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xviii, 526 p. 23 cm. Chapter 1 Overview: Initiating an Internal Investigation and Assembling the Investigative Team 1 -- A The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Its Aftermath 3 -- B The McNulty Memo of 2007: Cooperation, Waiver and Indemnification 5 -- II Different Types of Internal Investigations 6 -- III The Initial Meeting 7 -- A The Starting Point: Identifying the Client and Deciding Whether to Conduct an Investigation 7 -- B Defining the Scope of Internal Investigation 9 -- C Applying the Attorney-Client Privilege and Work-Product Doctrine 10 -- D Assembling the Investigative Team 11 -- E Agreeing to Lines of Reporting and Supervision 12 -- F Anticipating What Can Go Wrong 13 -- IV Preliminary Steps to Prepare for Government Investigations 14 -- Chapter 2 Implications of the Attorney-Client Privilege and Work-Product Doctrine 17 -- II Attorney-Client Privilege 19 -- A Definition of the Attorney-Client Privilege 19 -- B Elements of Attorney-Client Privilege 21 -- C Practical Problems of Employee Interviews 36 -- III Work Product Protection 44 -- A Work-Product Doctrine Defined 44 -- B Factual Versus Opinion Work Product 46 -- C Elements of the Work-Product Doctrine 47 -- D Overcoming the Qualified Immunity 56 -- E Protection of a Lawyer's Mental Impressions 57 -- IV Overcoming the Attorney-Client Privilege and Work-Product Doctrine 60 -- A Waiver 60 -- B The Crime/Fraud Exception 78 -- C Shareholder Litigation 82 -- V Effect of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Recent Securities Exchange Commission and Department of Justice Policies on the Attorney-Client Privilege 86 -- Chapter 3 The Witness Interview Process 93 -- II Preparing for Witness Interviews 95 -- A Initial Concerns 95 -- B Key Principles 98 -- C Before the Interview 100 -- III Conducting the Interview 102 -- A Mechanics 102 -- B Warnings to Witnesses and the Attorney-Client Privilege 103 C Conducting the Interview 107 -- IV Making a Record of the Interview 108 -- A Sarbanes-Oxley and the Responsibilities of Counsel 111 -- B Obstruction of Justice 112 -- C Other Typical Problems That Arise during Witness Interviews 114 -- Chapter 4 Perjury and Obstruction of Justice 117 -- II Perjury and Subornation of Perjury 118 -- A Perjury Under [section] 1621: Essential Elements 119 -- B Burden of Proof and the Two Witness Rule 121 -- C True Answers and Ambiguous Questions 122 -- D Perjury Under [section] 1623: Differences 124 -- E Subornation of Perjury 126 -- III Obstruction of Justice 130 -- A False Statements 131 -- B Witness Tampering 135 -- C Document Destruction 140 -- Chapter 5 Gathering and Organizing Relevant Documents: An Essential Task in Any Investigation 147 -- II Organization and Planning 150 -- A Initial Dialogue with Management 150 -- B Document Retention and Preservation 152 -- C The Investigating Team 152 -- D Initial On-Site Inspection 153 -- III Document Gathering 153 -- A Ensuring Comprehensiveness 153 -- B Ensuring Integrity and Control 154 -- C Electronic Document Gathering 155 -- IV Document Processing 156 -- B Numbering 157 -- C Copies 157 -- E Indexing and Coding 159. Barry F. McNeil and Brad D. Brian, editors. Includes bibliographical references and index. Microfiche. [Buffalo, NY] W.S. Hein Co. [1993- ]. microfiche : negative ; 11 x 15 cm. American Bar Association archive publications. Corporation law United States Criminal provisions Governmental investigations United States KF 1416 .I573 2007 345.73/0268 9781590319154 (pbk.) 159031915X (pbk.) PUCPR 070703 20160527203342.0 297185