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USE OF PRIVATE
INVESTIGATORS IN CORPORATE INVESTIGATIONS
Ethical and Practical
Considerations
More
than ever, companies have been confronting the consequences
of suspected fraud and heightened governmental regulatory
compliance. As a result, General Counsels are increasingly
being asked to wear a “chief investigator” hat, overseeing a
range of internal and external investigations into
misconduct such as intellectual property theft,
counterfeiting and piracy, as well as due diligence,
background checks and forensic accounting. This trend is
predicted to continue and raises many issues and gray areas
of concern to legal departments.
HOW DOES AN IN-HOUSE LAWYER GO ABOUT DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN
ETHICAL AND UNETHICAL INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES?
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CRITICAL RED FLAGS AND SIGNPOSTS AS YOU
HEAD INTO AN INVESTIGATION?
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Dennis Haist, chief counsel at STEELE,
moderated an expert panel as the Association of Corporate
Counsel convened for its annual conference
in Chicago. Comprised
of top corporate counsel and academics, the panel
addressed a number of topics relevant to best practices
for undertaking various internal and external investigations
domestically and overseas, including compliance with
applicable laws and ethics rules.
This
paper provides a comprehensive listing of practical
considerations to guide counsel and others in their
efforts to comply with legal and ethical obligations,
proceed in a controlled and efficient manner and avoid
missteps that could result in embarrassment to the
Corporation.
Table
of Contents:
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About STEELE
STEELE is a global business advisory and risk management company and longtime provider of investigative, security and consulting services for multinational Fortune 500 companies, as well as small and mid-sized businesses, governmental and nonprofit organizations. With its international roster of top experts from a range of relevant disciplines, Steele sets the industry standard for innovative, professional and highly personalized crisis and risk management throughout the enterprise. Having regional offices in 16 strategic locations around the world and engagements in over 90 countries, STEELE’s solutions respond to the complexity of doing business in today’s fluid, outsourced marketplace.
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Leslie
McCarthy
Director | STEELE
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(415) 354-3851
lmccarthy@wwsteele.com
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