Tanisha Palvia

Tanisha works with clients conducting internal investigations in response to civil litigation or governmental inquiry. She draws upon nearly a decade of experience conducting investigations, which includes reviewing thousands of documents per case and interviewing thousands of witnesses of all ages and backgrounds, including law enforcement officers of all ranks. Tanisha has investigated a wide range of issues, including sexual harassment claims, discrimination claims, and claims of financial malfeasance.

Tanisha has particular experience with investigating claims of sexual abuse and violent crimes and uses that experience to help employers in a wide range of industries navigate the complex and sensitive issues related to these claims.

Her representative experience includes:

• On behalf of small business, investigated internal business processes and developed compliance policy to protect business from federal allegations of selling stolen products. No charges have been filed.
• On behalf of school system, investigated allegations of sexual conduct between teachers and students.
• On behalf of medical practice, investigated claims of harassment and discrimination by employees against other employees.
• On behalf of high net worth individual, investigated undue influence exerted by individual’s spouse to gain control of individual’s assets.
• On behalf of dental practice, investigated allegations by DOJ of Medicaid fraud.
• On behalf of bank, aided in responding to DOJ subpoena for records.

A former New York Assistant District Attorney, Tanisha has significant experience on both sides of the courtroom. She brings a unique understanding of the prosecutorial process to bear for her clients, whom she defends against a myriad of white-collar criminal charges. Tanisha also represents individuals and organizations facing governmental investigations and administrative hearings, using her experience as a prosecutor to inform her strategies for advising clients in how to respond to achieve the best possible outcome.

Tanisha also represents individuals and businesses in civil matters at the state and federal level.  She has particular interest in civil matters with criminal law overlap. 

Her representative experience includes:

• Defending a private university in a wrongful death lawsuit.
• Representing the estate of an individual in the filing of a wrongful death lawsuit.
• Filing a lawsuit against the spouse of a high net worth individual for undue influence, fraud, and conversion of the individual’s assets.
• Representing a tenant who was unlawfully evicted from her apartment, resulting in a favorable settlement after a successful jury verdict for client.