White Paper:
Conducting Speedy Investigations that involve email

Preview:

“Timely detection”, “rapid and current” disclosure, “conduct a reasonable investigation to promptly determine…”, “the most expedient time possible and without unreasonable delay”, and “immediate and appropriate corrective action.”

These are just a few of the phrases used by legislation, regulation, and the U.S. Supreme Court to describe the time-sensitive requirements for effectively investigating a complaint, responding to a discovery request, governance, or preparing a compliance report.

Internal investigations usually require senior management to drop everything. Harassment and privacy cases may need immediate response. Sarbanes-Oxley responses have tight deadlines.

However, the need for fast response time conflicts with another major trend — the growing use of email as evidence. Most corporate investigations involve an analysis of email. One report in the National Law Journal states that at least 50% of the evidence presented in court cases is from email…

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