Brightside Consulting, APC
We Make Workplaces Better
With more than twenty years of employment law experience, Brightside Consulting APC works with clients on a wide variety of employment-related issues. We specialize in impartial workplace investigations, advice and counseling for employers, and workplace trainings.
We incorporate principles of social psychology in our modern processes and practices to assist employers in establishing a legally compliant and healthy organizational culture. We have a proven track record of providing immediate positive results for our clients.
About The Founder
Susanna Matingou, JD, PHR, AWI-CH
Susanna Matingou is an employment lawyer, workplace investigator, public speaker, and facilitator with more than 20 years of experience. Leveraging her decades of experience advising and representing clients in the large law firm environment, Susanna founded Brightside Consulting APC in 2023. As a trusted legal advisor, Susanna serves clients of all types, from entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 companies.
Ms. Matingou is an expert in the subspecialty of workplace investigations. She has conducted hundreds of impartial investigations, involving allegations of workplace misconduct such as discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, bullying, wage and hour issues, financial improprieties, conflicts of interest, and more.
Ms. Matingou is a recognized public speaker as well as the creator, producer, and primary facilitator of an innovative interactive online harassment and bullying course. (See Brightside Courses.)
Educational Highlights
Ms. Matingou graduated in the top five percent of her class as a magna cum laude scholar from the University of San Francisco School of Law. At USF, Ms. Matingou was active in Moot Court and served as a Certified Law Student for the San Francisco County Public Defender’s Office. She holds a certificate from the Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI-CH) and is a licensed Professional in Human Resources (PHR).
Boards, Pro Bono Work, and Community Service.
Ms. Matingou has volunteered her legal services to a broad spectrum of organizations and causes. She serves on the Board of the Wampler Foundation, which runs a camp for children with disabilities in Soda Springs, CA. She participates annually in a two-day 90-mile “Bike MS Bay to Bay Ride” to raise funds for the National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. Ms. Matingou is also a regularly featured speaker for Manny Lopez’s Mannyfestation School of Business, a non-profit organization that empowers young adults who have aged out of foster care to become entrepreneurs.
Services
What We Offer
Workplace Investigations
How We Make Workplaces Better
Best practices and California law require employers to conduct timely, thorough, and impartial investigations into certain claims of workplace misconduct. Allegations of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation must, by law, be investigated by the employer. Savvy employers realize that conducting an investigation into workplace concerns is key to maintaining a healthy work environment, retaining key talent, and operating efficiently.
About Us
Who We Are
We provide a full range of services to make workplaces better.
At Brightside, we are passionate about helping employers create healthy, vibrant, and legally compliant workplaces where everyone thrives; we provide a full range of services to make workplaces better. Combining decades of experience, up to date training methods, and certifications in human resources and workplace investigations, we combine essential legal tools with behavioral motivation techniques to help our clients build effective, respectful, productive workplace cultures.
