Corruption, Crime & Compliance in Construction: National, State & Local (OnDemand)

Are you a GC or CCO of a construction company who wants to know more about the latest national and local law enforcement trends and compliance expectations in your industry? Or are you a private practitioner with construction clients vulnerable to industry corruption and fraud? Attendees will learn the major traps for the unwary and how construction clients can be protected. Topics include: the False Claims Act in the CARES Act era; the DOJ’s new “Corporate Crime Advisory Group” and recent crackdown on “bid rigging”; MWBEs and the “Commercially Useful Function”; common industry prosecutions under the Penal Law, Workers Compensation Law and Labor Law including the new Construction Wage Theft Law; “Pay to Play”, what constitutes larceny and recent government interpretations of bribe receiving; and what the DOJ and local law enforcement expect of your compliance programs. A similar program with an international focus is being developed for the fall.

Program Fee:
$149 for Members | $249 for Nonmembers

Chris Beard
Senior Supervising Attorney for Labor Racketeering
Assistant District Attorney, New York County District Attorney’s Office

Patrick Campbell
Partner, Baker Hostetler LLP

Adam Kaufman
Partner, Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss

Jonathan Konovitch
Chief Compliance Officer, AECOM

Elyse Ruzow
Owner and President, Ruzow & Associates   

5:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Light dinner and networking

6:00 pm – 6:05 pm
Introduction

6:05 pm – 6:15 pm
CARES Act interplay with False Claims Act: establishing liability and commonly used provisions/ elements.

6:15 pm – 6:25 pm
False Claims Act enforcement in the COVID-19 stimulus era

6:25 pm – 6:40 pm
MWBEs – Commercially Useful Function and application to Construction Law (Are the subcontractors who they say they are and doing what they should be doing?)

6:40 pm – 6:50 pm
National and local anti-trust enforcement trends    

6:50 pm – 7:05 pm
Common local (NYS and NYC) criminal offenses arising in the construction industry: offenses involving false written statements including qui tam actions; falsifying business records.

7:05 pm – 7:20 pm
“Pay to Play”, what constitutes larceny and recent government   interpretations of bribe receiving.

7:20 pm – 7:30 pm
Payroll certification (Prevailing Wage Law); Workers’ Compensation Law and insurance fraud criminal offenses and penalties; trade licenses and registration.

7:30 pm – 7:35 pm
New Wage Theft Law — Labor Law § 198-E and amending General
Business Law § 756-f

7:35 pm – 7:45 pm
Questions

7:45 pm – 8:00 pm
Networking

New York: 2.0 Professional Practice
New Jersey: 2.0 General
California: 1.5 General
Pennsylvania: 1.5 General
Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys

Sponsoring Association Committee:
Compliance, Patrick T. Campbell, Chair
Construction Law, Sarah G. Sparer, Chair

Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
Yelena Balashchenko, Manager, Business Development & Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | ybalashchenko@nycbar.org