Wednesday, September 27, 2017 | 6 pm – 9 pm
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This annual update program will explore current issues and recent developments relating to ethical duties and responsibilities of attorneys and other participants in corporate internal investigations involving public companies and other entities. These issues will be discussed from the point of view of counsel for the entity, investigating counsel, counsel for individual executives and government representatives. The presentation will touch on a broad array of ethical issues, devoting special attention to current developments concerning prosecution and regulatory strategies, conflicts of interest, protection and waiver of the attorney-client privilege, counseling of employee witnesses, the federalization of ethical obligations imposed on attorneys under the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation of 2002, and the impact of the Dodd-Frank legislation of 2010. The faculty will also discuss special issues raised by global investigations, involving multinational entities.
Live Program: $229 Member | $329 Nonmember
In-House Counsel: $149 Member | $249 Nonmember -
Professor Bruce Green
Director, Stein Center & Louis Stein Chair of Law
Fordham University School of LawJames Meadows
Head of Litigation for the Americas
BarclaysAmy E. Millard
Clayman & RosenbergBreon S. Peace
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLPKaren Patton Seymour
Sullivan & Cromwell LLPLisa Zornberg
Chief, Criminal Division
United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York
6:00 pm – 6:15 pm Introduction and Presentation of Hypothetical6:15 pm – 6:35 pm Investigating Counsel
• Qualifications of Investigating Counsel
• Responsibilities and Risks of Investigating Counsel6:35 pm – 6:55 pm Outside Counsel for the Company
• Avoiding Conflicts of Interest
• Handling Surprises6:55 pm – 7:15 pm Outside Counsel for the Company
• Protecting Client Information
• Joint Defense Agreements7:15 pm – 7:30 pm Break
7:30 pm – 7:50 pm Inside Counsel for the Company
• International Issues
• Protecting Company Information7:50 pm – 8:10 pm Counsel for Individuals
• International Issues
• Playing Well With Others: Joint Defense Agreements8:10 pm – 8:30 pm Counsel for the Government
• Current Government Policies
• Expectations of Investigating Counsel and Companies8:30 pm – 8:45 pm Ethics Wrap-Up
8:45 pm – 9:00 pm Questions and Answers
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NY: 3.0 ethics
NJ: 3.3 professional responsibility
CA: 3.0 professional responsibility
PA: 2.5 professional responsibility -
Sponsoring Association Committee
White Collar Crime |Michael S. Schachter, ChairSponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
Maricela Alfonso, Membership and CLE Relations Associate
(212) 382-6608
MAlfonso@nycbar.org