What are the best practices when it comes to the dreaded subject of corporate internal investigations? Bryan Daly, Christopher Hale and Melissa Eaves at Sheppard Mullin’s Corporate & Securities Law Blog have some tips for making the complex nature of internal reviews a little easier:
Outside or Inside Counsel?
At the outset of the investigation, the authors note, the first crucial decision is whether to rely on the in-house team or to outsource. One consideration is that “there is a much greater likelihood of maintaining the confidentiality” if outside counsel are employed. They suggest developing a plan defining the scope, objectives and anticipating possible problems and to make this decision from there.
