Law Office of Roberta M Yang, P.C. – Investigations and Audits

Workplace Investigations | Financial Fraud Investigations | Employment Law | Corporate Law

Law Office of
Roberta M. Yang, P.C.

Welcome to the Law Office of Roberta M. Yang, P.C.

Roberta M. Yang is a licensed California attorney (active status) and Texas attorney (inactive status). She has been admitted to the State Bars of California and Texas, to federal district and appellate courts in California and Texas, and to the U.S. Supreme Court. Throughout her distinguished legal career, Roberta has represented large public agencies, municipalities, private sector companies, and non-profit organizations. Her practice now focuses on workplace investigations, financial fraud investigations, employment law, and corporate law, and is expanding to include project labor agreements. Roberta is a Certificate Holder with the Association of Workplace Investigators, Inc. (AWI-CH) and a Certified Fraud Examiner with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE).

Working with Us

We work closely in consultation with each client to appropriately define the scope of work and to staff the engagement based upon the anticipated workload (e.g., probable number of subjects and witnesses). Our firm can scale up or down depending on the needs of the client. For larger scale investigations, which have comprised a majority of our projects to date (e.g., allegations made that are department-wide or division-wide), our team consists of experienced attorney-investigators who are similarly certified like Ms. Yang and/or forensic accountants where needed.

Our Office

Address

200 S. Barrington Avenue
Suite 444
Los Angeles, CA 90049

Phone

213-677-7436

Email

roberta@yangatlaw.com

Areas Of Practice

Workplace Investigations

Workplace complaints require prompt, professional, and experienced responses to avoid costly litigation and preserve options to redress problematic workplace conduct and negative employee culture. An unbiased investigation, conducted in a neutral, objective manner, will help an employer to limit loss and exposure to liability and unburden internal resources. Failure to conduct a thorough and unbiased investigation in certain situations may lead to liability.

Impartiality is critical to a properly conducted workplace investigation. The purpose of the investigation is to ascertain the facts, which will then enable the employer to respond appropriately and effectively. Relying upon an external investigator may ease any discomfort felt by employees in discussing challenging matters with their peers or co-workers, allowing each employee to speak freely and fully.

As a former appointed public servant and employee, Roberta understands the unique work environments represented in the public sector and is very familiar with the specific laws that protect and apply to public employees, including the Public Safety Officers Bill of Rights (POBR) and the Firefighter Bill of Rights (FBOR).

Financial Fraud Investigations

Investigations into suspected fraud in the workplace require immediate action in order to preserve and minimize losses. As a former federal prosecutor with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Texas and as Special Attorney with the Los Angeles Organized Crime and Racketeering Strike Force, Roberta has deep financial investigatory experience in tracing funds, identifying relevant and incriminating documents, and ensuring the investigation into workplace fraud will be court-ready in the event the employer seeks recovery in civil court or prosecution in criminal court. Roberta’s invaluable trial experience has prepared her to assist and support her clients in collecting the relevant evidence needed.

Employment Law

Roberta’s work experience in diverse businesses, including as General Counsel for a $300M+ global consortium of companies, positions her to have a bird’s eye view of the options available to employers in addressing employee conduct. Roberta is available to provide support from hiring to termination. Her practice is expanding to include project labor agreements.

Corporate Law

Roberta provides advice and counsel to start-ups, family businesses, and middle market companies with a focus on governance, compliance, and conflict of interest issues. Roberta believes in utilizing her legal skills as well as experience as a C-suite executive to support and encourage the entrepreneurial spirit and passion that visionaries bring to their businesses, whether in the public, private, or non-profit sector.

Roberta M. Yang

Roberta M. Yang maintains an active civil law practice in Los Angeles, California, and consults with executives (CEO, President, COO, Executive Director, and HR) of privately-held companies, large public agencies, and non-profit organizations facing myriad day-to-day and long-term challenges in their businesses. A significant part of her practice includes workplace investigations of alleged equity violations (e.g., discrimination, harassment, and bullying) and financial fraud. Ms. Yang is a Certificate Holder with the Association of Workplace Investigators, Inc. (AWI-CH) and a Certified Fraud Examiner with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE).

Ms. Yang has a unique professional background, having herself been a member of the C-suite and having held other senior executive positions in the public and private sectors.

Prior to establishing her law practice, Roberta served as General Counsel of a $300M+ consortium of global logistics companies where she advised the principals on strategies from legal, human resources, and bottom-line perspectives. She served as Los Angeles Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Homeland Security on and during 9/11, representing the City’s interests in emergency preparedness and homeland security policies at the local and national levels. As Deputy Mayor, she was charged with oversight of Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Fire Department, and Emergency Preparedness Department, and management of the City’s federal consent decree litigation involving LAPD and related investigations.

Prior to serving as Deputy Mayor, Roberta worked as the Deputy Chief Trial Counsel for the State Bar of California, managing the day-to-day operations of the prosecutors and investigators assigned to attorney misconduct cases where violations of ethics and professional responsibility standards were charged. She also worked at Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe on complex litigation matters involving accountant liability, commercial litigation, and environmental issues, including the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

Ms. Yang gained substantive trial experience as Special Attorney, Los Angeles Organized Crime and Racketeering Strike Force, U.S. Department of Justice, and Assistant U.S. Attorney [Criminal Division] in Houston, Texas prior to moving to Los Angeles. She is a graduate of Rice University and University of Houston Law Center.

Roberta continues her professional growth by obtaining extensive training in workplace investigations and in trauma-informed Title IX investigations on an on-going basis. She is expanding her practice to include project labor agreements.

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