White Collar Education

As the nation’s preeminent provider of continuing legal education for criminal defense lawyers, NACDL’s White Collar Crime Policy Department develops and hosts programs designed particularly for attorneys who practice white collar defense. From the annual Defending the White Collar Case Seminar, known as the nation’s premiere White Collar CLE program for networking and getting the inside scoop on the biggest white collar cases of the day, to stand alone briefings on cutting edge topics like willful blindness and honest services program, NACDL is the best source for education programming.

Keynote lunch program at NACDL's 7th Annual Defending the Collar Case Seminar (2011).Pictured: Seminar Co-Chair Abbe D. Lowell interviewing NPR Justice Correspondent Carrie Johnson and Fox News Correspondent Gregg Jarrett at NACDL's 7th Annual Defending the Collar Case Seminar. 

 

Upcoming Live Programs

NACDL's 2024 West Coast White Collar Conference, Turning the Tables on the Government in White Collar Cases. June 19-21, 2024 at Four Seasons Hotel in Denver, CO

This conference is well-known for its focus on pure substance, emerging issues, the hottest topics, and offering our attendees the best faculty from the diverse practice of white collar defense. Held in downtown Denver for the first time, the program will also feature outstanding networking events. Review the agenda and register now!

Past Programs

NACDL's Report, Material Indifference: How Courts Are Impeding Fair Disclosure in Criminal Cases, Launch Event C-SPAN Coverage 

On November 17, 2014, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, NACDL officially released its latest report, Material Indifference: How Courts Are Impeding Fair Disclosure in Criminal Cases, a major study produced jointly with the VERITAS Initiative at Santa Clara Law School. Complete copies of the report, executive summary, and fact sheet are available at www.nacdl.org/discoveryreform/materialindifference. Watch C-SPAN3's video coverage of the launch event.

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NACDL's "Who's Watching the Watchers?" Event

Enemies Within Event Photo

On September 12, 2013, NACDL Vice President, Barry Pollack (left) of Miller & Chevalier, served as moderator for the discussion with Mary Ellen Callahan, former Chief Privacy Officer for the Dept. of Homeland Security (second from left); Matt Apuzzo, a Pulitzer Prize winner and Associated Press reporter (middle); Liza Goitein, co-director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice (second from right); and Adam Goldman, a Pulitzer Prize winner and Associated Press reporter (right).

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    Jenner & Block LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice

    Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and New York Council of Defense Lawyers as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment.

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    News Release ~ Law Enforcement Executive Order

    NACDL Warns Executive Order's Dangerous Overreach Undermines Community Safety and Trust in Police – Washington, DC (April 29, 2025) – The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) expressed deep concern regarding the Executive Order titled "Strengthening and Unleashing America’s Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens," cautioning that several of its proposals represent a dangerous overreach that undermines these goals by jeopardizing individual rights and the legitimacy of law enforcement in the eyes of the community.

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    Trial Tactics for Pregnancy-Related Cases: Skills for Every Defender

    LOCATION: The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, TX
    DATE: May 16-17, 2025
    COST: FREE (registration is required)
    CLE Credit: Up to 14.5 credits 

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    Collaborative Approaches to Appellate Defense: Recognizing Clients' Legal Expertise

    WHEN: Thursday, May 8, 3:00-4:30pm ET / 12:00-1:30pm PT
    CLE CREDIT: not available
    COST: Free