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Legal Advice and Consulting
to Highly Regulated Industries 

The Zaffuts Group is a legal and consulting firm that advises businesses throughout the United States engaged in highly regulated, safety significant activities.

 

It specializes in investigation, counsel, representation and defense in matters of legal and safety compliance and in all ranges of misconduct allegations and investigations.

 

The Zaffuts Group has expertise in security, access authorization, insider mitigation, fitness for duty, compliance culture, safety culture, employee concerns programs, and defending against whistleblower and retaliation claims.

 

It is expert in assessing organizational safety and compliance culture and developing and conducting managerial and employee training to improve an organization's culture and worksite environment. 

Service Areas

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 Whistleblower
Claims Defense

Defends clients against claims of wrongdoing and whistleblower retaliation in courts, administrative hearings and mediations.

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Allegations & Enforcement 

Counsels and defends clients in responding to government investigations and enforcement matters, and conducts due diligence and independent investigations. 

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Regulatory Compliance

Advises clients on security, insider mitigation, and technical and non-technical safety-related regulatory requirements.

4.

 Internal Investigations & Employee Concerns 

Advises clients on concern resolution programs (CRPs),  investigates concerns, assesses CRPs and trains CRP personnel in best practices.

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Compliance/Safety Culture Assessment & Training 

Designs/conducts assessments of cultures and alleged chilled environments; conducts management and employee training on engaged communication and preventing/detecting retaliation.

Paul J. Zaffuts

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Employment

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  • PRINCIPAL, THE ZAFFUTS GROUP

 

  • PARTNER, MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS

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  • ASSOCIATE, MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS

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  • AEROSPACE & SYSTEMS ENGINEER, ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL / BOEING       

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Education

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  • CORNELL LAW SCHOOL

       JD, 1992

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  • RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

       MS, Aeronautical Engineering, 1983

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  • RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

       BS, Aeronautical Engineering, 1982

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Bar Admissions

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  • DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 

  • COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

 

  • STATE OF CALIFORNIA

For over 25 years, Paul J. Zaffuts has advised companies working in the nuclear energy industry and other organizations operating in highly regulated and safety significant environments. Paul's work is focused on regulatory compliance and enforcement; whistleblower and retaliation defense; issues involving storage, transport and disposal of nuclear and other hazardous material; and worksite assessment and training.

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As principal of The Zaffuts Group, Paul counsels and defends utilities, nuclear industry suppliers, university and research laboratory nuclear facilities, medical facilities, other users of radiological material and other highly regulated entities before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).  

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