Appendix 8 American College Of Trial Lawyers' Recommended Practices For Companies And Their Counsel In Conducting Internal Investigations (February 2008)

• Author: Robert W. Tarun
• Profession: Former Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney in Chicago
• Pages: 922-955

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RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR

COMPANIES AND THEIR COUNSEL IN

CONDUCTING INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS

Approved by the Board of Regents

February 2008

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The American College of Trial Lawyers, founded in 1950, is composed of

the best of the trial bar from the United States and Canada. Fellowship

in the College is extended by invitation only, after careful investigation, to those

experienced trial lawyers who have mastered the art of advocacy and those

whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of

ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality. Lawyers must have a

minimum of 15 years’ experience before they can be considered for Fellowship.

Membership in the College cannot exceed 1% of the total lawyer population

of any state or province. Fellows are carefully selected from among those who

represent plaintiffs and those who represent defendants in civil cases; those

who prosecute and those who defend persons accused of crime. The College

is thus able to speak with a balanced voice on important issues affecting

the administration of justice. The College strives to improve and elevate the

standards of trial practice, the administration of justice and the ethics of the trial

profession.

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—Hon. Emil Gumpert,

Chancellor-Founder, ACTL

American College of Trial Lawyers

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Telephone: (949) 752-1801

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AMERICAN COLLEGE OF TRIAL LAWYERS

CHANCELLOR-FOUNDER

Hon. Emil Gumpert

(1895—1982)

OFFICERS

MIKEL L. STOUT, President

JOHN J. (JACK) DALTON, President-Elect

GREGORY P. JOSEPH, Secretary

JOAN A. LUKEY, Treasurer

DAVID J. BECK, Immediate Past President

BOARD OF REGENTS

DAVID J. BECK

Houston, Texas

PAUL D. BEKMAN

Baltimore, Maryland

J. DONALD COWAN, JR.

Greensboro, North Carolina

JOHN J. (JACK) DALTON

Atlanta, Georgia

MICHEL DÉCARY, Q.C.

Montréal, Québec

FRANCIS X. DEE

Newark, New Jersey

BRUCE W. FELMLY

Manchester, New Hampshire

PAUL T. FORTINO

Portland, Oregon

PHILLIP R. GARRISON

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ROBERT A. GOODIN

San Francisco, California

CHRISTY D. JONES

Jackson, Mississippi

GREGORY P. JOSEPH

New York, New York

PHILIP J. KESSLER

Detroit, Michigan

JOAN A. LUKEY

Boston, Massachusetts

PAUL S. MEYER

Costa Mesa, California

JOHN S. SIFFERT

New York, New York

MIKEL L. STOUT

Wichita, Kansas

ROBERT W. TARUN

Chicago, Illinois

JOHN H. TUCKER

Tulsa, Oklahoma

CHILTON DAVIS VARNER

Atlanta, Georgia

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