Congressional Investigations
“About all I can say about the U.S. Senate is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation.”
Will Rogers
Congressional investigations can impact legal liability and reputation
Many complain that Congress is conducting more and more investigations for the purpose of making a partisan political points rather than passing actual legislation. Companies, institutions, and individuals can get caught up in the morass of a congressional investigation, which can be daunting and damaging to the financial and reputational interests of any target – or even an ordinary witness – of the investigation. Congressional hearings and investigations can impact a target’s legal standing as well as threaten its reputation in a way that can seriously harm its brand or negatively impact investor confidence.
BittmanLaw can help
Our counsel is informed by our understanding the motivation for, and objectives of, the congressional investigation and the business and reputational risks unique to our client. We can respond to informal inquiries and formal committee requests and subpoenas, manage discovery, draft testimony and guide witnesses through intensive preparation for hearings, oversee the public relations dimension of the matter. We can also help coordinate a multi-branch strategy to address overlapping inquiries by federal executive departments (e.g., the Department of Justice) and administrative agencies.