf of construction company in relation to allegations of potential violations of the Clean Water Act by the federal government.

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Completed an internal corporate investigation of suspected embezzlement by an employee of a medical device company. The investigation led to the opening of an official criminal investigation by law enforcement.

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Managed several complex investigations related to false and fraudulent claims made by medical providers in violation of California’s Insurance Fraud Prevention Act.

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Conducted investigation on behalf of a university related to a complaint of racial discrimination and harassment made by a professor against the President of the University.

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Represented international faith-based organization in conducting investigation of age and racial discrimination in human resources department.

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Led investigation of potential FCPA bribery and U.S. Travel Act violations by company executive leading to termination of executive and risk management by company.

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Conducted an investigation of potentially improper use of lender funds by bank executives leading to a determination of various breaches of fiduciary duties.

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On behalf of insurance carrier, interviewed key insurance personnel and investigated allegations of extortion brought against claims specialist by insured and judgment creditor.

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Conducted internal investigation for life science company related to whistleblower claims of violations of federal law by former employee.

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Investigated claims of physical assault and misconduct by pastor of church.

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Guided health care company in investigation by federal government related to false claims.

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Performed sensitive investigation for California municipality related to leak of highly classified information including interviewing Mayor, City Council members and City Attorney.

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Investigated fraud and embezzlement by former CEO of investment company.

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Conducted internal investigation of executive harassment by shareholders.

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Led and handled bilingual internal investigations for companies dealing with the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act.

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Represented a waste collection and recycling company in a regulatory investigation by CAL-OSHA.

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Successfully guided clients in investigations conducted by various federal and California government agencies.

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Conducted internal investigation related to employment allegations against defense contractor before the Department of Fair Employment & Housing.

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Conducted internal investigation for defense contractor related to $500,000 embezzlement leading to prosecution by San Diego D.A.

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Represented construction company in investigation by Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.

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Conducted internal investigation into allegations of discrimination brought before the EEOC.

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Conducted FCPA due diligence investigation.

Obtained complete defense verdict on behalf of insurer in breach of contract and bad faith claim in state jury trial.

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Defended venture fund in conspiracy and fiduciary duty claims brought by majority shareholder investor in closely held company.

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Successfully defended Spanish speaking employee of government defense contractor in sexual harassment lawsuit brought by former employee.

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Fought off non-compete intimidation efforts against departing CEO and executive team of entertainment company by former company in Michigan.

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Preemptively quashed employment claims threatened by plaintiff’s counsel against international human rights NGO.

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Advocated on behalf of engineering firm in breach of contract matter brought by vendor related to complex construction project.

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Defended mortgage company and CEO in sexual harassment and employment matter brought by former employee.

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Represented aviation company in wage and hour employment claims.

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Aggressively defended sellers of health care company in fraud lawsuit brought by purchaser.

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Protected former CFO of food company in employment matter.

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Quickly defended and resolved breach of contract and intentional interference lawsuit brought against professional service firm.

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Served as local counsel in federal court in patent litigation matter.

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Successfully defended and aggressively pursued counterclaims in trade secrets and fraud case brought by former employee seeking ownership in valuable closely held company.

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Obtained complete dismissal on behalf of software company client in federal lawsuit for fraud, false advertising and civil extortion.

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Efficiently resolved real estate concealment matter for property owner.

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Successfully defended insurance broker in federal fraud lawsuit.

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Litigated and resolved fraud and breach of fiduciary duty litigation matter on behalf of former CEO and board member of software/media company.

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Litigated international real estate dispute in Mexico and San Diego for international company obtaining satisfactory result for client.

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Served as expert witness and part of legal team representing Taiwanese television manufacturer in fraud and Civil Rico litigation in federal court.

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Represented Japanese corporation in third party litigation and quashing of subpoena in California state court.

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Defended property owners in real estate litigation and fraud matters in California state court.

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Pursued breach of fiduciary duty and professional negligence claims against investment advisor for mismanagement of millions of dollars in investments in federal court.

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Successfully sought workplace harassment restraining order for corporate client.

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Represented former CEO in defeating preliminary injunction seeking seizure of funds by foreign investor in closely held company dispute.

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Successfully defended real estate investor in fraud claims brought by property purchaser.