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Davis Polk has vast experience in conducting internal investigations and navigating through the issues that companies face in this context. We have conducted hundreds of internal investigations over the years, for companies both public and private, large and small. These include investigations in response to such allegations as FCPA violations, money laundering, economic sanctions violations, campaign finance improprieties, insider trading, fraudulent business practices and others. Many of our clients in these matters are Fortune 500 companies, including companies that provide market-leading products and services in the technology, consumer, defense/aerospace and finance industries.

Awards and Rankings

  • “White Collar Group of the Year” – Law360 2013


  • Davis Polk’s “stellar White-collar Group” has consistently been ranked 1st tier among for White Collar Crime and Government Investigations. – Chambers USA 2005-2012


  • 1st tier among U.S. law firms in White-collar Criminal Defense – Legal 500 U.S. 2007-2012: “‘[W]onderful firm’ Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is justifiably regarded as ‘one of the pre-eminent criminal defense and investigations practices in the US.’”


  • Davis Polk “provides ‘excellent industry knowledge and practical advise’ to corporates and executives engaged in regulatory enforcements actions, internal and congressional investigations, as well as litigation.” – Legal 500 U.S. 2012

Notable Matters

  • We are conducting an internal investigation for a trading house, through its board, into issues related to a failed IPO.


  • We represent the audit committee of an oil and gas services company in connection with a 10A investigation relating to financial and tax reporting.


  • We represent the audit committee of a company with operations in multiple jurisdictions worldwide in an internal investigation of anticorruption and accounting-related issues.


  • We are advising the audit committee of a multinational corporation with respect to several confidential internal investigations of FCPA issues in various regions.
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