Dean Fairfax and Professor Turley Participate in ABA Panels


March 27, 2019

Roger Fairfax and Jonathan Turley

Roger A. Fairfax Jr., Jeffrey and Martha Kohn Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Research Professor of Law, and Jonathan Turley, J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law, spoke on featured panels during the American Bar Association’s 33rd Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime in New Orleans, Louisiana.

 

Roger Fairfax in Panel

 

Dean Fairfax, a leading criminal law and ethics scholar, and a former federal prosecutor in the Public Integrity Section of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, participated in the Corporate Governance During Internal Investigations: The Interplay Between Management, the Board, the Audit Committee, Outside Auditors, Employees, and Government Agencies panel. The session addressed ethical issues that arise during corporate internal investigations. Panelists highlighted the need to identify and clarify existing and potential conflicts, protect the separate interests of each party, and ensure that there is separate representation where needed. "The internal investigation context presents a myriad of ethical and tactical challenges for even the most experienced counsel,” Dean Fairfax explained. “It is essential to be vigilant to preserve confidentiality and attorney-client privilege while advancing the client's strategic aims."

Professor Turley is a nationally recognized legal scholar who has written extensively in areas ranging from constitutional law, to legal theory, to tort law. He participated in the panel Ethical Challenges Raised by the Conduct of Prosecutors, Defense Counsel, and Legal Commentators during High Profile Investigations. Panelists explored ethical and professional conduct issues and challenges arising out of the Mueller investigation for both prosecutors and defense counsel, including the search of an attorney’s office, the frequent communications with the media by several of the attorneys involved, the establishment of legal defense funds, and the conduct of members of the bar who offer a wide range of views about the significance of leaked evidence on television programs.

The Institute, which is widely known as one of the largest annual gatherings of the white collar bar, was attended by federal and state judges and prosecutors, law enforcement officials, defense attorneys, corporate in-house counsel, and members of the academic community.