PRACTICE AREAS

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

Conducted investigation and provided guidance to CEO of company related to internal investigation of corruption and self-dealing.

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

Investigated fraud and embezzlement by former CEO of investment company.

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.

Investigated CEO of large nonprofit for financial misconduct.

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

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

Investigated claims of bullying in life science company brought by scientist against executives of company.

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

Conducted bilingual investigation with interviews in Central America and the United States for faith-based organization related to claims of sexual misconduct by staff member against volunteer.

Investigated data breach of international hotel chain.

Conducted bilingual investigation for Mexican subsidiary of large utility company   related to employee complaints of harassment and discrimination by supervisor.

Investigated allegations that seasonal Spanish speaking visa workers from Central America were potentially paying individuals, including company’s Human Resources Manager to take part in an employer sponsored visa program.

Investigated allegations of gender discrimination at a global non-profit with interviews throughout the United States and in Africa and Australia.

Investigated allegations raised by employee of contractor to Australian consumer products company that the CEO and a board member of the Company engaged in sexually harassment and discriminatory behavior.

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

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

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.

Worked on international FCPA investigation for a hotel in Thailand.

Conducted FCPA due diligence investigation.

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

Investigated female youth group leader for allegations of grooming and sexual misconduct toward male youth in a midwestern Church.

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

Conducted complex investigation into allegation of sexual misconduct and abuse brought by former female President of faith-based organization against CEO that included allegations going back decades and included dozens of witnesses and electronic evidence.

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

Conducted investigation for a church in the Eastern United States, including forensic examination of cell phone and witness interviews, related to allegations of inappropriate conduct by senior level executive.

Retained by Board of Elders of California based church to investigate allegations of inappropriate relationship between a pastor and female staff member.

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

Hired by Church in Texas to investigate misconduct by senior pastor and board members related to involvement with individual accused of engaging in sexual misconduct with young men.

For a church board client, investigated allegations that a former youth pastor committed sexual misconduct with young females and that church leaders failed to act appropriately when told about the misconduct.

Investigated organizational response to youth misconduct allegations at a summer camp.

Retained to investigate claims of racial discrimination and harassment by CEO of Christian missionary organization against African American staff and missionaries.

Conducted in-depth forensic investigation for a church in the southern United States into allegations of executive level misconduct by a celebrity pastor and a female member.

Conducted investigation for Tennessee based hotel company of harassment by supervisor against interns and employees related to disability, sexual orientation, racial and gender. 

Engaged in bilingual investigation into allegations of drug use and sale at worksite of large California based produce company.

Conducted investigation on behalf of AmLaw 200 law firm related to claims of employment discrimination, retaliation, and sexual misconduct by equity partner against income partner.

Investigated allegations of demeaning and sexually exploitative conduct by manager of a fast casual restaurant chain.

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

Retained by general counsel of national construction company to conduct investigation related to claims by employee of ethnic, gender and disability discrimination. 

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

Conducted internal investigation of executive harassment by shareholders.

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

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

Conducted workplace investigation for company in movie industry related to claims of bullying and toxic work environment on account of gender and race by an executive.

Engaged by family-run farm and flower grower to conduct Spanish language investigation related to claims of sexual harassment.

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

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

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

Retained by municipality to participate in investigation related to allegations of misconduct brought by in-house counsel for municipality against city official.

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

Engaged to conduct white collar internal investigation into whether ponzi scheme investment scheme was being perpetrated by CEO of company which was done in parallel with a federal investigation. 

Conducted investigation for a municipality related to bullying and harassment in a Spanish speaking landscaping workforce.

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

Guided investigation of potential federal securities violations for cryptocurrency company.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Conducted investigation of embezzlement by CFO of a private school on the East Coast.

Conducted bilingual investigation of sexual misconduct allegations against supervising custodian toward female state for charter school.

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.

Conducted investigation for female students at private school related to systematic sexual harassment by football team member and university’s deficient handling of matter.

Conducted investigation against CEO of charter school brought by male teacher for bullying, age based and racial discrimination.

Conducted Title IX investigation for University related to complaints by women’s basketball players against the head coach alleging discrimination, harassment and retaliation.

Provided review, investigation and recommendations for a private college related to its Sexual Misconduct Policy and past history of handling complaints by students.

Investigated allegations of sexual misconduct against board member and outside counsel for private school.