White Collar Fraud Investigations: Leading Lawyers on Analyzing Recent Trends, Building a Defense Strategy, and Developing Compliance Programs

White Collar Fraud Investigations is an authoritative, insider's perspective on best practices for understanding recent fraud trends and developing a client s defense strategy accordingly. Featuring partners from some of the nation's leading law firms, these experts guide the reader through the most recent white collar fraud cases, discussing the motives behind the incidences and the strategies being employed by the government to enforce crime investigation. Explaining the structure of an investigation and the responsibilities of legal counsel at each stage, the authors discuss their tactics for conducting an internal company review, interacting with investigating government agencies, and negotiating a settlement to avoid prosecution. In addition, these top lawyers examine the potential outcomes a client faces when charged with fraud and emphasize the importance of helping clients develop a robust compliance program as a preventative measure. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as these experienced lawyers offer up their thoughts around the keys to navigating this rapidly changing area of law.

Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world's most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book.

Chapters Include:

1. George B. Donnini, Shareholder, Butzel Long - "Analyzing Recent Fraud Trends"
2. Edmund W. Searby, Member, McDonald Hopkins - "Defending Complex Corporate Fraud Prosecutions"
3. Aaron M. Danzig, Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP - "Emerging Trends and Defending White Collar Fraud Investigations"
4. James P. Gillece Jr., Partner, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP - "The Problem of Increasing Prosecution of Fraud and the Role of the White Collar Attorney"
5. Craig A. Stewart, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP - "Basic Principles of Fraud Investigations"
6. Daniel J. Fetterman, Partner, Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP - "Strategies for Dealing with the Surge in Financial Fraud Investigations"

Appendix Includes:

Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009