Heightened scrutiny of corporate practices and the increasing scope of government investigations and prosecutions are raising the importance of corporate compliance and risk management.
Based on decades of investigation, enforcement, prosecution and defence experience, McMillan's White Collar Defence and Government Investigations Group provides comprehensive support to help prevent or respond to investigations and prosecutions.
Our services include:
- Representing corporations, organizations and executives at all stages of criminal, quasi-criminal and regulatory investigations and prosecutions for all types of white collar offences including fraud, bribery and corruption, money laundering, cartels and price-fixing, insider trading or other securities offences, economic sanctions, export/import control and tax offences, offences under health and safety, discrimination, immigration, financial services, energy, environmental, and regulatory regimes
- Managing and defending against search warrants, inspection orders, wiretapping orders, interviews given under statutory compulsion, and other investigative actions
- Conducting proactive internal investigations and audits into potential criminal and regulatory contraventions under the protection of solicitor-client privilege
- Conducting due diligence and advising on strategies to deal with foreign agents, intermediaries or other parties to commercial transactions
- Providing advice on reputation management and defamation
