White Collar Practice Alert: Pressuring KPMG to Cut Off Advancement of Fees of Employees in Criminal Tax Shelter Investigation Violates Constitutional Rights
6/29/2006
On June 27th, Judge Lewis Kaplan of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that the Department of Justice (DOJ) had violated the substantive due process rights and the right to counsel and fair trial of former employees and partners of KPMG by inducing KPMG to cut off the advancement of attorneys fees - in violation of KPMG's own indemnification policy.
Click here for more on this victory for the indemnification rights of employees and agents of companies faced with investigation or indictment arising of their employment.
