Seminar Agenda: (Program and Faculty subject to change)

Thursday, October 1, 2009
8:15 am Registration, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast sponsored by our friends at Navigant Consulting
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9:00 am Welcome and Introduction
- Program Co-Chairs Gerald Goldstein, Gerald Lefcourt, and Abbe David Lowell
- Norman Reimer, NACDL Executive Director
- Prof. Bruce Green, Fordham Law School's Stein Center for Law & Ethics
9:15 am Pay to Play--The Current Wave of Public Corruption Cases
*Legitimate Politics versus Corrupt Criminality - Where is the Line & How is it Crossed?
*Analyzing Recent Cases - Blago, Stevens, Bruno, and Honest Services Fraud

Moderator: Abbe David Lowell
Panelists: Edward Genson, Karen Patton Seymour, and Reid Weingarten
10:45 am

Refreshment Break sponsored by our friends at Navigant Consulting

Navigant Consulting

11:00 am Cyberspace--The Black Hole Where Ethics, Strategy, and Technology Collide
*Retention Policies - What to Keep, What to Trash, and What is the Role of the Attorney
*Shields & Swords - The Use of Technology by Prosecutors and Defense Counsel
*Seizure of Protected Materials - 4th Amendment and Privilege Considerations

Moderator: Gerald Goldstein
Panelists: Joey Blanch, Blair Brown, Marcia Hofmann, Alexander Southwell
1:30 pm Choppy Waters--The Ethics of Privilege and Disclosure
*Whatever Happened to Brady - Will We Ever Reach the Promised Land?
*The Latest News on Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine in White Collar Cases

Moderator: Gerald Lefcourt
Panelists: Mary Patrice Brown, Robert Cary, Hon. Nancy Gertner, Prof. Bruce Green, Paul Shechtman, Larry Thompson
3:30 pm

Refreshment Break sponsored by our friends at Navigant Consulting

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3:45 pm More Jail, Less Justice--White Collar Sentencing Unhinged from Reality
*An Examination of the Evolution, Status, and Future of White Collar Sentencing
*Exploring the Problem of Loss Calculation and the Complexity of Mortgage Fraud Cases

Moderator: Gerald Goldstein
Panelists: Amy Baron-Evans, Evan Jenness, Hon. Jed Rakoff, Alan Vinegrad
5:15 pm Adjourn for the day
5:30 pm

Cocktail Reception sponsored by our friends at Zuckerman Spaeder, LLP

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

Friday, October 2, 2009
8:15 am Registration, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast
9:00 am Financial Fiasco--Prosecutions & Lawsuits Stemming from the Securities Market Meltdown
*Litigation Surges - Outsourcing Prosecutions to Internal Investigations
*The Mischief of Deferred Prosecution Agreements
*What Are the Federal Enforcement Priorities

Moderator: Gerald Lefcourt
Panelists: Susan Brune, Hon. Lewis Kaplan, Ira Sorkin, Robert Khuzami (invited)
10:30 am Refreshment Break
10:45 am Workshops (Select One)
Option I: Getting Paid, Not Charged--Avoiding Indictment by Collecting Fees Ethically
*The Ethical & Criminal Implications of Fee Collection
*Lessons Learned from the Ben Kuehne Case

Speakers: Jane Moscowitz, Martin Pinales
Option II: Capitol Chaos--What's Happening in D.C.?
*Supreme Court Review of White Collar Crime Cases
*Exploring Legislative Agenda on White Collar Crime

Speakers: Shana-Tara Regon, Kathleen Sullivan
11:45 am Refreshment Break
12:00 pm Perfecting Your Panel--Tips from the Experts on Jury Consulting & Selection
*Questionnaires, Surveys, and Focus Groups: Making Them Effective
*Examining Juror Psychology, Selection Strategy, and Judicial Limitations

Moderator: Abbe David Lowell
Panelists: Roy Black, Julie Blackman, Joshua Dubin, Hon. Noel Hillman, Joel Seidemann
1:30 pm Seminar Adjourns


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Questions about the seminar? Contact Tiffany Joslyn at tiffany@nacdl.org or call (202) 872-8600 x 260.

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