Internal Investigations in 2007 — Current Strategies, Optimal Procedures
Internal investigations continue to play an important role in good corporate governance. Three areas are of particular interest this year, including the impact of technology on internal investigations; surviving regulatory inquiries; and ensuring an internal investigation does not go too far.
At Foley’s sixth annual National Directors Institute on March 8, 2007 in Chicago, “Internal Investigations in 2007: Current Strategies, Optimal Performances,” was a featured session dedicated to these issues. John Landis, partner, Foley & Lardner LLP, moderated the discussion which featured the following panelists: Jerry Okarma, vice president, secretary and general counsel, Johnson Controls, Inc.; Jerry Barbanel, executive vice president and co-global leader, Aon Financial Advisory and Litigation Consulting Services; Corey Martens, partner, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP; Amy Jones, internal audit director, McDonald’s Corporation; David Skidmore, director, corporate security, NCR Corporation; and Bryan House, partner, Foley & Lardner LLP.