Investigations
Investigations Led by a Former Federal Prosecutor.
We represent individuals caught in workplace investigations, and we conduct independent investigations when an organization needs an inquiry that will withstand outside scrutiny. Our approach is informed by having run investigations from the government side, as a former Assistant United States Attorney in the Northern District of Ohio and a former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney.
When You Are the Subject
An HR investigation is not a conversation. It is a record being built, and you will not see it until it is used. We represent employees and executives who have been placed under investigation, called into an interview, suspended pending review, or handed a performance plan that arrived after a complaint. We handle:
Preparation for HR and outside counsel interviews
Written responses to allegations and findings
Coaching letters, performance plans, and final warnings that follow protected activity
Suspension, administrative leave, and negotiated exit where the investigation is a pretext
Professional license and reputational exposure arising from the findings
When Your Complaint Was Not Taken Seriously
Companies are required to investigate complaints of harassment and discrimination. Many do it badly. We represent employees whose complaints were narrowed, delayed, closed without a finding, or answered with retaliation. A deficient investigation is not just a failure of process. It is evidence.
Independent and Board-Directed Investigations
Boards, general counsel, and institutions engage us when a matter requires independent inquiry, when existing counsel has a conflict, or when the investigation itself must withstand external scrutiny. We conduct the investigation, produce the report, and advise on next steps. We take these engagements as a neutral, not as an advocate for a predetermined outcome.
Government Inquiry Response
When a regulator, investigator, or law enforcement agency makes contact, the first seventy-two hours shape the rest of the matter. We advise on document preservation, witness preparation, and the response strategy, whether the inquiry is civil, regulatory, or criminal.
Why a Prosecutor's Perspective Matters
Investigations look different when you have run them from the government side. We know what investigators look for, what gets scrutinized in hindsight, and what gaps in an internal inquiry become liabilities later. For a client under investigation, that means knowing where the record is thin and what the interview is actually designed to establish. For an institution, it means an inquiry built to hold up.