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Charles (Chas) Hamilton

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Los Angeles +1 424 332 4795

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    Charles (Chas) Hamilton represents clients in white collar matters involving federal and state regulators, and internal investigations relating to compliance practices and workplace culture.

    In addition to his white collar and investigation matters, Chas maintains an active pro bono practice, focused primarily on asylum and housing matters.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Practices and Industries
  • Representative Matters
    • Representing a global technology company responding to requests from the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission related to the company's referral, hiring, performance evaluation and promotion policies and practices.
    • Represented a special committee formed by the Board of Trustees of a U.S. Hospital system in connection with an extensive seven-month assessment of the Hospital system's policies, procedures and practices, prompted by allegations of systemic racism experienced by the Hospital system's workforce members and patients.
    • Representing a global pharmaceutical company in connection with a civil investigative demand from the U.S. Department of Justice in connection with the storage and treatment of the company's frozen vaccines.
    • Represented a professional services company in connection with an internal investigation into barriers faced by Black employees to reporting instances of racial discrimination and race-based microaggressions.
    • Represented a leading technology company in response to an U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry related to representations the company made to employment candidates regarding the forward-looking value of equity compensation. Helped to persuade the Commission to conclude its inquiry without proceeding with a formal enforcement action.
    • Represented a public utility company in response to allegations from a contractor that the company treated the contractor differently because of the contractor's identity as a disadvantaged business enterprise.
    • Represented a national healthcare services company in connection with an investigation into its subsidiary's expenditure of millions of dollars of PPE that the subsidiary never received.
    • Counseled a Brazil-based global energy trading company in connection with an internal investigation into trade activity at a subsidiary company that resulted in the loss of millions of dollars during a span of several weeks.
    • Represented a leading technology company in response to U.S. Department of Justice investigation relating to a data breach.

    • Represented national non-profit in connection with tort-based lawsuits filed in California federal courts.
    • Represented start-up company in connection with breach of contract and trade secret misappropriation lawsuit filed in California state court.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Credentials
    Education
    • Harvard Law School, J.D., 2013
    • Harvard University, B.A., 2007
        • John H. Finley Fellowship Recipient
    Bar Admissions
    • California
    • New York
    Pro Bono
    • Obtained grant of asylum for Eritrean woman seeking refuge from persecution on the basis of her political opinion.
    • Negotiated settlement on behalf of an elderly and indigent woman in connection with a non-detainer lawsuit in California state court.
    • Counsel to Salvadoran woman and her daughter seeking refuge from persecution on the basis of their particular social group.
    • Represents Alabama death-row inmate in federal habeas petition before federal district court.
    Accolades
    • National Black Lawyers, "Top 40 Under 40" (2020)
    • American Bar Association, "On the Rise – Top 40 Young Lawyers Award" (2017)
    Memberships and Affiliations
    • Langston Bar Association   
    • American Bar Association   
    • National Black Lawyers
    Previous Experience
    • Teach for America Corps Member (2008-2010)

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