Internal Investigations: Planning an Investigation That Preserves the Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine Protections | Practical Law

Internal Investigations: Planning an Investigation That Preserves the Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine Protections | Practical Law

This Practice Note explains how to effectively plan for an internal investigation that preserves and maintains the organization's available attorney-client privilege and work product protections for all communications, information, or documents relating to the internal investigation. This Note discusses how to initiate the investigation to best preserve the protections and how to evaluate the common issues the organization must consider at the outset of the investigation.

Internal Investigations: Planning an Investigation That Preserves the Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine Protections

by Thomas E. Spahn, McGuireWoods LLP with Practical Law Securities Litigation & White Collar Crime
Maintained • USA (National/Federal)
This Practice Note explains how to effectively plan for an internal investigation that preserves and maintains the organization's available attorney-client privilege and work product protections for all communications, information, or documents relating to the internal investigation. This Note discusses how to initiate the investigation to best preserve the protections and how to evaluate the common issues the organization must consider at the outset of the investigation.