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Featured · Compliance
The Safe Harbor Doctrine: Why Outside Neutral Investigations Matter More Than Ever
Courts have steadily narrowed the protection afforded to internal HR-led investigations. We examine how outside neutral counsel preserves both privilege and defensibility.
March 2025 · 8 min read
Title IX
Title IX in Flux: Operating Through Regulatory Whiplash
How institutions can build investigation programs resilient to changing federal guidance.
February 2025 · 6 min read
Corporate Risk
When the C-Suite Is the Subject: A Board's Fiduciary Roadmap
A practical framework for boards confronting credible allegations against senior leadership.
January 2025 · 10 min read
Litigation Trends
Retaliation Claims and the Shrinking Causation Window
Why the temporal proximity analysis is the single most decisive factor in modern retaliation litigation.
December 2024 · 7 min read
Investigations
The Anatomy of a Credibility Determination
Five evidentiary anchors that turn an interview note into a defensible factual finding.
November 2024 · 5 min read