Podcast: Do I need a lawyer? Government employees under investigation

June 23, 2020

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The first word in any investigation is “stop.”

Government employees can find themselves in the middle of investigations and want to protect themselves. There’s no need to make this road any tougher than it has to be.

In Episode 1 of “More with McGlinchey,” our podcast on current issues and legal trends impacting your business, McGlinchey partners and co-chairs of the Government and Internal Investigations practice group, Bob Driscoll and Dan Plunkett, discuss what government employees should do when they come under investigation and share three steps that can be taken to minimize headaches.

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