White Collar Crime Prof Blog

Upcoming Conferences

ABA, Internal Corporate Investigations and Forum for In-House Counsel 2010, May 5-7, 2010 Washington, D.C.  here

Strafford CLE - Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Compliance in Joint Ventures and Consortia, Wed. April 21 1-2:30 p.m. here

19th Annual National Seminar on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines (Tampa Bay Federal Bar & NACDL), May 12-14, St Petersburg, Florida - program - Download 100127 2010 guidelines book

ABA 20th Annual National Institute on Health Care Fraud here

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, Four-Day Intensive Training Course on Compliance, London, England, May 17-20 here

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, Managing Third Party Anti-Corruption, Compliance, and Ethics Risk, London, England, May 20-21 here

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In the News & Around the Blogosphere

P.J. Huffstutter, LA Times, Second man is sentenced in tomato corruption probe

Mike Scarcella, BLT Blog, Prosecutors, Defense Snipe Over Speedy Trial Clock in FCPA Case

David Barboza, NYTimes, Chinese Court Hands Down Stiff Sentences to Four Mining Company Employees

Tony Mauro, Law.com, NLJ, Supreme Court Justices Hostile to 'Foreign-Cubed' Cases

FCPA Professor, Dissecting Daimler

DOJ Press Release, Owner of Los Angeles-Area Company Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Medicare Fraud

USA Today, On Deadline, Insurance swindler wants 845-year sentence reduced

Mary Alice Robbins, law.com, Texas Lawyer, Insurance Companies Must Fund Former Stanford Executives' Defense Until Court Rules

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Upcoming Conferences

ABA, Internal Corporate Investigations and Forum for In-House Counsel 2010, May 5-7, 2010 Washington, D.C.  here

Strafford CLE - Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Compliance in Joint Ventures and Consortia, Wed. April 21 1-2:30 p.m. here

19th Annual National Seminar on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines (Tampa Bay Federal Bar & NACDL), May 12-14, St Petersburg, Florida - program - Download 100127 2010 guidelines book

ABA 20th Annual National Institute on Health Care Fraud here

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Daimler Deferred Prosecution, Monitor, and More

Sydney Morning Herald, Daimler ignored warnings on corruption: report

AP, Former FBI director monitors Daimler

Business Week, Daimler Agrees to Deferred Prosecution Over Bribes

FCPA Blog here

The agreement is 98 pages. 

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In the News & Around the Blogosphere

Dion Nissenbaum & Steven Thomma, Miami Herald, McClatchy Newspapers, On Surprise Kabul Visit, Obama Presses Karzai on Corruption

The Times of India, India Inc hiring experts to detect accounting frauds: KPMG

Brandon Bailey, Mercury News, Brocade ex-CEO Gregory Reyes guilty on 9 of 10 counts in 2nd backdating trial

Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, Obama nominates new U.S. attorney

Business Week, 3 ex-Siemens execs charged in corruption case

DOJ Press Release, Attorney General Holder, Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force Announce New Funding Distribution for Enforcement Efforts at Mortgage Fraud Summit in Phoenix

Mark Scolforo, Business Week, Ex-Pa. rep guilty of 14 counts in corruption case

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Upcoming Program - ABA Section of Litigation

Criminal Litigation Committee of the ABA's Section of Litigation has several upcoming programs, April 21-23, 2010, at the New York Hilton, See here for details. The programs are:

(1) Ethical Pitfalls - What Every Civil Practitioner Needs to Know About Criminal Issues in Civil Litigation

Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010

Time: 4:00 – 5:15 PM

Our panel of experts will discuss key issues that civil practitioners should be familiar with when faced with parallel civil and criminal proceedings against corporations, executives, or individuals. Many civil practitioners assume that the engagement process, conflicts, joint defense agreements and internal investigations can be done the same way in a criminal investigation as in a civil investigation-- but they cannot. Don't fall prey to these common traps! This program is a must for any civil litigator whose clients may face investigation or indictment in a criminal matter. Our panel will include:

The Honorable Cormac J. Carney, U.S. District Court Judge for the Central District of California

Prof. Bruce A. Green, the Chair-Elect of the ABA Criminal Justice Section

Jane W. Moscowitz, Moscowitz & Moscowitz PA

James W. Cooper, Arnold & Porter

Stacey F. Gottlieb, Greenberg Traurig LLP

(2) Conducting Internal Investigations and Making Voluntary Disclosures: Is it Worth the Risk?

Date: Thurs, April 22, 2010

Time: 1:00-2:15 PM

Corporations have long undertaken their own internal investigations for purposes of getting an internal handle on potential exposure with respect to government inquiries and related compliance issues. Our panel of experts will provide in-house and outside counsel perspectives on the do's and don'ts of internal investigations, the risks and benefits associated with voluntarily disclosing the existence and results of internal investigations and the ethical issues involved. Our experienced panel will include:

Michele Roberts, Akin Gump

Eric Grossman, General Counsel Morgan Stanley

Faith Gay, Quinn Emmanuel

Joathan Polkes, Weil Gotshal

Moderated by Matthew Mustokoff, Barroway Topaz

(3) Arguing Crime/Fraud and Other Exceptions to Privilege: An Expert Demonstration

(co-sponsored by the ABA's Trial Practice Committee)

Date: Friday, April 23, 2010

Time: 4:00-5:15 PM

Assertions of privilege in litigation are not always justified or insurmountable. Using multimedia presentations, live expert demonstrations, judicial commentary and audience participation, this program will show you how to develop and present winning arguments for application of the crime/fraud and other exceptions to privilege.

Amy Jane Longo O’Melveny & Myers

Bruce Green, Fordham University School of Law

The Honorable Stephen C. Robinson (S.D.N.Y.)

Moderated by Lawrence Rosenberg, Jones Day

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