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Course Information
  • smart_display Format

    On-Demand

  • signal_cellular_alt Difficulty Level

  • work Practice Area

    Corporate Law

Date & Time
  • event Date

    Tuesday, November 19, 2019

  • schedule Time

    1:00 PM E.T.

  • timer Program Length

    90 minutes

Credit Information

  • This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.


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    On Demand

$297.00

This course is $0 with these passes:

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This CLE course will prepare counsel for the day when law enforcement shows up at company headquarters demanding immediate access. Such events are often a complete surprise to counsel. It is imperative that counsel is prepared for this potentially earth-shattering occurrence.

Description

Diligent corporate attorneys spend hours, days, and weeks anticipating legal compliance issues and implementing programs to minimize the risk of noncompliance. Minimizing risk, however, is not the same as eliminating it. Law enforcement authorities can appear at the company door seeking entry, documents, and other information. Without a criminal lawyer in the room: What should corporate counsel do?

The chance that your client will receive a surprise visit from law enforcement is not an outlier. Law enforcement raids have involved commercial issues (price-fixing, improper payments, etc.), intellectual property infringement, immigration, and a host of other subjects. A well-developed compliance plan includes immediate steps to take in the event of a corporate raid.

Some steps seem obvious, such as calling appropriate counsel and not antagonizing law enforcement. Others are more subtle, ranging from where to physically locate the law enforcement personnel (i.e., not in customer sight), determining the actual authority of law enforcement to act, and how to protect privileges and confidentiality.

Listen as our panel of attorneys explores all aspects of this issue, including advanced planning, instant action, and reaction during the law enforcement visit.

Outline

  1. Before a raid
    1. Examination of factors that may increase the chance of a raid
    2. Planning steps: what are they and who do they involve
  2. At the start of a raid
    1. Warrant
    2. Other authority
  3. As the raid continues
    1. Cooperation and how to challenge
    2. Memorialization, recording
    3. Assertion of privilege and confidentiality

Benefits

The panel will review these and other notable issues:

  • What general planning steps can help counsel in advance of a surprise law enforcement visit?
  • What are the warning signs suggesting the possibility of a raid?
  • What must law enforcement show to enter the premises?
  • How can the scope of law enforcement's authority be determined?
  • What protective steps should be taken while law enforcement is there?