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Description

Today’s business environment presents employers with complex legal, regulatory and corporate compliance challenges as both public and private organizations operate under an unprecedented level of scrutiny.

Our Corporate Governance and Internal Investigations practice group includes former senior in-house corporate counsel, distinguished trial attorneys and former government attorneys who offer a team approach to organizational compliance challenges. In many cases, we are retained to handle such matters by the organization’s senior management or by its board of directors.

We represent publicly-traded and privately-held organizations in a variety of matters involving corporate compliance, internal investigations and whistleblower litigation. We regularly advise employers on the development of compliance programs that meet industry best practices and comply with the U.S. Sentencing Commission Guidelines for Organizations as well as the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). In addition, we have extensive experience conducting internal investigations relating to code of conduct concerns, potential Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (FCPA) violations and related anti-bribery matters. Our attorneys regularly defend employers against whistleblower claims pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, the False Claims Act (including Qui Tam/Relator claims), and other federal, state and local whistleblower laws.

Services we offer

Some of the specific services we provide include:

  • Providing counsel and/or conducting internal investigations of publicly-traded, privately-held and not-for-profit organizations in relation to allegations of fraud, financial impropriety, conflicts of interest, code of conduct violations and alleged backdating of stock options plans;
  • Defending federal contractor organizations against False Claims Act Qui Tam/Relator claims alleging contract fraud;
  • Developing and updating of codes of conduct, employee reporting mechanisms (whistleblower hotlines), and employee awareness and training programs pursuant to SOX and FAR requirements;
  • Defending whistleblower claims under Dodd-Frank, SOX and other federal, state and local laws asserted against publicly-traded companies in various forums, including administrative proceedings before OSHA as well as in federal and state courts; and
  • Developing FCPA compliance requirements and conducting related internal investigations.

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