Allegations that a company has violated the law can have a significant impact upon a company's employees, customers, finances, stock price and future prospects, and in some cases may have adverse personal legal consequences for the company's directors and management. Baker & Daniels' compliance and investigations team helps clients develop and implement effective compliance programs to identify and address suspected or alleged violations of law, and to help ensure compliance with legal requirements. When compliance problems are suspected by clients or alleged by enforcement agencies, our professionals conduct thorough and independent internal investigations that can reassure the clients' employees, customers and other stakeholders and demonstrate a good faith effort to comply with the law to enforcement agencies. Our communications professionals help clients develop a crisis communications plan and manage all facets of media interaction.
We have represented health care, pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostic, clinical laboratory and other life sciences companies on fraud and abuse matters, including False Claims Act litigation, collateral proceedings involving the FDA, the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, state enforcement agencies and civil suits brought by private plaintiffs.
Based upon the experience of our professionals — including two former Assistant U.S. Attorneys, former corporate general counsels and a former corporate integrity officer — our compliance and investigations professionals understand the needs of a client who is responding to a potential or actual enforcement action. From compliance counseling and internal investigations to criminal defense and crisis communications, Baker & Daniels' compliance and investigations professionals use their first-hand knowledge about how these investigations unfold to help provide solid legal counsel during a time that may break a company's future, if not handled properly.
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