Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls in Corporate Internal Investigations (OnDemand)
Originally held on Monday, November 22, 2021 | 12:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Program Fee:
$149 for Members | $249 for Nonmembers
Members who are Recent Law Graduates, Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted for the first time in any state or country 2020-2022), In-House/Corporate Counsel, Judges, and attorneys who practice within the Government, Academic or Not-for-Profit sectors attend this program for free.
CLE Credit:
New York: 2.0 Ethics
New Jersey: 2.1 Professional Responsibility
California: 1.5 Professional Responsibility
Pennsylvania: 1.5 Professional Responsibility
Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys
Please Note: Newly admitted NY attorneys cannot fulfill ethics or skills credits through our on-demand programs under OCA rules. For more information on this, please see http://www.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/changes_for_2016.shtml.
Description:
This program is perfect for in-house
counsel advising management with respect to internal investigations
involving executives and other employees, and for outside counsel
representing companies or executives on internal investigations in
connection with their respective duties and rights relating to
compensation and other employment-related matters.
Topics to be addressed include:
- Understanding the nature of the allegations
- Clearly identifying the client
- Deciding who will conduct the investigation
- Handling investigations targeting the majority owner of a closely held company
- Limitations on monitoring employee communications sent on company devices
- Conducting interviews of corporate employees with or without counsel present
- Issues arising out of the disposition of the investigation
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Program Chair:
Richard B. Friedman, Richard Friedman PLLC
Sponsoring Association Committee:
Labor & Employment, Tracey Salmon-Smith, Chair