Do It Once, Do It Right: Conducting Defensible Internal Investigations
With whistleblower complaints skyrocketing, how can companies conduct internal investigations that will be defensible to the SEC and other regulators? This course shares five key lessons for in-house lawyers as they are considering launching, managing and reporting the results of internal investigations.
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