This annual update program will explore current issues and recent developments relating to ethical duties and responsibilities of attorneys in internal investigations involving corporations and other entities. These issues will be discussed from the point of view of company or entity counsel, counsel for current and former employees and counsel for government agencies. This year’s program will devote special attention to issues that arise in connection with:
- Representation Issues in Investigations
- Organizational Representations and Communications with Individual Constituents
- Pool Counsel/Multiple Representations
- Strategic and Ethical Issues Related to Preservation Obligations and Discovery Requests
- Ethical Issues Surrounding Seeking Political Intervention and Other Non-Traditional Avenues of Relief
- Advocating for Difficult Positions
- Navigating Investigations in the Face of Parallel Civil Action
