Whiff of Scandal: Standard to Hire Major Law Firm to Investigate
There's a lot of tsk-tsking that the University of Michigan is reported to be ponying up $11.5 million to have brandname law firm Jenner & Block conduct an investigation. The probe began because of an allegation that head coach Sherron Moore was conducting an inappropriate relationship with subordinate Paige Shiver. That investigation kicked off in November 2025 and is assumed to have only concluded last month. That's a lot of looking-into. But such an expensive process has become standard for any organization hit with even a whiff of scandal. No longer does anyone accept the credibility of an internal probe done by the non-profit or the business itself. The current template was established in 2016. That's when Rupert Murdoch's two sons Lachlan and James contracted elite law firm Paul, Weiss t o use its investigative procedures at 21st Century Fox. The issue were allegations of sexual shenanigans by media genius Roger Ailes. Investigations is now a designated prac...