Eli Makus | Instructor

Eli Makus, AWI-CH serves as one of VM Mastered’s Instructors. Eli is committed to helping new investigators learn the practical skills necessary to conduct effective, high-quality, defensible workplace investigations. Eli’s training style is engaging and practical, with a focus on student involvement.

Eli is a Senior Partner of Van Dermyden Makus Law Corporation and the Firm Managing Partner. Eli conducts and manages neutral, unbiased investigations of complex and sensitive matters. He is experienced in all areas of employment law. Eli has conducted investigations involving employees at all levels of the organization, including executives, managers, and front-line staff in union and non-union environments. Eli trains and speaks extensively on conducting workplace investigations. He routinely serves as Senior Faculty for the Association of Workplace Investigators’ (AWI) week-long Institute. Eli has developed training materials for AWI’s seminars, webinars, and the Institute. Eli has also designed and developed training curriculum and materials for multiple investigative programs.

Prior to serving as an external investigator, Eli served as in-house employment counsel, where he conducted investigations and advised Human Resource professionals on internal investigations. Eli has helped employers implement successful internal investigation programs and trained lawyer and non-lawyer investigators how to conduct thorough, prompt, and impartial workplace investigations. In addition to his role as an Instructor for VM Mastered, Eli also provides training for T9 Mastered, which focuses on educating Title IX sexual assault investigators.