About Us

Precision translation,
built in Los Angeles.

Pacific Lingua was founded in 2018 by a team of certified linguists and legal professionals who saw a gap in the market: agencies that understood both the technical rigor of certified translation and the cultural nuance required for it to actually work.

2018
Founded
2,400+
Certified linguists
200+
Languages
6
Continents served
Our Mission

To eliminate language as a barrier to justice, healthcare, education, and opportunity. Every document we translate, every interpreter we deploy, every evaluation we produce—it all serves that single purpose.

From Downtown LA to the World

We started in a small office on Wilshire Boulevard with three translators. Today, our network spans over 2,400 certified linguists across every continent. Our headquarters remain in downtown Los Angeles—the most linguistically diverse city in the United States, where over 224 languages are spoken daily. This is our laboratory. This is where we prove that precision translation changes lives.

What We Stand For

Certification Without Compromise

Every translation meets or exceeds USCIS, court, and industry standards. Our certification process is audited quarterly.

Native Speakers Only

We never assign a translator who isn't a native speaker of the target language. Dialect matching is standard, not optional.

Cultural Fluency

Translation without cultural context is just word substitution. Our linguists live and work in the regions whose languages they translate.

Industry Specialization

A legal translator is not a medical translator. We match subject-matter expertise to every project—down to the sub-specialty level.

Quality Obsession

Two rounds of bilingual review on every project. Error rate tracked and maintained below 0.3%. That's not marketing—that's our internal SLA.

HTTPS & HIPAA Compliant

End-to-end encrypted file transfer. HIPAA-compliant workflows for medical clients. SOC 2 Type II certification in progress.

Leadership

GC

Gabriela Castillo-Reyes

CEO & Co-Founder

ATA-certified translator (EN↔ES). Former legal translator at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. 18 years in the language services industry.

JM

Dr. Javier Molina

Chief Linguist & Co-Founder

PhD in Applied Linguistics, UCLA. Oversees translator certification, quality standards, and dialect-matching protocol across 2,400+ linguists.

NK

Nalini Krishnamurthy

VP of Operations

15 years in global localization operations at Lionbridge and TransPerfect before joining Pacific Lingua in 2019. Runs client delivery and technology.

RD

Roberto Delgado-Ruiz

Director of Client Partnerships

Former immigration attorney. Now leads our enterprise and legal client relationships. Licensed in California (Bar No. 284,719).

Offices

Headquarters

Los Angeles

633 W 5th Street, Suite 2870 Los Angeles, CA 90071

West Coast Operations

San Diego

401 B Street, Suite 800 San Diego, CA 92101

Border Region Hub

El Paso

201 E Main Street, Suite 500 El Paso, TX 79901

Coming Soon

Mexico & Latam

Mexico and Latin America

Let's work together.

Whether you need one certified translation or a multi-language enterprise localization program—we're ready.

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