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Corporate Board Investigations

Overview


Against a backdrop of ever-heightening scrutiny, your company and board of directors face increasingly significant, complex situations that require conducting internal investigations, including independent investigations. In the midst of these circumstances, it’s crucial to have experience on your side. You can rely on our skilled corporate board investigations team to handle your most sensitive, high-stakes matters immediately and effectively.

Based on extensive experience conducting investigations on behalf of publicly traded and privately held companies, and their boards and board committees, we deliver sound, actionable advice and solutions that will enable you to respond quickly to any issues and mitigate the consequences to your organization. Recognizing that any investigation has the potential to cause disruptions to your business, we work closely and sensitively with all involved parties to ensure thorough and discreet fact-finding, reliable results and effective remedial measures.

We have earned the trust of board members, senior management and corporate counsel through our around-the-clock responsiveness and skillful navigation of challenging circumstances. And to further facilitate a smooth process from start to finish, we have established the utmost credibility with critical stakeholders, including government agencies such as the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as well as independent auditors.

Our investigative work has ranged from single-issue, short-term inquiries to comprehensive, multi-issue, global fact-finding investigations. Our matters have spanned virtually all parts of the world and every type of legal, financial, operational and personnel issue that can arise with a business, and our engagements often involve simultaneously representing clients in government investigations and proceedings.
Lauded authorities in their disciplines, our purpose-built team includes numerous former senior government attorneys, including assistant US attorneys, DOJ prosecutors and enforcement attorneys with the SEC.

Results


SELECT INVESTIGATION MATTERS

  • Conducted board audit committee investigation for a Fortune 500 publicly traded software technology and services company regarding financial accounting, public disclosures, executive compensation, senior management conduct, whistleblower claims and retaliation allegations. Representation included advising the audit committee in connection with a related SEC investigation.
  • Represented a board special litigation committee of the then-largest non-traded real estate investment trust (REIT) in connection with an independent investigation of derivative demand allegations, along with an SEC investigation.
  • Conducted board audit committee investigation for a large publicly traded server technology company for multiple internal investigations of accounting issues, including revenue recognition, internal controls and senior management conduct. Representation included advising the audit committee in connection with a related SEC investigation, NASDAQ matter and financial restatement.
  • Represented the audit committee of the board of a Fortune 500 cybersecurity company in conducting an internal investigation regarding insider trading and public disclosure issues and for a related SEC matter.
  • Conducted investigation for a special committee of the board of a publicly traded company regarding potential Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations.
  • Represented the audit committee of a Fortune 500 national travel services company in an investigation matter.
  • Conducted board investigation for a large (over $1 billion valuation), privately held software company involving issues related to revenue recognition and violations of company policies.
  • Conducted internal investigation for a publicly traded, high-profile apparel company regarding anti-corruption issues in Asia.

People


A diverse, global network of industry-leading talent committed to you and your vision.