Navigating the High Stakes of Modern Enforcement
In today’s regulatory environment, routine business matters can rapidly escalate into government investigations. Our founding partners have operated on all sides of high-stakes investigations—as prosecutors building cases, and as defense counsel protecting individual and corporate clients in government and internal investigations alike. This 360-degree perspective enables us to anticipate moves before they happen, protect what matters most, and guide clients toward favorable resolutions.
Government Investigation Defense
We shield companies and their boards from overzealous enforcement, with services including:
- Strategic Response Management to provide you with early, thoughtful advice on the best way to to navigate the investigation
- Targeted Factfinding so you can identify strengths and vulnerabilities before the government, and build strategies around them
- Stakeholder Communications to ensure that company management, board members, and other stakeholders are appropriately informed and involved
- Agency Navigation in dealing with DOJ, SEC, and state regulators, leveraging our insider knowledge of how these agencies build cases in order to seek favorable resolutions
- Litigation against the enforcers including an aggressive defense – or affirmative, preemptive civil action – when favorable negotiated resolution cannot be obtained
Corporate Internal Investigation
We conduct discreet, thorough investigations that balance fact-finding with business continuity:
- Targeted Inquiries that address potential misconduct without unnecessary disruption
- Board-Level Collaboration with directors, audit committees, and executives
- Strategic Recommendations for remediation, disclosure, and defense positioning
Individual Investigation Defense
When companies are caught up in government investigations or conducting internal investigations, key individuals need to protect their own interests. We will:
- Assess Personal Legal Exposure to guide you through key strategic issues and to help you determine how best to deal with the company and the government as the investigation continues.
- Navigate Your Relationship with Company Investigators to ensure your interests are protected as you are guided through an internal investigation.
- Navigate Your Relationship with Government Investigators to reduce any risk of an enforcement action against you individually.