Course Description
Examines how corporations and their personnel investigate their own conduct. Course will develop students’ understanding of the roles of management, the board of directors, and their respective counsel in corporate investigations and their interplay with government regulators, such as the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate law students will not be doing any extra work beyond
that required of the Juris Doctor students. J.D. students are
post-baccalaureate students and the workload expected of them
is the same workload expected of post-baccalaureate graduate
students. Law students are professional students, not
undergraduate students. Graduate law students are primarily
international lawyers seeking expertise in the American legal
system. This expertise is gained through exposure to Juris
Doctor courses.
Athena Title
Internal Investigations
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students will learn the basics of managing an internal investigation and the appropriate methods of communicating with both their clients and with government regulators regarding their findings. Topics of investigations may include potential violations of criminal laws, securities laws, and economic and trade sanctions.
Topical Outline
1. How investigations originate 2. Representation/attorney-client privilege issues 3. Preparing investigative plan 4. Document preservation notices and collection 5. Witness interviews 6. Experts 7. Reporting findings to client 8. Communication/cooperation with government regulators 9. Types of resolution
Syllabus
Public CV