WHY YOU SHOULD ADD US TO YOUR LEGAL TEAM EARLY ON In the fast moving world of federal enforcement, prosecutors and enforcement attorneys know that many cases can be made or lost in the early stages of investigations, by obtaining documents and testimony quickly, before the potential defendants have had the chance to understand the nature of the case and prepare an appropriate defense. Federal enforcement attorneys have many tools at their command, and virtually unlimited resources. They sometimes persuade corporations and lower-level employees to cooperate in pointing the finger at senior managers, officers, and directors. It is critical that individual officers, managers or directors retain their own counsel from the earliest stages of an investigation, whether it is being conducted internally or by the government. Corporations owe it to their officers, directors key employees to insure that they have proper legal representation as early as possible, and generally should and will pay for such representation. If you are such an individual, you should insist on having your own counsel.