Attorney General Holder to Speak at Upcoming ABA Meeting on Internal Corporate Investigations

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 5, 2009 - Whether the issue involves whistleblowers, audits, financial integrity, immigration or employee activities, corporate investigations are a critical tool used by in-house and outside counsel for guiding difficult business and legal decisions.

Guidelines for corporate investigations as well as the government’s expectations for compliance and disclosure for businesses will be the focus of the American Bar Association’s National Institute on Internal Corporate Investigations held this Wednesday through Friday.  Featured speaker, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., will deliver a keynote speech Friday at 12:15 p.m.

All events will be held at the Ritz Carlton, 1150 22nd Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

For a full agenda of programs and speakers, go to http://www.abanet.org/cle/programs/n09ihc1.pdf. 

Panel topic highlights include:

• Avoiding the Landmines: Legal, Ethical and Privacy Standards in Internal Investigations
• The Government’s Evolving Expectations of Corporations During Investigations
• Protecting the Attorney-Client Privilege: Impact of the Filip Memorandum on Privilege Waivers
• Minimizing Disruptions to Business During an Investigation
• Preventive Conduct: Installing an Effective Compliance Program to Avoid Government Investigations
• Whistleblowers and Subtle Retribution – Is the Concept of Whistleblower Protection Illusory?

With more than 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership organization in the world.  As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.

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Note to editors: Accredited reporters are welcome to cover the national institute for free. Contact Jane Singleton, 202-662-1093 or singletv@staff.abanet.org.

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