Whether or not a client is involved in civil litigation, the target of a grand jury subpoena or some other request to produce documents, the attorney-client privilege serves as a powerful tool to shield sensitive matters from...more
With the ever-increasingly complex regulatory environment in the United States, ensuring corporate compliance is neither inexpensive nor easy. Given these difficulties, when the need to conduct an internal investigation...more
Government contractors and other companies subject to internal investigation requirements won some relief from the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on June 26 with a decision that firmly reiterated that...more
7/1/2014
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Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Compliance ,
Confidential Communications ,
Contractors ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Internal Investigations ,
KBR (formerly Kellogg Brown & Root) ,
Upjohn Warnings ,
Work-Product Doctrine
It has long been assumed that under the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Upjohn Co. v. United States, reports generated during an internal investigation undertaken at the direction, and under the supervision, of corporate...more
In the shadow of billion dollar settlements, exhaustive and expensive internal investigations, costly shareholder derivative suits, and the constant need to stay competitive in a global marketplace, companies in recent years...more