Rachel Reddick of Oppenheimer Investigations Group. Courtesy photo Lessons From Guantanamo Bay: Rapport Building in Workplace Investigations
What do the Guantanamo Bay Military Commissions have to do with workplace investigations? As it turns out, more than you would think, according to Rachel Reddick, an attorney investigator with Oppenheimer Investigations Group.
August 24, 2023 at 06:16 PM
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What do the Guantanamo Bay Military Commissions have to do with workplace investigations? As it turns out, more than you would think.
Litigation Skillset
As a former litigator who has transitioned to the field of workplace investigations, I often lean on my litigation skillset to conduct interviews. Many years of my litigation practice were spent in the Military Commissions Defense Organization (MCDO) practicing before a Military Commission in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. I belonged to a team of attorneys representing those accused of the Sept. 11 attacks. Not your typical courtroom and decidedly not your typical case, but there are insights to be gleaned from Guantanamo that can benefit any workplace investigator.
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