Meeting the Challenges of Global Internal Investigations
Jonathan Armstrong
Partner
Duane Morris LLP, London, UK
Maria Barton
Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP, New York
Sandy Boucher
Senior Manager, Specialist Advisory Services
Grant Thornton LLP
- How your internal investigation fits in with regulatory investigations under the FCPA or other statutes
- Interviewing challenges in particular countries
- Dealing with false /malicious allegations: how do you prove a negative?
- Has there been a rise in false allegations since financial incentives for whistleblowers were introduced in the US?
- Other motives for false allegations
- The role of social media
- Challenges that don’t necessarily arise in a single-country investigation
- Complying with privacy provisions in the EU and elsewhere
- Data secrecy
- How whistleblowing has changed in the last few years
- Confidentiality issues surrounding joint-venture agreements
- Communicating with the board and audit committee
- Reporting considerations