Zaneta Seidel

Zaneta is a Partner with Oppenheimer Investigations Group, formerly the Law Offices of Amy Oppenheimer. She joined the law firm in 2017, leaving litigation practice for a less adversarial career path. Zaneta seized on the opportunity to put her natural conflict resolutions skills to work conducting impartial workplace and school investigations, to help promote safer and more equitable workplaces and school campuses. Zaneta is passionate about helping employers and institutions create inclusive environments where employees can show up as their full selves and contribute their best to the organization's shared goals, and where management is equip to respond effectively and meaningfully when conflicts arise. To that end, Zaneta investigates complaints of alleged sexual harassment, sexual assault, discrimination, retaliation, bullying and other misconduct for public entities, private businesses, big and small, and educational institutions. Zaneta also conducts conflict resolution, investigations, effective communication and leadership trainings, provides coaching and mediation services, and develops restorative post-investigation strategies to improve workplace culture. Zaneta is a member of the California and New York state bars, a sustaining member of Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI), a graduate of the AWI's Training Institute for Workplace Investigators, and an AWI Certificate Holder (AWI-CH). Zaneta has also received a certificate from the T9 Mastered, Inc. to conduct Title IX investigations for colleges and universities.