Internal corporate investigations
Barry F. McNeil and Brad D. Brian, editors.
- 3rd ed.
- Chicago, Ill. Section of Litigation, American Bar Association c2007.
- xviii, 526 p. 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Overview: Initiating an Internal Investigation and Assembling the Investigative Team The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Its Aftermath The McNulty Memo of 2007: Cooperation, Waiver and Indemnification Different Types of Internal Investigations The Initial Meeting The Starting Point: Identifying the Client and Deciding Whether to Conduct an Investigation Defining the Scope of Internal Investigation Applying the Attorney-Client Privilege and Work-Product Doctrine Assembling the Investigative Team Agreeing to Lines of Reporting and Supervision Anticipating What Can Go Wrong Preliminary Steps to Prepare for Government Investigations Implications of the Attorney-Client Privilege and Work-Product Doctrine Attorney-Client Privilege Definition of the Attorney-Client Privilege Elements of Attorney-Client Privilege Practical Problems of Employee Interviews Work Product Protection Work-Product Doctrine Defined Factual Versus Opinion Work Product Elements of the Work-Product Doctrine Overcoming the Qualified Immunity Protection of a Lawyer's Mental Impressions Overcoming the Attorney-Client Privilege and Work-Product Doctrine Waiver The Crime/Fraud Exception Shareholder Litigation Effect of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Recent Securities Exchange Commission and Department of Justice Policies on the Attorney-Client Privilege The Witness Interview Process Preparing for Witness Interviews Initial Concerns Key Principles Before the Interview Conducting the Interview Mechanics Warnings to Witnesses and the Attorney-Client Privilege Chapter 1 1 -- A 3 -- B 5 -- II 6 -- III 7 -- A 7 -- B 9 -- C 10 -- D 11 -- E 12 -- F 13 -- IV 14 -- Chapter 2 17 -- II 19 -- A 19 -- B 21 -- C 36 -- III 44 -- A 44 -- B 46 -- C 47 -- D 56 -- E 57 -- IV 60 -- A 60 -- B 78 -- C 82 -- V 86 -- Chapter 3 93 -- II 95 -- A 95 -- B 98 -- C 100 -- III 102 -- A 102 -- B 103 Conducting the Interview Making a Record of the Interview Sarbanes-Oxley and the Responsibilities of Counsel Obstruction of Justice Other Typical Problems That Arise during Witness Interviews Perjury and Obstruction of Justice Perjury and Subornation of Perjury Perjury Under [section] 1621: Essential Elements Burden of Proof and the Two Witness Rule True Answers and Ambiguous Questions Perjury Under [section] 1623: Differences Subornation of Perjury Obstruction of Justice False Statements Witness Tampering Document Destruction Gathering and Organizing Relevant Documents: An Essential Task in Any Investigation Organization and Planning Initial Dialogue with Management Document Retention and Preservation The Investigating Team Initial On-Site Inspection Document Gathering Ensuring Comprehensiveness Ensuring Integrity and Control Electronic Document Gathering Document Processing Numbering Copies Indexing and Coding C 107 -- IV 108 -- A 111 -- B 112 -- C 114 -- Chapter 4 117 -- II 118 -- A 119 -- B 121 -- C 122 -- D 124 -- E 126 -- III 130 -- A 131 -- B 135 -- C 140 -- Chapter 5 147 -- II 150 -- A 150 -- B 152 -- C 152 -- D 153 -- III 153 -- A 153 -- B 154 -- C 155 -- IV 156 -- B 157 -- C 157 -- E 159.
Microfiche. [Buffalo, NY] W.S. Hein Co. [1993- ]. microfiche : negative ; 11 x 15 cm. American Bar Association archive publications.
9781590319154 (pbk.) 159031915X (pbk.)
Corporation law--Criminal provisions.--United States Governmental investigations--United States.