This seminar, presented by corporate and defense counsel who regularly conduct investigations inside the corporation, by corporate counsel who commission and direct the investigations, and by government lawyers who sit in judgment of them, will cover issues including:

• Whether, when and how to investigate
• What the proper scope of an investigation should be
• How to manage Human Relations issues and representation of employees
• Self-reporting, privilege waiver dilemmas and federal government disclosure policies
• Dealing with accountants, computer forensics experts and private investigators
• Collateral consequences of Internal Investigations and government enforcement Actions
• Outside auditors, SEC disclosure and media relations issues
• Funding the defense, indemnification and insurance matters Ethics, tactics, strategies and malpractice traps for this essential function of 21st century

Reed Smith's Efrem M. Grail is the Course Planner. Sara A. Begley, Michael E. Bleier, Traci S. Rea, Casey Ryan and Thomas A. Suddath, Jr. are faculty.