Global Crisis Management Series: This post is part 14 in a
series concerning topics further elaborated on in Cleary
Gottlieb's Global Crisis Management Handbook—a desk
reference for spotting issues and avoiding common mistakes when
faced with a crisis. The current version is available
here.
Many investigations, particularly those that are cross-border in
nature, are likely to present data privacy issues, and managing
these issues is frequently a key consideration in an investigation.
By keeping data privacy laws in mind as soon as an investigation
starts, an organization will avoid the risk that it has failed to
satisfy certain requirements, thereby exposing itself to the
possibility of a fine or sanction from a regulator. Below we walk
through chronologically how an organization might incorporate data
privacy considerations at each stage of an investigation:
