Peters Brovner Present Corporate Internal Investigations CLE

Lesley Brovner & Mark Peters
April 27, 2026

This CLE from the team at Peters Brovner provides a thorough overview of internal corporate investigations, explaining why they are now essential to corporate governance, compliance, and risk management.

The program first traces the evolution of internal investigations from court‑supervised SEC settlements in the 1960s and post‑Watergate voluntary disclosure, through the FCPA, Sarbanes‑Oxley, and Dodd‑Frank. These statutes, together with the SEC’s Seaboard factors and the DOJ’s Filip factors, have made timely, thorough, and well‑documented internal investigations a key determinant of charging decisions, penalty mitigation, and regulatory treatment.

The Peters Brovner team emphasizes that in today’s environment—characterized by whistleblower programs, cyber and data‑privacy risk, remote work, and heightened enforcement—failing to investigate credible allegations is rarely a viable option, and may create independent liability for boards and management.

The program then explores best practices for planning and executing investigations, including obtaining proper board or committee authority, defining scope, preserving documents and electronic data, conducting structured document review, and running employee interviews with Upjohn warnings. The program also addresses post‑investigation responses, and highlights special risks and disclosure/voluntary cooperation considerations for government contractors, including False Claims Act, fraud, and debarment exposure. 

For further information on internal investigations or future CLEs, reach out to the Peters Brovner team today.