Effective Corporate Governance Investigations | On-Demand Webinar

Agenda:

Matthew B. Greenblatt, Senior Managing Director
FTI Consulting, Inc.
&
David C. Ware, Partner 
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

1. Internal investigations as an aspect of proper corporate governance:
   
   1. Panel to discuss how and why Internal Investigations sit within a matrix of board and management oversight, internal audit, regulatory responses, whistleblower hotlines, and other processes
   2. Investigations play a key role in all of the company’s corporate governance processes operating correctly
   3. Panel to discuss requirements around ICFR and disclosure controls and procedures that are critical to develop the robust internal investigation capability for both prevention and detection of violations
2. Elements of an effective internal investigation framework and the critical legal and regulatory considerations in the internal investigation framework:
   
   1. How to structure and initiate the internal investigation
   2. Define the nature and scope of the internal investigation
   3. Preserve and protect the electronic documents and other evidence
   4. Prepare for and conduct witness interviews
   5. How to maintain the attorney-client privilege and deal with confidentiality issues
   6. Internal investigations in the context of an external regulatory investigation, etc.
   7. Understand the need to retain other outside professionals (e.g., forensic accountants)
   8. Conducting a Section 10A investigation where auditors are the main audience
   9. Prepare reports/presentations to the Audit Committee, Special Committee, Auditors, Regulators, etc.
3. Best practices:
   
   1. Real world scenarios based on the experts’ past experience
   2. Suggested “Do’s and Don’ts”
   3. Lessons Learned

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