Every day, it seems, another news story sharpens the focus on government investigations of alleged misconduct in the financial markets. Changes in the regulatory landscape and increasing law enforcement in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis have gripped the white-collar defense bar over the past few years.
Now, more than ever, in-house and outside counsel must be adept at handling multi-faceted and fast-paced government investigations. To address this challenge, counsel can draw on a new resource, “Defending Corporations and Individuals in Government Investigations,” a 2011 treatise edited by Daniel J. Fetterman of Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman and Mark P. Goodman of Debevoise & Plimpton.
