Charles Griffin is headed by Philip Segal, a New York attorney with extensive experience in corporate investigations in the U.S. for AmLaw 100 law firms and Fortune 100 companies. Segal worked previously as a case manager for the James Mintz Group in New York and as North American Partner and General Counsel for GPW, a British business-intelligence firm. Prior to becoming an attorney, Segal was a journalist in five countries over 19 years with a specialization in finance. For three years he was Finance Editor of the Asian Wall Street Journal. Segal is currently Adjunct Professor at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he co-teaches Fact Investigation. His continuing legal education course The Fundamentals of Fact Finding is available here.

Maria Matasar-Padilla is a case manager at Charles Griffin. She is a graduate of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.  Prior to becoming an attorney, she was a journalist.  For almost a decade, she worked on a number of award-winning investigative news specials and educational documentaries, first for Peter Jennings Productions at ABC News and then with Jennings’ Documentary Group.  Maria earned a doctorate from the Yale School of Drama and an undergraduate degree from Harvard College.  She is a native Spanish speaker.