Partner Nikki Hall, will chair the panel “Investigations (Investigating a Title VII Complaint)” at the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality & Anti-Discrimination Law’s 2025 Annnual Conference: New Developments in Gender Discrimination, and Harassment Law in California, The United States, and Beyond on Friday, January 24th at 11:45 am.

Sue Ann Van Dermyden and Eli Makus will be presenting “AI -- The Future of Workplace Investigations” on Monday, January 27 at 7:45am.

VM's Liz DeChellis, Michelle Galloway, and Chelsea Alix Tibbs will be conducting the complimentary webinar, “Navigating Neurodivergence in K-12 Investigations: Tips and tools for managing Title IX matters involving neurodiversity” on January 15th at 12:30 PM.

Senior Partner Eli Makus will be presenting the upcoming AWI webinar, “All in on AI: Diving Deep into the Consequences of an AI-Augmented Workplace Investigation Practice” on January 23rd at 11:00 am.

Eli Makus has been highlighted in the RAILS Leadership Spotlight for the month of December. Read his entire profile now.

Managing Partner, Eli Makus will be virtually attending the AWI Florida Local Circle meeting in December as a special guest speaker. Eli will lead the discussion based on his experience working with AWI stakeholders in multiple jurisdictions and his Firm’s experience in California. This discussion will look at privilege as it applies to both internal and external workplace investigations. Come with questions, cases, and opinions on this critical element of the workplace investigation practice.

Senior Attorney Investigators Matthew Rose and Sarah Tobias, will be presenting “2024 AWI Webinar Year In Review – Trivia Style!” on Thursday, December 5th at 11:00 AM.

Van Dermyden Makus Law Corporation (VM Law), one of the nation’s top workplace investigations law firms, has expanded its neutral legal services with the launch of its Financial Investigation Services. With the unique expertise of recent hire Anurag Jain, a seasoned Financial Fraud Investigator and Certified Fraud Examiner, VM Law’s new service line is dedicated to uncovering complex financial irregularities that undermine the trust and financial stability of entities. VM Law will assist financial institutions, law firms, businesses, and other private and public institutions.

Partner, Daphne Pierre Bishop, participated as a panelist in the the Labor and Employment Law Section of the California Lawyers Association’s free webinar titled “Pathways to Careers in Employment and Labor Law”. This Zoom event took place on Wednesday, October 16th from 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM.

The VM Team is growing! We are pleased to welcome Katie Lough to our team! VM is devoted to delivering excellence in neutral investigations and hearing officer services. Our work helps employers and campuses make well-informed decisions so employees get back to work and students bet back to class. Our team is committed not just to delivering excellent services to our clients, but to creating a model workplace as well. Our new team members exemplify VM’s values.

Van Dermyden Makus congratulates Liz DeChellis for being recognized as a 2024 Woman Worth Watching in Leadership by the Profiles in Diversity Journal.

Managing Partner, Eli Makus will be virtually attending the AWI Upstate New York Local Circle meeting in October as a special guest speaker. Eli will lead a conversation on the complexity and nuance of privilege in investigations.

CALPELRA's 2024 Annual Training Conference, the 49th annual CALPELRA conference will be held in beautiful Monterey, California, the week of November 12 - 15.

Managing Partner, Eli Makus will be presenting “The Promise of AI in Workplace Investigations: Separating Fact from Fiction” at the 2024 San Diego SHRM Annual Conference on November 7th, in San Diego, CA at 1:05 PM.

Managing Partner Eli Makus is scheduled to deliver a presentation on "Workplace Investigations: The Meaning of Independence" at the upcoming AWI conference in San Diego on September 26th, starting at 1:15 PM.

Van Dermyden Makus Law Corporation is proud to announce that the Firm has been honored with the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Leadership Seal Bronze tier by the State Bar of California.

Van Dermyden Makus congratulates its own Sue Ann Van Dermyden for being recognized as a Woman of Influence in Law for 2024 by the San Diego Business Journal.

Partner, Daphne Pierre Bishop, is scheduled to deliver a presentation titled “Strategies for Solo & Small Law Firms to Effectively Implement Diversity Employment & Business Practices Fostering Diversity, Equity & Inclusion” at the California Lawyers Association Solo and Small Firm Summit virtual conference. The session, hosted by the Labor and Employment Law Section, will take place on Thursday, June 13th at 12:30 PM.