Defending Remote Testimony in White Collar, Securities Cases

The new focus on remote witness interviews and testimony—a focus many believe will outlive the COVID-19 virus—presents new issues and implicates the way government and white collar defense lawyers investigate facts, interact with each other, and handle documents. It also requires defense lawyers to reconceive the manner in which they prepare, communicate with, and present their clients.

In a public statement issued on March 23, the co-directors of the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's declared that the SEC "is committing substantial resources to ensuring that our Main Street investors are not victims of fraud or illegal practices in these unprecedented market and economic conditions."

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