Navigating Parallel Agency Investigations and Civil Litigation: Discovery and Disclosure Challenges
Cooperating With Investigations While Protecting Corporate Interests in Parallel and Potential Civil Suits
Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar with Q&A
This CLE course will provide litigators with a game plan for handling the dichotomy that comes with corporate government investigations in parallel with civil suits. Our panel will discuss how business litigators can achieve the optimal balance between civil trial strategies and cooperation with agency investigations, including the complex issues involving discovery and disclosures of confidential information.
Outline
- Privileges and protections
- Disclosures
- E-discovery
- Overall effect of civil litigation strategy
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- Bests practices for counsel managing a corporate client’s cooperation with an agency investigation while defending the client’s interests in parallel and potential civil suits
- Key considerations and approaches to protect privileges and confidentiality while complying with agency demands for information
- The impact of litigation strategies on the government investigation—and vice-versa
- Complex challenges and solutions for counsel when e-discovery is involved
Faculty

Michael M. Farhang
Partner
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Mr. Farhang is a former federal prosecutor and a member of the White Collar Defense and Investigations and Securities... | Read More
Mr. Farhang is a former federal prosecutor and a member of the White Collar Defense and Investigations and Securities Litigation Practice Groups, with specialized expertise in federal white collar criminal matters and securities and merger-related litigation. He has substantial experience with internal investigations on behalf of large corporate clients, as well as representations in the context of government investigations (including U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission investigations) and voluntary disclosures.
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Douglas Fuchs
Partner
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Mr. Fuchs is a member of the firm's White Collar Defense and Investigations, Securities Enforcement and Securities... | Read More
Mr. Fuchs is a member of the firm's White Collar Defense and Investigations, Securities Enforcement and Securities Litigation Practice Groups. He has expertise in representing corporations and individuals in white collar criminal, SEC and other regulatory enforcement matters. He has also conducted sensitive internal investigations, been retained by companies that have been victimized by fraud, and developed compliance programs, including compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He is a former deputy chief of the Major Fraud Section at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles.
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Matthew Hoffman
Partner
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Mr. Hoffman specializes in civil trials in both federal and state courts, with a principal focus on complex business... | Read More
Mr. Hoffman specializes in civil trials in both federal and state courts, with a principal focus on complex business litigation. He has extensive experience in products liability, product recall, mass tort litigation, insurance and reinsurance, consumer fraud class actions, unfair competition, and legal malpractice defense.
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