By: Sara Kropf One of the primary differences between criminal and civil liability is that criminal liability requires the government to prove that the defendant acted wrongfully. In a civil case, an employer may be held liable under a theory of respondeat superior if...
After an internal investigation, the company being investigated must decide whether it wants the law firm (or investigative firm) to author a report of the investigation’s conclusions. The results of this decision may have unintended consequences for both the company...
By: Sara Kropf A Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) ensures that the Board of Directors, management and employees comply with the rules and regulations of regulatory agencies and the company's own policies and procedures. What happens, then, when the CCO is personally...
By: Sara Kropf A non-prosecution agreement is a wonderful thing. But it may not mean the end of the woes for a company under government investigation. Hewlett-Packard (HP), the California-based technology firm, and its Mexican subsidiary, HP Mexico, entered into an...