Whistleblower Defense for Employers

Pause and plan. Engage counsel to set a privileged scope, issue a litigation hold, and define interview and collection protocols. Lieb at Law, P.C. builds a rapid response plan that protects privilege and positions your company for regulator interaction if needed.

Use a privileged internal investigation and control communications. Lieb at Law, P.C. coordinates document review, interviews, and potential outreach while keeping disclosures precise and defensible.

Discipline should be consistent and non-retaliatory. We audit comparators, timing, and documentation to reduce retaliation risk. Lieb at Law, P.C. advises on defensible actions tied to legitimate reasons.

A litigation hold preserves relevant documents and data. We tailor the recipients and scope to the allegations and systems in use, including email, chat, shared drives, and personal devices where applicable.

It depends on risk, leverage, and available documents. Lieb at Law, P.C. sets the sequence to avoid contamination, preserve credibility, and maintain control over findings and work product.

You can request confidentiality for legitimate reasons such as integrity of the investigation. Lieb at Law, P.C. drafts compliant instructions that respect protected activity and regulator rules.

Provisions that chill reporting to the SEC can trigger enforcement. We review NDAs, severance, and codes of conduct, then update language so it does not restrict protected reporting while preserving company interests.

Focus on accuracy, boundaries, and messaging discipline. Lieb at Law, P.C. conducts prep sessions, tests hypotheticals, and clarifies what to answer and when to pause for counsel.

Define scope, custodians, date ranges, and formats. Determine whether the subpoena should be quashed or a protective order should be sought. This entails an evaluation of scope, privilege, temporal limitations, and other facts. We negotiate burdens, protect privilege with logs, and stage rolling productions that satisfy regulators while managing cost and disruption.

Sometimes, yes. It depends on the allegations and regulator posture. Lieb at Law, P.C. evaluates settlement options and drafts compliant agreements that avoid restrictions on protected reporting.

Provide concise, privileged updates with risks, options, and next steps. We prepare executive-ready memos and talking points that keep leadership informed without compromising the investigation.

Separate protected activity from discipline and document consistent reasons. Lieb at Law, P.C. audits timing, comparators, and communications to lower exposure.

It depends on materiality, intent, and industry expectations. We assess benefits and risks of self-disclosure and structure outreach that minimizes collateral exposure.

Coordinate legal and communications. Lieb at Law, P.C. helps offer crisis management in managing messaging, avoiding admissions, and ensuring that statements align with legal strategy and disclosure obligations.

Train on protected activity, documentation, consistency, and escalation protocols. We create simple playbooks that supervisors can follow under pressure.

No. Agreements cannot block protected reporting. Lieb at Law, P.C. revises templates to comply with SEC Rule 21F-17(a) while preserving confidentiality for legitimate interests.

Exposure depends on the scope of misconduct and government recovery. We evaluate risk, negotiate outcomes, and coordinate parallel employment or contract claims that may arise.