46 · White collar defence and regulation · Global
Internal investigations
What assistance changes in this practice, what it does not change, and the time reduction actually observed.
Where the gain is real
E-discovery, messaging review, risk mapping.
Where it is slight or nil
Interviews, reporting to the audit committee.
Observed time
−58% at constant case scope, on cases closed over the last three financial years. This measure says nothing about the quality of the outcome.
What the practice covers
- E-discovery and large-scale messaging review
- Risk mapping and third-party assessment
- Chronology of the alleged facts and of the reports received
- Review of the whistleblowing system and of anti-corruption diligence
- Preparation of the investigation report and of its evidentiary annexes