Cross-Border internal Investigations
One Team, One Strategy, One Global Response
An internal investigation can quickly become a cross-border matter—particularly when allegations involve senior management. Time matters, and getting it wrong can be costly. L&E Global can quickly assemble a coordinated internal investigation team across multiple countries, with the local expertise to conduct interviews, gather evidence and
navigate jurisdiction-specific requirements.
We help you act decisively, manage risk and reach a sound, defensible outcome.
Why L&E Global
L&E Global helps multinational employers manage internal investigations across borders through coordinated strategy and local insight. We work closely with your legal, HR, compliance, internal audit, pfinance, rivacy and management teams to develop practical investigation strategies aligned with your objectives and risk profile. Our allianceof leading labour and employment law firms across more than 30 jurisdictions combines:
Global Coordination: One lead partner. One project structure. One consistent strategy.
Local Expertise: Specialist employment lawyers who understand each jurisdiction’s legal and procedural requirements.
Practical Execution: Practical advice that helps you make decisions, manage risk and move the investigation forward.
From the first allegation to the final decision
We support you throughout the investigation life cycle:
- Investigation strategy and scope
- Media and crisis management
- Evidence preservation
- Digital evidence collection
- Employee interviews
- Documenting findings
- Root cause analysis
- Remediation planning and implementation
Need to manage a sensitive matter across borders?
Cross-border internal investigations in practice
Selected examples of our work across regions and jurisdictions:
Asia-Pacific
- Acting as an external investigator for a Singaporean multinational in connection with allegations of fraud and corruption in Indonesia.
- Supporting a Swiss multinational in running an internal investigation into allegations of corruption in Southeast Asia.
Europe, Middle-East & Africa
- Acting as external investigator for a Japanese multinational in connection with a whistleblowing report involving allegations of bullying by senior management, with witnesses present in France, Germany and Belgium.
- Supporting a Belgium multinational in running an internal investigation involving allegations of misconduct by senior management with witnesses present in Belgium, Germany and France.
Latin America
- Acting as external investigator for a French multinational in connection with a whistleblowing report involving allegations of sexual harassment by senior management in Mexico.
- Acting as external investigator for a Canadian multinational in connection with a whistleblowing report involving allegations of bullying and sexual harassment by senior management in Brazil, with witnesses present in Colombia, Mexico and Brazil.
North America
- Acting as the external investigator for a Japanese multinational in connection with allegations involving harassment, hostile work environment, bullying, and retaliation from a U.S. employee against a Japan-based manager, while on business travel in Switzerland and multiple incidents over virtual meetings with witnesses from other various countries.
- Supporting a French multinational in running an internal investigation involving allegations of bullying and sexual harassment by senior management, with witnesses present in the United States, the United Kingdom and France.
