Cambridge Analytica was accused of illegally acquiring personal data of up to 87 million Facebook users. The company was employed by the Trump Campaign to help target its political ads.
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A financial services company terminated an employee for cause. The employee sued for wrongful termination, then later for defamation. An investigation uncovered the employee’s conspiracy to induce others to leave and to steal trade secrets, amongst other infractions of civil and criminal laws.
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A whistleblower’s testimony led to action against this investment company concerning a wireless spectrum auction. Both the FCC and DOJ became involved.
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A consumer-facing institution came under deep scrutiny from a state regulator concerned about its business and marketing practices. An application to renew its license to operate was denied pending further review and hearings. Making matters worse, the regulatory body called for the organization to be closed and monies returned to customers if it failed to address the concerns in a satisfactory manner.
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The Department of Justice launched a major investigation into insider trading across Wall Street. Ultimately, the number of prosecutions would be in the dozens. One of the first major cases involved a hedge fund manager who had obtained non-public, material information from a third-party expert who was under contract advising a variety of companies. When the Department of Justice began its inquiry into this manager and his suspected trades, the manager denied any wrongdoing and also induced the third-party expert to do the same.
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A multi-billion dollar fund faced multiple challenges converging on management. A former partner had been criminally indicted; both regulators and law enforcement questioned the fund’s investment practices; market conditions had deteriorated, which undermined valuations. The news media swarmed in creating a reputation risk, and redemptions from investors had built as they lost confidence in the fund.
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This financial services company – with a notable brand among institutions and retail investors – was facing legal actions from individuals and government regulators, including the SEC. Silence in the media wasn’t working; critics were gaining the upper hand. News coverage was hurting morale at the firm, and clients were beginning to withdraw their money.
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A global compliance and investigations firm needed to collect information from stakeholders for a matter that involved both federal and local government agencies. Given the high public profile of the matter, the client needed assistance with creating mechanisms for communication and information collection.
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