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Have any of these things happened to you or someone you know in your company? Want to hear more about the best way to handle these types of situations?
~You were caught off guard by an unannounced visit from a government investigator and handed over your personal cell phone and access to company records, or came dangerously close to doing so? Cooperation with the government is good but never without the advice of seasoned counsel before you begin to cooperate.
~As a mid-level manager you have been complying, without involving counsel, with what seemed to you to be a minor, one-off governmental investigation only to learn that the company’s general counsel received a subpoena and is not happy that you have compromised privileged material? Even the most innocuous case can turn into a major case that can attract national headlines, so early discussion with general counsel and her choice of outside counsel is always necessary!
~After a suit was filed against your company by a government investigative agency you realize that company emails, including some of yours, and other records have not been preserved and people are asking you and others why? Document preservation is its own hot topic, but suffice to say that each company must have a protocol that is understood and adhered to company-wide to avoid hot water.
~A government investigator just served a subpoena and you think that it may be the same as a search warrant and, having done nothing wrong, you want to comply on the spot but do not know what to do? Again, the instinct to cooperate is understandable, but as an employee of the company you are entitle to confer with your general counsel, who will likely seek outside counsel to handle the matter.

Join four members of Lippes Mathias' Government & Corporate Investigations Practice Team: Dennis Vacco, Michael Rossetti, Karl Sleight, and Joan Sullivan. Each of these attorneys has previously served in a governmental role, with Dennis serving as NYS Attorney General, Karl as executive director of the NYS ethics commission, Michael as a counselor in the U.S. Department of the Interior (and a former AUSA), and Joan served as counsel to the New York State Commission on Public Integrity (now known as the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government).
The group’s experience has led to their collective understanding of the intricate workings of government systems and regulations—a vantage point that gives them a bird's-eye view of investigations and reinforces their ability to navigate and advise clients on the other side of such proceedings, which have grown increasingly commonplace over the last decade.