Whistleblowing and internal investigations

We assist our clients by:

  • designing and implementing systems for reporting and explaining violations of the law and other irregularities, including:
    • developing procedures for reporting irregularities, receiving reports of violations of the law and irregularities, and follow-up actions, including internal investigations regarding reported irregularities,
    • preparing internal and external communications strategies.
  • handling reports received, including:
    • performing an initial verification of them,
    • preparing recommendations for follow-up actions,
    • assisting in all aspects of communication with whistle-blowers, including by organising meetings with them.
  • conducting internal investigations, either comprehensive or limited in scope,
  • providing training on how to:
    • submit reports in accordance with an organisation’s procedures,
    • receive reports of violations of the law and irregularities,
    • conduct internal investigations.
  • conducting evaluations of how well systems to report violations of the law and other irregularities function.
  • designing and implementing systems for reporting and explaining violations of the law and other irregularities, including:
    • developing procedures for reporting irregularities, receiving reports of violations of the law and irregularities, and follow-up actions, including internal investigations regarding reported irregularities,
    • preparing internal and external communications strategies.
  • handling reports received, including:
    • performing an initial verification of them,
    • preparing recommendations for follow-up actions,
    • assisting in all aspects of communication with whistle-blowers, including by organising meetings with them.
  • conducting internal investigations, either comprehensive or limited in scope,
  • providing training on how to:
    • submit reports in accordance with an organisation’s procedures,
    • receive reports of violations of the law and irregularities,
    • conduct internal investigations.
  • conducting evaluations of how well systems to report violations of the law and other irregularities function.

Our competitive advantage:

  • Entrepreneurs receive comprehensive advisory services from an interdisciplinary team of experts with a wide variety of specialisations – employment law, personal data protection (GDPR), competition law, environmental law, and business criminal law, among others.
  • Our team cooperates closely with WKB’s other practices, in particular with regards to compliance and ESG.
  • We monitor ongoing and developing legislative changes, trends and challenges concerning whistleblowing programs, at the Polish, EU and international levels.
  • Drawing on our experts’ knowledge and experience, we prepare both legal strategies and recommendations for both internal and external communications.
  • We are one of the first law firms on the market to establish an interdisciplinary team offering comprehensive support to businesses on whistleblowing programs and internal investigations.