Eli Makus is the managing partner of Van Dermyden Makus Law Corporation. After litigating disputes for many years and working as in-house employment counsel, Eli’s practice now focuses on conducting impartial workplace and Title IX campus investigations. Eli is experienced in all areas of employment law, including matters involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, disability accommodations, protected leaves of absence, whistleblower claims, privacy, wage-hour compliance, and reorganization. Eli has conducted and overseen numerous investigations into complaints under Title IX, Title VII and FEHA involving public and private educational institutions. He has also provided advice and counsel regarding complex matters in both public and private educational spaces.
Eli’s commitment to promoting and enhancing the quality of workplace and campus investigations is manifested through his work with the Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI): Eli is the current President for the AWI Board of Directors and regularly serves as Senior Faculty for AWI’s multi-day Training Institutes around the country. Eli speaks extensively on the implementation of successful internal investigation programs and on investigator training focused on conducting investigations of sensitive matters through a trauma-informed lens. Eli also speaks regularly on new and emerging topics in workplace investigations and on excellence in report writing.
Eli’s commitment to promoting and enhancing the quality of workplace and campus investigations is manifested through his work with the Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI): Eli is the current President for the AWI Board of Directors and regularly serves as Senior Faculty for AWI’s multi-day Training Institutes around the country.
Eli Makus, AWI-CH
Eli Makus is the managing partner of Van Dermyden Makus Law Corporation. After litigating disputes for many years and working as in-house employment counsel, Eli’s practice now focuses on conducting impartial workplace and Title IX campus investigations. Eli is experienced in all areas of employment law, including matters involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, disability accommodations, protected leaves of absence, whistleblower claims, privacy, wage-hour compliance, and reorganization. Eli has conducted and overseen numerous investigations into complaints under Title IX, Title VII and FEHA involving public and private educational institutions. He has also provided advice and counsel regarding complex matters in both public and private educational spaces.
Eli’s commitment to promoting and enhancing the quality of workplace and campus investigations is manifested through his work with the Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI): Eli is the current President for the AWI Board of Directors and regularly serves as Senior Faculty for AWI’s multi-day Training Institutes around the country. Eli speaks extensively on the implementation of successful internal investigation programs and on investigator training focused on conducting investigations of sensitive matters through a trauma-informed lens. Eli also speaks regularly on new and emerging topics in workplace investigations and on excellence in report writing.
