>> My name is Doug Davison.
I'm a partner at a law firm here in Washington.
Primarily I'm involved in cases where I defend
people that are in government investigations.
So, I spent a few years as the SEC,
the Securities and Exchange Commission,
here in Washington, and I spend most of
my time involved in defending those types
of investigations, but often times they have
other regulatory inquiries that are parallel.
So it could be the Department of
Justice, or other banking regulators.
Those are the types of investigations.
So it varies.
Mostly I'm involved in meeting with
clients or people who work for clients
to understand transactions in factual events.
So interviewing witnesses, looking at documents,
trying to understand events that have happened
in the past so we can understand them
and present them to the government.
For the most part my schedule
is driven by other people.
So, I'm in a client service business,
so the clients have a problem,
that's when they call me.
And it's so-- I'm pretty flexible.
Somewhat unpredictable.
But, you know, for the most part it's a
busy day comprised of phone calls, meetings,
and of course, lots of emails,
unfortunately around the clock,
because when a client has a problem they'd like
to talk to you then, and it's hard to tell them,
let's talk about your problem later.
So the lifespan.
It varies.
I mean, so there are longstanding corporate
clients that law firms have, and for example,
big banks that might in a papers
that you've been reading about,
who have problems that are somewhat significant,
and they may take a long
time to get to a conclusion.
And there are other clients, and even
corporate clients may have inquiries
from different government agencies, where
there really isn't really anything there,
and it could be a very quick relationship.
And, of course, those are the
kinds that the clients like.
So, it varies.
I mean, it really does depend on the-- if
it's a corporate entity or an individual,
and the nature of the type of problem they have.