Compliance & Investigations Practice Areas

Crawford & Associates is an innovative boutique law firm focused exclusively on corporate compliance and investigations.

We don’t believe in “check the box” or “one size fits all” ethics and compliance programs.

Regulators around the world have heightened their expectations as to what constitutes an effective ethics and compliance program. At the same time, shareholders, customers, the media, and other stakeholders continue to scrutinize executive conduct and demand that organizations, and their employees, act ethically and with integrity.

Ethics and compliance programs must be tailored to address a client’s specific business model, industry, and geography—and the risks associated with each. We invest time at the outset of each engagement to understand each client's business, brand, and culture to deliver bespoke legal services.

We assist clients with developing and enhancing the key components of an effective ethics and compliance program. We have in-depth experience leading:

Ethics and Compliance Program Enhancements
Gap and Risk Assessments
Mitigation and Remediation Plans
Proactive Compliance Reviews
Third-Party Due Diligence
Pre- and Post-Acquisition Due Diligence
The Drafting and Uplift of Policies and Procedures
Compliance Training for Employees, Board Members, Executive Teams, and Third Parties

We take the right approach to investigations.

Clients may face a spectrum of allegations brought by a number of sources—employees, consumers, anonymous whistleblowers, competitors, and government regulators. Although they can be time-consuming and disruptive to business operations, conducting a properly-scaled investigation is crucial to resolving and remediating issues promptly and cost effectively.

We have conducted investigations in over 20 countries for businesses in a variety of sectors, including life sciences, consumer goods, software and technology, and manufacturing. We understand the importance of cultural sensitivity, maintaining independence and objectivity, and ensuring that all witnesses in a matter are treated with respect.

Our investigations are targeted and tailored to the identified risk, appropriate in scope and scale, and fee transparent. We help clients implement remedial measures, including enhancing compliance programs and deciding whether to self-disclose to regulatory authorities. We also partner with clients to monitor and measure the impact of completed investigations and associated remediation to minimize future risks.

We have experience investigating:

Bribery and Corruption
Fraud
Policy and Regulatory Violations
Whistleblower Complaints
Third-Party Misconduct
Employee Misconduct
Discrimination and Sexual Harassment
Management and Executive-Level Misconduct