Internal Investigations

• Boards and Board Committees
• Executive Management

Our corporate and securities law expertise, litigation capabilities, business judgment, and sensitivity to the workings of corporate boards of directors and board committees make us a logical choice for corporate internal investigations and other special situations. We are often sought out for these engagements by GC and outside counsel looking for a cost-effective alternative to large, national law firms.

Representative Transactions

• Represented joint special litigation committee of Nasdaq-listed company and its subsidiary in investigating and responding to stockholder derivative claims
• Represented audit committee of Fortune 100 software company in internal investigation into financial controls
• Represented board of one of the nation's largest public utility holding companies and its regulated utility in connection with special issues arising from California's energy crisis
• Represented compensation committee of one of the public utility holding companies in resolution and termination of a phantom stock-based executive compensation plan at its unregulated subsidiary
• Represented audit committee of a Nasdaq-listed government testing services company in internal investigation into accounting irregularities
• Represented a Nasdaq-listed biotechnology company in internal investigation of possible prohibited loans under Section 402 of SOX
• Represented board of directors of association of community colleges in internal investigation of possible joinder of a class-action lawsuit
• Represented special committee of privately held electronics manufacturer in connection with possible restructuring