Internal Investigations
Haynes Boone attorneys have decades of experience handling internal investigations for clients across various industries. When you receive an allegation of misconduct, we have the experience necessary to conduct an appropriately-scoped internal investigation and advise regarding next steps. Our lawyers regularly handle investigations of allegations from internal or whistleblower complaints, the government, the media, or other third-party sources, and can also skillfully handle defense of any ensuing government investigation or other litigation. Additionally, the group counsels clients on corporate governance, remediation, self-disclosure, and re-payment, depending on the issue and the needs of the client.
Our experience includes conducting independent investigations on behalf of audit committees, special litigation committees and independent directors, as well as conducting confidential internal investigations on behalf of corporate clients or management. We also represent individual directors, officers and executives if they are subjects of internal investigations. Our investigation team works closely with the firm’s other esteemed practice groups in order to get the client the results it needs to move forward quickly and efficiently.
- Internal investigation into allegations involving former head pastor at large, non-denominational church.
- Internal investigation regarding potential U.S. embargo violations by eWallet company, concluding with self-report to U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control and recommendations for policy and procedure improvements.
- Ongoing representation of a group purchasing organization regarding a kickback and bribery scheme orchestrated by its former CEO, a third-party broker and multiple suppliers. Following a lengthy internal investigation, Haynes Boone made a criminal referral to the U.S. Attorney’s Office on behalf of the client.
- Conducted various internal investigations for publicly traded companies on topics including suspected theft of trade secrets by company employees, alleged misstatements to regulators in the course of regulatory audits, suspected fraud and breach of customer contracts, potential violations of Regulation FD, I-9 compliance and suspected policy violations by the head of an internal audit department.
- Internal investigation into allegations of potential submission of false claims in the cardiac catheterizations laboratory at one of the nation’s largest healthcare providers. Advised client on voluntary disclosure issues.
- Internal investigation of data security breach at high profile specialty retailer that implicated payment card information and personal identifying information; counseled client on numerous post-breach issues including disclosure obligations, public disclosure, negotiation of fraud recovery and operational reimbursement fines and penalties with card brands, and related counseling regarding collateral litigation.
- Internal investigation and remediation of a data security breach at a Fortune 50 company.
- Investigation of criminal spear-phishing attack used to steal funds from public oilfield services technology company, and counseled client on disclosure obligations and remediation efforts.
* All cases vary and none are predictive.