Investigations are stressful for an organization’s leadership. But what is often overlooked is that they are stressful for an organization’s employees as well. The need-to-know nature of internal investigations usually restricts knowledge of the investigation’s character, scope, and potential consequences to a relatively small circle of senior management. But the employees who fall within the scope of the investigation will often know little about what’s going on, which can generate anxiety, impair morale, and create tensions in the workplace, further leading to negative repercussions for the organization that persist long after the investigation has been closed.Continue Reading The Close-Out Debrief
Investigations
A Look into DOJ’s Current Corporate Criminal Enforcement Landscape
At the Global Investigations Review Annual Meeting in New York on September 21, 2023, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Marshall Miller (“Miller”) delivered remarks that provide an invaluable glimpse into the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ’s”) current and forthcoming priorities and initiatives on corporate criminal enforcement. Miller’s remarks shed light on various key areas of DOJ’s enforcement focus, including DOJ’s continued encouragement of voluntary self-disclosure and increasing attention towards safeguarding national security interests. Miller also emphasized DOJ’s commitment to consistency, predictability and transparency in its corporate enforcement work with an aim that such commitment will help companies better predict outcomes for certain criminal violations and implement robust compliance programs to prevent criminal prosecution. Continue Reading A Look into DOJ’s Current Corporate Criminal Enforcement Landscape
You’ve Been Served—What to Do When You Receive an Agency Subpoena or CID (Part II)
Now that you understand what prompts an agency subpoena or CID, the next step is to have a strategy, which involves answering the question, “what should I do?” Taking the right approach from the outset is critical to protecting your company’s interests.
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You’ve Been Served—What to Do When You Receive an Agency Subpoena or CID (Part I)
Nothing sends chills through a Compliance Officer or General Counsel faster than receiving an agency subpoena or civil investigative demand (CID). The first questions that immediately come to mind are “what does it mean” and “what should I do?”
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