As regulatory expectations rise, boards need investigation processes that are independent, disciplined and built to deliver not just facts, but visible remediation. Featured in the Jul-Sep 2026 issue of Risk & Compliance Magazine, this expert forum highlights BDO’s perspective on how boards can strengthen oversight, structure defensible investigations and reinforce stakeholder trust.
Boards are overseeing special committee investigations in a more complex environment shaped by whistleblower activity, regulatory pressure, cyber and data privacy incidents, litigation risk, and heightened expectations around independence and disclosure. In this expert forum, BDO Forensics Managing Director Travis Canova joins legal leaders to discuss what boards need to know now.
Readers will gain insight into evolving board expectations around escalation, independence, scope and documentation, as well as how leading organizations triage risk without overreacting to every allegation. The discussion also explores why independence matters for committee members, counsel and advisers, how boards are defining scope to maintain credibility with regulators and stakeholders, what privilege and information-sharing risks can arise with auditors and regulators, and how investigations can drive measurable governance and compliance improvements.
Download the expert forum to gain practical insight into how boards can oversee special committee investigations with greater objectivity, defensibility and impact.