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Corporate Internal Investigations Alert: SEC Gives $300,000 Whistleblower Award To Employee Responsible For Compliance And Audit Functions
On August 29, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced a whistleblower award of more than $300,000 for a company employee who performed audit and compliance functions.[1] The award, twenty percent of the amount the SEC collected in an enforcement action,...
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IT Considerations In Responding To Governmental Inquiries
Editor: Please tell us about your background. Keegan: It’s a bit of the road less traveled. I graduated from Rutgers Law School and decided at that time that I didn’t really want to practice law. I spent a few years installing elevators and then decided that I wanted to find a more...
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Primary Purpose, Privilege, And The Corporate Internal Investigation
When our legal system’s fact-finding purpose collides with the attorney-client privilege, the results can often be unpredictable. This collision can arise in virtually any type of case, but it often occurs in the context of corporate internal investigations. As a general rule, the...
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