Investigations

Together with our colleagues in Crowell’s offices worldwide, we act for businesses and individuals in investigations across more than 80 countries.

We recognize that regulatory, criminal, and internal investigations can pose significant challenges. They also can serve as a means to demonstrate and defend compliant behaviour, establish credibility, identify and remediate potential issues, and proactively mitigate long-term legal, financial, and reputational exposure. Our broad experience conducting all types of investigations means that we are attuned to business sensitivities and we know how to obtain the best outcomes, even in the most time-pressured situations.

We regularly help companies, boards of directors, board committees, and senior executives:

• Respond to law enforcement inquiries, government investigations, and witness summonses
• Conduct credible and effective internal investigations
• Develop and implement effective compliance programs

We ensure that we understand our clients’ businesses, risk tolerance, resourcing, and staff matters appropriately to deliver cost-effective service and exceptional counsel. We are able quickly to pull together teams of lawyers — multi-disciplinary and cross-border, as necessary — to support our clients in taking the right actions and decisions within often tight deadlines. We also work seamlessly with a company’s internal legal team or other external advisers, partnering in the way that best responds to each client’s business needs. We have deep familiarity with using technology and e-discovery tools that ensure maximum efficiency of the investigation process.