VM’s Liz DeChellis and Lexi Weyrick, will present ‘Tackling Title IX Confidence: Conducting Legally Compliant Title IX Investigations in K-12 Schools’ at the American Association of School Personnel Administrators (AASPA) 2025 Virtual Legal Summit on Thursday, November 13, 2025.

Senior Partner Eli Makus delivered the keynote presentation at the 2025 Workplace Investigations in Canada Hybrid Conference. His session, titled “When AI Joins The Investigation,” took place on Thursday, June 5 at 1:15 PM, and addressed the rapidly evolving role of artificial intelligence in workplace investigations.

This online workshop is a three-hour interactive program designed to improve participants’ investigative report writing skills. Attendees will discuss effective report writing skills and have the opportunity to practice writing the analysis section of a report through small group activities in breakout rooms.

Partners Erich Knorr and Eli Makus will present “Key Considerations in Bullying Investigations” at the Arizona City Attorneys Association Annual Conference in Flagstaff, Arizona on Thursday, May 1st, at 2:55 PM.

Eli Makus, Managing Partner, presented "Workplace Investigator in the Hot Seat: Issues of Privilege and Impartiality" alongside the Workplace Investigations Subcommittee at the ERR Committee Midwinter Meeting & National Symposium on Technology in Labor & Employment Law on Wednesday, March 19th, at 11:30 AM.

Senior Attorney Investigators Kayleigh Birks and Sarah Tobias led a presentation titled “The Twists and Turns of Investigations: How to Tackle the Unexpected” on Wednesday, March 12, at 1:00 PM during the 2025 CalGovHR Conference & Expo in Sonoma Wine Country.

Senior Partner, Eli Makus, will present “The Power of Corroboration in Workplace Investigations” at the HRWest 2025 Conference on March 12th in Oakland, CA.

Partners Liz DeChellis and Erich Knorr will present “Workplace Investigations: Mastering Credibility Assessments” on Friday, February 28th, at 9:15 AM.

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.