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Individuals in Cross-Border Investigations or Proceedings: The U.S. Perspective (2017)

Global Investigations Review: 2017 Practitioner's Guide to Global Investigations

In this chapter of Global Investigation Review's 2017 Practitioner's Guide to Global Investigations, William Barry and Margot Laporte discuss what counsel should anticipate in cross-border investigations and proceedings, including extradition, asset seizures and forfeiture, interaction with local counsel, pool counsel and privilege considerations, evidentiary issues involving cross-border document production and parallel proceedings, and issues involving settlement and client reputational risk.