Our Investigations and Business Crimes Group combines former prosecutors and corporate lawyers who have extensive experience conducting independent corporate investigations; enabling audit committees and outside directors to perform their fiduciary duties and defend their conduct; representing corporations, officers, and directors in criminal investigations and prosecutions; advising on SEC disclosure, self-reporting, corporate governance, and internal controls issues; and defending class actions and other suits that often follow criminal allegations. Investigations and prosecutions increasingly involve multi-jurisdictional issues, foreign law constraints, and parallel proceedings in different countries.  The Firm’s U.S. and foreign law practitioners have conducted coordinated global investigations on short notice and in difficult settings around the globe.

We have substantial experience in the following areas: