White Collar Crime Conference Call

What: Fighting Back Against the Thompson Memo: Can It Be Done? -- The Implications of U.S.           v. Stein (KPMG). Includes a Q & A Session.

Cost: FREE for this program

Date & Time: Friday, July 21, 2006 -- 12:30 p.m. EST

Call Details: Last month, Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York held that the government violated the Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights of the defendants -- almost all of whom were former employees of KPMG accused of marketing unlawful tax shelters -- by implementing the part of the Thompson Memorandum that awards credit for cutting of attorney's fees to so-called "culpable" employees.

What is the reach of this decision to other cases and other practices, such as privilege waiver and bans on information sharing, that are endorsed in the Thompson Memo? What were the most difficult hurdles for the defendants to overcome? In what kinds of cases should such motions be brought, and what should they look like?

Listen to two of the lawyers involved in the case, John R. "Rusty" Wing and former NACDL president Gerald Lefcourt, discuss the future implications of
litigating the Thompson Memorandum.

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Agenda: >>Click Here
If you would like specific questions to be addressed during the call, please email them to stephanie@nacdl.org and epodgor@law.stetson.edu

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Supporting Materials: >>U.S. v. Stein Brief    >>U.S. v. Stein Opinion

>>Report From The Front Lines, The Thompson Memorandum And The KPMG Tax Shelter Case, by Stephanie Martz

CLE Credit: NACDL will not apply for pre-approved CLE credit for this call, however, it may be eligible for up to (1) hour of CLE credit in some states where self-filing is allowed. Participants who would like to file themselves for CLE credit will need to send an email to gerald@nacdl.org once the call is complete, and provide your name, contact information, and bar number(s) for the states you will be filing in. NACDL will mail you a CLE form that you can self-file with your local bar or CLE commission. Depending on the state, you may have to pay CLE filing fees.


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Questions about the call?? Contact NACDL's White Collar Crimes Project Director Stephanie Martz at (202) 872-8600 x227 or email stephanie@nacdl.org.

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