The second edition of the General Counsel’s Decision Tree for Internal Investigations is designed to facilitate the identification and remediation of issues, and is an important complement to a well-designed and functioning compliance program. It also will facilitate the in-house team’s communications with outside counsel. In addition, adherence to a well-crafted playbook helps companies meet the expectations of enforcement authorities, which can materially mitigate potential enforcement efforts and sanctions.

The GC Decision Tree covers, among other topics, scope and structure, privilege, data preservation, interviews, reporting, and involvement of enforcement authorities. Several industry-focused versions of the GC Decision Tree discuss issues relevant to companies in those industries, and the industry-agnostic version will be meaningful for private and public companies of all sizes in all industries. 

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