OBIT Miguel Toruno

Miguel Toruño
CEO DressCodeRules.com, Inc. & Attorney
San Francisco Bay Area
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Current
Dress Code Rules



Previous
Theater for the New City,
U.S. House of Representatives,
Inter-American Development Bank



Education
St. John's University School of Law



Websites
Company Website



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Founder & CEO Dress Code Rules June 2015 – Present (2 years 10 months) Own and manage DressCodeRules.com, the Internet’s only centralized dress code authority. Manage vendor relations, advertising (including SEO and traffic generation), compliance, investor relations and talent search for core operations of the DCR. Administer company finances and devise business development strategy. Build out retail clothing search engine.



Playwright Theater for the New City August 2017 – August 2017 (1 month)Greater New York City Area Authored a play produced Off-Broadway at Theater for the New City. Please see www.katietheplay.com for description, video, photos and more. Additional run in San Francisco I


Senior Counsel U.S. House of Representatives July 2011 – June 2015 (4 years)Washington D.C. Metro Area Attorney for Committee on Ethics. Conducted oversight investigations into allegations of misconduct by Members and staff of the House of Representatives. Duties included acting as investigative counsel in assigned matters, receiving sworn testimony, gathering evidence, performing legal analysis of issues related to investigations, and making recommendations to the Committee on matters under its jurisdiction. Areas of concentration included official use of Federal funds, constitutional law, employment law, tax law, campaign finance regulation, and corporate governance. Reviewed financial disclosure statements of Members of Congress and senior staff, answering legal enquiries on how to comply with financial disclosure requirements. Trained House staff on ethics rules, financial disclosure requirements and other policies governing official conduct.



Senior Integrity Officer Inter-American Development Bank January 2005 – July 2011 (6 years 7 months)Washington D.C. Metro Area (Integrity Officer: January 2005 – November 2008) In Office of Institutional Integrity, conducted bank oversight, enforcing anti-corruption policies. Focused on procurement, legal, and ethics matters. Led team missions to a variety of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Duties included interviewing parties to conflicts, meeting with government officials, obtaining and analyzing relevant legal documents, and determining merit of cases. Enforced sanctions on entities found to be in violation of bank’s anti-corruption policies. Provided training to staff, government officials and civil organizations on bank’s anti-corruption initiatives. Collaborated extensively with other bank departments such as Human Resources, Information Technology, and Procurement, and Office of General Counsel.



Assistant District Attorney New York County District Attorney's Office 1998 – 2004 (6 years)Greater New York City Area Investigated and prosecuted criminal cases from arrest to sentencing. Duties included issuance of indictments, complaints, motions, search warrants, arrest warrants, and subpoenas. Conducted more than twenty jury trials involving an array of crimes, including assault, drug trafficking, larceny, fraud and homicide. Litigated numerous pre-trial issues requiring research of legal principles and performance of suppression hearings. Member of the District Attorney hiring board.


Education



St. John's University School of Law JD, Law 1995 – 1998





University of California, Berkeley Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science 1988 – 1993


Skills
Corporate Law
Litigation
Civil Litigation
Legal Writing
International Law
Latin America
Securities Regulation
Criminal Law
Corporate Governance
Commercial Litigation
Legal Research
Policy Analysis
Internal Investigations
Administrative Law
Arbitration
Courts


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Publications
West Coast production of "Katie," by Miguel Toruño. San Francisco, Oct. 2017.
Miguel Toruño
October 2017
Authors:
Miguel Toruño
Playwright
Theater for the New City
August 2017
West Coast Production of "Katie" by Miguel Toruno
Authors:
Miguel Toruño
Featured in Guru Spotlight
Authors:
Miguel Toruño
Let's Have a More Focused Discussion about Dress Codes
Authors:
Miguel Toruño



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