Topic: Culture investigations

Counsel Watch: Former deputy attorney general uncovers “systemic” abuse in US women’s football

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In the latest counsel watch, King & Spalding concluded an investigation into the culture of professional women’s football in the US, and firms represented banks and a well-known celebrity in connection with various SEC enforcement actions.

04 October 2022

US authorities investigating Wells Fargo over hiring discrimination allegations

04 August 2022

Counsel Watch: Paul Hastings joins defence team in FARA dispute

In the latest counsel watch, a US businessman has bolstered his legal team in a civil dispute with the US Justice Department over his alleged role as a Chinese foreign agent, and Russian oligarch Peter Aven instructed a UK legal team to challenge an asset freezing order.

22 July 2022

EY to pay $100m over ethics exams cheating

The Big-Four accounting firm also admitted that it had misled the SEC in its submissions to the agency during the investigation.

28 June 2022

Most Swiss businesses have recently conducted an internal investigation

10 May 2022

DOJ accuses Google of “artificial” privilege claims

Google has abused the concept of attorney-client privilege to shield at least tens of thousands of documents from discovery, the Department of Justice has said.

22 March 2022

Rio Tinto says “systemic” bullying and sexism rife at the company

Employees said they didn’t feel comfortable reporting matters internally. “This is not the kind of company we want to be,” said Rio Tinto’s CEO.

01 February 2022

Facebook pressured to release findings from human rights probe

20 January 2022

Cruise liner pleads guilty again after damning monitor report

Cruise operator Carnival has agreed to give its in-house investigators freedom to open their own investigations after a subsidiary pleaded guilty to violating its probation terms for a second time.

12 January 2022

Integrity standards stagnate during pandemic

12 January 2022

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