Why You Should Attend
The number of and reasons for internal investigations continues to rise, and given the current market environment, this trend will no doubt continue. In order to best serve your clients or company and limit exposure, you need to know when and how to conduct effective and legal internal investigations. An expert faculty comprised of top government regulators and leading practitioners from corporations, law firms, and financial institutions will provide practical insights and advice and give you the real-world tools you need to effectively counsel your clients or company. This program will take you through an internal investigation from the beginning (when is there an issue, who should you tell, who should conduct the investigation, when do you need to interface with government, what if the government calls you?) to the end (when to prepare a report, corrective actions) and will cover all of the legal and ethical issues you will face in between.
What You Will Learn
- How to conduct an internal investigation from A-Z
- When you should disclose and when you should not
- Who should and shouldn't be involved in the investigation
- When and how to work with outside experts and investigators
- How to deal effectively with auditors
- Communication with media consultants
- Who the client is and who owns the privilege?
- Latest guidance from the Department of Justice on "cooperation" and other issues
- The government's use, evaluation, and weighing of internal investigations
- Ethical issues: warnings to witnesses, representational issues, the rights of employees, avoiding obstruction,
- indemnification and advancement
- The practical dos and don'ts of conducing internal investigations through a real-world hypothetical
- Implications of consent-to-settlement and other insurance provisions
- Changes in approach based on the new administration
- Differences when responding to state Attorney General investigations
- What kinds of issues arise in cross-border investigations?
Who Should Attend
In-house and outside corporate counsel, internal auditors, and compliance officers who conduct internal investigations will not want to miss this program. In addition, forensic accountants and other experts that handle internal investigations and government attorneys will find this program extremely valuable.
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