Welcome to the Hughes Hubbard Anti-Corruption and Internal Investigations Practice Group’s Podcast, All Things Investigations. In this podcast, host Tom Fox and members of the Hughes Hubbard Anti-Corruption & Internal Investigations Practice Group will highlight some of the key legal issues involved in white-collar and other investigations, both domestically and internationally. In this episode, I speak with Kevin Carroll, a partner at Hughes Hubbard, about congressional committees and investigations.
Kevin Carroll is a partner in the firm’s Washington and New York offices in its white-collar and investigations practices. Kevin represents businesses, senior executives, and government officials in congressional and criminal investigations; conducts internal investigations; and litigates national security claims. Kevin also helps counsel businesses on CFIUS/FIRRMA, cyber security and data privacy, EAR/ITAR, FARA, FCPA, FISA, FMS, and OFAC compliance. Kevin is a Colonel in the United States Army Reserve and a writer whose work has been published in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Bloomberg Law.
Key areas we discuss on this podcast are:
- The role of an attorney in a congressional committee around the investigation.
- Lawyers in a US attorney’s office are, to a degree, dependent on the cases that the FBI or district police bring them.
- How Kevin advises clients through congressional investigations.
- Congress is under no obligation to recognize attorney/client privilege.
- Preparing a witness for a congressional hearing.
- Concerned citizens can raise issues that could lead to congressional investigations.
Resources
Hughes Hubbard & Reed website
Kevin Carroll
