The Do’s, Don’ts, and Ethical Issues of Corporate Investigations

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

A Litigation Series CLE Teleconference

Since the 1990s, the business world has been roiled by one corporate scandal after another, each with its own accompanying corporate investigation. Today, more and more companies are vesting legal counsel with a broad mandate to investigate conduct, fashion remedies and communicate findings, good or bad, to enforcement authorities.

But in the aftermath of the invasive Hewlett-Packard scandal, investigations have come under scrutiny themselves. When do these inquiries go too far, and cross the line into illegal activity? Can a company investigate itself and still remain ethically neutral?

Regardless of outcome, corporate investigations remain the single-most effective management tool for uncovering wrongdoing and instituting remedial relief. Our experienced faculty will examine the do’s and don’ts of conducting corporate investigations and explore the ethical issues raised when counsel conducts or participates in the investigations.

• Barry McNeil (Moderator)
  Haynes and Boone, LLP, Dallas, TX
• Koji Fukumura
  Colley Godward, LLP, San Diego, CA
• Christina Tchen
  Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom LLP, Chicago, IL

1.0 hours of CLE credit in 60-minute states/1.2 hours of CLE credit in 50-minute states have been requested in states accrediting ABA Teleconferences and Live Audio Webcasts*.

NY-licensed attorneys: This non-transitional CLE program has been approved for experienced NY-licensed attorneys in accordance with the requirements of the New York State CLE Board for 1.0 total NY CLE credits.

*States currently not accrediting ABA Teleconferences: DE, IN, PA, KS, OH