About
We are a boutique law firm in Southern California with expertise in employment and labor law in the public and private sector.
Meet Our Leadership Team
Expertise
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Sensitive and complex internal investigations.
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Internal legal compliance reviews.
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Alternative dispute resolution.
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30 years of experience advising state and local government agencies.
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Guest Instructor at Los Angeles City College.
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Facilitator for the International Association of Workplace Investigators.
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Member of the Core Crimes Subcommittee for the proposed International Anti-Corruption Court.
Sima Salek is the President of Salek Law Group in Los Angeles, California. Ms. Salek has provided legal representation to large state and local public entities for nearly 30 years. She also advises non-profits and private organizations. Ms. Salek primarily conducts anti-corruption and other complex investigations, as well as performs compliance reviews and mediation. Her investigation practice is informed by her decades of litigation, transactional, and advisory experience in governmental liabilities and immunities; procurement and public works bidding, contracting, compliance, and debarment; labor and employment; property acquisition and eminent domain; and environmental compliance.
Ms. Salek is considered an expert in California public works prevailing wage law, and has lectured statewide regarding many topics of government law. She is a Title IX-certified mediator with trauma-informed training and conducts investigator training with the international Association of Workplace Investigators.
Education and Training
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Public Leadership Credential, Harvard University Kennedy School
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Title IX Investigator Certification, Title IX Solutions, LLC
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42-hour Mediation Certification, Pepperdine University School of Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution
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Master of Arts, International Relations, Boston University Fredrick S. Pardee School of Global Studies
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Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, Boston University School of Law
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Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Loyola Marymount University
Expertise
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Title IX-certified workplace investigator.
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Advising on federal and state public works labor compliance.
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Developing and conducting employee trainings.
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Interviewing witnesses and conducting fact-finding investigations in civil litigation, criminal prosecution, and binding arbitrations.
Jillian Hollingshead frequently conducts investigations into allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. She is a Title IX-certified workplace investigator with trauma-informed training. In her 20 years of experience, Ms. Hollingshead has ensured corporate legal and regulatory compliance. She oversaw the Global Ethics and Compliance office at an international corporation, and spent several years at an Am Law 100 firm, litigating a variety of matters through civil trials and international arbitrations. Additionally, Ms. Hollingshead has conducted criminal trials as a Special Deputy District Attorney and provided binding arbitration decisions as an arbitrator in over 300 small claims disputes.
Education and Training
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Title IX Investigator Certification, Title IX Solutions, LLC
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Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, Harvard Law School
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Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies, Summa Cum Laude, University of California, Los Angeles
Expertise
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Preparation of Legal Documents.
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Chain of Custody of Evidence.
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Business Operations & Administration.
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Business Development & Marketing.
Kristin Stoddart is the firm's Paralegal and Office Manager, combining her expertise in document preparation and review with managing the day-to-day operations of the law office. She has a varied background that includes working in management consulting, publishing and architecture. In these respective industries, she has worked in administration, business development, and public relations, including brand reputation management at a global management consulting firm during the 2012 Presidential Campaign when a candidate was a firm alumnus.
Ms. Stoddart grew up in Washington, D.C. and received her B.A. from Middlebury College.
Education
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Bachelor of Arts, Spanish, Middlebury College