Department of Justice (DOJ), Litigation Hold

Does Your Litigation Hold Strategy Account for Remote Workers?

Array on 8/10/2023

Google recently got in hot water over employees’ cavalier attitudes toward a litigation hold. The tech giant took a largely hands-off approach to preserving internal chats needed for discovery in a lawsuit. Google employees...more

Four Tips for Responding to a Civil Investigative Demand Under the False Claims Act

Oberheiden P.C. on 6/27/2023

Before filing a criminal or civil action under the False Claims Act, or FCA (31 U.S.C. § 3729), the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) can start with a civil investigative demand or CID. Similar to subpoenas, Civil...more

3 Ways to Respond to a DOJ Civil Investigative Demand (CID)

Oberheiden P.C. on 8/9/2022

A civil investigative demand, or CID, is a powerful law enforcement tool that federal agencies such as the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) can use during the early stages of investigations into potential antitrust...more

Civil Investigative Demand Defense Strategies

Oberheiden P.C. on 7/12/2022

Civil investigative demands (CIDs) are powerful investigative tools that federal agencies use to gather information in support of a broad range of charges. Identifying the federal agencies that issued a civil investigative...more

VW's $4.3BN Plea to Obstruction for Botched Litigation Hold

Burr & Forman on 1/19/2017

One of three counts in Volkswagen’s recent $4.3 billion guilty-plea was for obstruction of justice arising from a litigation-hold botched by house counsel. As VW prepared to admit the defeat-device problems to US...more

Inside M&A - Winter 2013

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/22/2013

In This Issue: - FCPA Due Diligence is Critical to Avoid Successor Liability in Cross-Border Transactions - China’s Merger Control Rules...more