Mitigating Litigation Risk in Corporate Internal Investigations: Tips for corporate counsel

Mayra C. Suarez | Skadden

Mayra Suárez’s litigation experience includes conducting internal investigations on behalf of U.S. and foreign corporations, audit committees and individuals in the U.S., Europe and Latin America. Ms. Suárez has defended clients in connection with allegations of unlawful antitrust practices and in investigations by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Ms. Suárez advises clients on improvements to their compliance policies and procedures.

Some of her representations have included:

• Conducting several internal investigations on behalf of the audit committee of a multinational company in the health care sector relating to improper business practices and accounting irregularities, including issues arising under the FCPA
• Representing a public company in a criminal and civil investigation by the DOJ’s Antitrust Division and state attorneys general
• advising companies in the health care and construction sectors regarding internal investigations and developing and enhancing their compliance programs
• Representing a company in an arbitration concerning a dispute relating to the termination of an agreement; and
• Representing a multinational media corporation in connection with investigations related to government contracts

Jennifer Z. Gindin | Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP

Jennifer Gindin is Of Counsel in Quinn Emanuel’s Washington, D.C. office. She joined the firm’s Investigations, Government Enforcement & White-Collar Criminal Defense Practice in 2022. Ms. Gindin represents companies, boards of directors, and executives in connection with white collar criminal matters, complex government enforcement actions, regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings, internal corporate reviews, and civil litigation. Ms. Gindin’s practice focuses on domestic and international matters involving corruption and bribery, U.S. economic sanctions and embargo issues, health care fraud and consumer protection laws.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Gindin worked at another law firm in Washington, D.C. and clerked for the Honorable Janis L. Sammartino, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Before law school, Ms. Gindin spent two years as an Honors Paralegal in the Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division.

I. Document Preservation | 11:00am – 11:20am

II. Conducting a Privileged Internal Investigation | 11:20am – 11:40am

III. Communicating with Third Parties While Maintaining Privilege | 11:40am – 12:00pm

Break | 12:00pm – 12:10pm

IV. Remediation | 12:10pm – 12:40pm