Why Today’s Universities Need Outside Counsel for Improved Investigations
Cooley partners Rebekah Donaleski and Michael Sheetz co-authored an article for University Business on why universities should hire outside counsel to conduct internal investigations of alleged wrongdoing. The article discusses the many benefits of hiring outside counsel, including that firms can establish a definitive account of the events under investigation and guide university leaders through regulatory scrutiny, litigation and reputational risk. They also note that outside counsel lends additional credibility to the investigation and its results.
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