The Practising Law Institute to Present 'White Collar Crime 2010: Prosecutors and Regulators Speak'

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Sep 27, 2010, 03:00 ET

NEW YORK, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On October 4, 2010, Practising Law Institute (PLI), the nation's largest producer of continuing legal education, will present a high-level program entitled "White Collar Crime 2010: Prosecutors and Regulators Speak," to be held at PLI's Conference Center in New York City and simultaneously Webcast at www.pli.edu.

This unique program will focus on the changes in white collar criminal practice in the wake of the financial crisis. The program will address current enforcement priorities, the impact of the SEC's major reorganization and new policies, and new procedural developments in white collar practice; and will provide attendees with the background and tools necessary to spot the current issues in defending white collar cases and civil enforcement actions, develop workable risk management processes, and implement effective defense strategies.

This one-day event, which is co-chaired by James J. Benjamin, Jr., Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, and Claudius O. Sokenu, Arnold & Porter LLP, will offer attendees the opportunity to hear directly about cutting-edge issues in this dynamic field from the nation's top white collar crime private practitioners, as well as from current and former high level government officials in the Justice Department, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Attorneys' Offices for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the New York Office of the State Attorney General, and the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.

The program's stellar faculty includes: Daniel R. Alonso, Chief Assistant District Attorney, New York County District Attorney's Office; Michael A. Asaro, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP; Ellen N. Biben, Special Deputy Attorney General for Public Integrity, Office of the Attorney General for the State of New York; Susan E. Brune, Brune & Richard LLP; Andrew M. Calamari, Associate Director, New York Regional Office, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission; George S. Canellos, Regional Director, New York Regional Office, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission; Steven M. Cohen, Counselor and Chief of Staff, Office of the Attorney General for the State of New York; John S. (Jay) Darden, Patton Boggs LLP; Timothy L. Dickinson, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP; Richard Donoghue, Acting Chief, Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York; Christopher L. Garcia, Chief, Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York; Hector Gonzalez, Mayer Brown LLP; Bonnie Jonas, Senior Trial Counsel, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York; Bruce Karpati, Co-Chief, Asset Management Unit, Division of Enforcement, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission; David A. Markowitz, Special Deputy Attorney General for Investor Protection, Office of the Attorney General for the State of New York; James McMahon, Chief, Business and Securities Fraud Section, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York; Tai H. Park, Park & Jensen LLP; Marjorie J. Peerce, Stillman, Friedman & Shechtman, P.C.; Steven R. Peikin, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP; Guy Petrillo, Petrillo Klein LLP; Erich T. Schwartz, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP; Dietrich L. Snell, Proskauer Rose LLP; Peter S. Spivack, Hogan Lovells US LLP; Daniel Stein, Chief, Public Corruption Unit, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York; Craig A. Stewart, Arnold & Porter LLP; William J. Stuckwisch, Assistant Chief, Fraud Section, U.S. Department of Justice; Philip Urofsky, Shearman & Sterling LLP; Richard Weber, Deputy Chief, Investigation Division; Chief, Major Economic Crimes Bureau, New York County District Attorney's Office; and Richard B. Zabel, Chief, Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.

For more information on the program and its faculty, or to register for the live program or simultaneous Webcast, visit PLI's program website or call PLI's Customer Relations Department at (800) 260-4754. To arrange for a communal viewing of the Webcast in your conference room, please contact the Groupcasts Department via email at [email protected].

About Practising Law Institute:

Practising Law Institute (PLI) is a non-profit continuing legal education organization chartered by the Regents of the University of the State of New York, founded in 1933. PLI is dedicated to providing the legal community and allied professionals with the most up-to-date, relevant information and techniques critical to the development of a professional, competitive edge. We achieve these goals through the highest quality seminars held annually in locations across the United States, regularly supplemented treatises, audio CDs and DVDs, MP3s, live Webcasts, Course Handbooks, CLE Now web programs and Private Label Solutions, all with the guidance of practice specific Advisory Committees. PLI is headquartered in New York City and also maintains offices in California.