Aristotle said “well begun is half done.” About 2,300 years later, Mary Poppins shared the same advice with her young charges, Jane and Michael. The adage generally is understood to mean that a thoughtful and disciplined start puts a project in a good position for success. With apologies to Aristotle (and Mary), the members of Sheppard Mullin’s Organizational Integrity Group use the same adage as a warning. In our experience, well begun is only half the battle. This month’s OIG Shorts discusses the importance of the activities that take place toward the end of — or after — an internal investigation or other response to an organizational crises.

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Photo of Jonathan Aronie Jonathan Aronie

Jonathan Aronie is the Leader of the firm’s Governmental Practice Group and is a former Managing Partner of the Washington, D.C. office. Jonathan also is a founding member of the firm’s Organizational Integrity Group, a cross-disciplinary team of litigators, regulatory specialists, federal monitors…

Jonathan Aronie is the Leader of the firm’s Governmental Practice Group and is a former Managing Partner of the Washington, D.C. office. Jonathan also is a founding member of the firm’s Organizational Integrity Group, a cross-disciplinary team of litigators, regulatory specialists, federal monitors, and ex-prosecutors with extensive experience helping organizations prevent and defend against challenges to their organizational integrity.

Photo of A. Joseph Jay, III A. Joseph Jay, III

Joseph Jay is a white collar defense and government investigations partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.