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NACDL's 2025 White Collar Seminar and Fall Board Meeting will be held on September 17-20, 2025 at the Washington Marriott Georgetown, Washington, DC.
With nearly 5,000 federal criminal offenses, and hundreds of thousands of regulations that can be punished criminally, the power of the federal prosecutor has never been stronger. Many of these offenses are vague on their face, others can be stretched beyond recognition, and nearly all are connected to the ever-increasing Sentencing Guidelines. Prosecutors are armed with broad charging discretion, and discovery rules that consistently favor the government. For those accused of white collar or econominc crimes, this is their reality.
It is for all these reasons that NACDL’s Defending the White Collar Case: In And Out of Court Seminar was created nearly two decades ago. Each year the white collar defense bar gathers to learn from each other, to improve their skills, and to ensure they are well-positioned to provide their clients the best defense possible.
The power of prosecutors is great, but this defense revival meeting is even greater.
Agenda
The program agenda and faculty are subject to change.
| Wednesday, September 17, 2025 | |
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| 6:00 pm | Early Registration & Exhibit Hall Open |
| 6:30 pm |
Opening Networking Reception Co-Sponsored by:
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| Thursday, September 18, 2025 | |
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| 7:30 am | Registration, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 am | Welcoming Remarks and Morning Announcements – NACDL President Andrew Birrell (Minneapolis, MN) and CLE Program Co-Chairs |
| 8:45 am |
Contracts as Crimes? Implications of Government Contracts and the False Claims Act Moderator: Brian Tully Panelists: Iris Bennett; Larry Block; Nkechi Kanu; and Lisa Mathewson |
| 9:55 am | Exhibits, Networking & Refreshment Break |
| 10:10 am |
State and Local Prosecutors: Roles and Strategies in Non-Federal White Collar Cases Moderator: TBA Panelists: Alvin Bragg |
| 11:20 am | Exhibits, Networking & Refreshment Break |
| 11:35 am |
Trial Skills: Cross-Examination of Government Cooperators and Challenging Government Summaries Moderator: TBA Panelists: Cathy Fleming; Dan Gitner; Jenny Kramer; Marci LaBranche; and Matthew Menchel |
| 12:45 pm |
Keynote Luncheon – Pierre Thomas |
| 2:00 pm |
Changing Roles of Attorneys – The Ability to Proffer, the Retribution for Doing One’s Job, and New Developments on Funding Restrictions Moderator: TBA Panelists: Norm Eisen; David Gerger; Abbe Lowell; and Nina Marino |
| 3:10 pm | Exhibits, Networking & Refreshment Break |
| 3:20 pm |
A Changing Landscape: The Ethics of Using Artificial Intelligence Moderator: Michelle Merola Panelists: Zach Myers; Giselle Pomerleau |
| 4:30 pm | Exhibits, Networking & Refreshment Break |
| 4:45 pm |
Clemency, Compassionate Release, Pardons Moderator: Liz Oyer Panelists: Pat Cipollone; JaneAnne Murray |
| 5:45 pm | Adjourn for the Day |
| 6:00-8:00 pm |
Kropf Moseley Schmitt Networking Reception Hosted by :
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| Friday, September 19, 2025 | |
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| 7:15 am | Registration, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast |
| 8:15 am | Morning Announcements – CLE Program Co-Chairs & Staff |
| 8:25 am |
Judges Panel Moderator: Kobie Flowers Panelists: Hon. Richard F. Boulware II, United States District Judge, District of Nevada (Las Vegas, NV); Hon. Paul L. Friedman, Senior Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia (Washington, DC); Hon. Paula Xinis, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland (Greenbelt, MD) |
| 9:00 am | NACDL Committee Meetings Throughout the Day (Please see the committee meeting schedule at the NACDL registration desk.) |
| 9:35 am | Exhibits, Networking & Refreshment Break |
| 9:45 am |
Trial Skills: Opening Statements and Jury Consultants— Part 1 Moderator: TBA Panelists: Josh Dubin; Brian Heberlig; Barry Pollack |
| 10:45 am | Exhibits, Networking & Refreshment Break |
| 11:00 am |
Trial Skills: Opening Statements and Jury Consultants— Part 2 Moderator: TBA Panelists: TBA |
| 12:10 pm | Lunch Break (on your own) |
| 1:30 pm | Friday Keynote - TBA |
| 2:15 pm | Exhibits, Networking & Refreshment Break |
| 2:30 pm |
Trump Administration Priorities in White Collar Cases Moderator: TBA Panelists: Chris Kise; Todd Pugh; Bill Stellmach |
| 3:15 pm | Exhibits, Networking & Refreshment Break |
| 3:30 pm |
Hot Topics: Defending a Politically Connected Client or Case Moderator: TBA Panelists: Dan Cogdell; Susan Necheles; Steve Vladeck |
| 4:30 pm | Seminar Adjourns - see you in 2026! |
| Saturday, September 20, 2025 | |
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| 8:00 am | Exhibits |
| 9:00 am | NACDL’s Fall Board of Director’s Meeting (All are welcome to attend) |
| 1:00 pm | Enjoy Washington, DC! |
Faculty
Iris Bennett, Steptoe LLP (Washington, DC)
Larry Block, Winston & Strawn LLP (Washington, DC)
Hon. Richard Boulware, U.S. District Court - District of Nevada (Las Vegas, NV)
Alvin Bragg, Manhattan District Attorney (New York, NY)
Pat Cipollone, Torridon Group (Washington, DC)
Dan Cogdell, Cogdell Law Firm (Houston, TX)
Josh Dubin, Dubin Research & Consulting (New York, NY)
Norman Eisen, Norman Eisen PLLC (Washington, DC)
Cathy Fleming, Fleming. Ruvoldt PLLC (Closter, NJ)
Kobie Flowers, Flowers Keller LLP (Washington, DC)
Hon. Paul Friedman, U.S. District Court - District of Columbia (Washington, DC)
David Gerger, Gerger Hennessy Martin & Peterson (Houston, TX)
Daniel Gitner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP (New York, NY)
Brian Heberlig, Steptoe LLP (Washington, DC)
Nkechi Kanu, Crowell & Moring LLP (Washington, DC)
Christopher Kise, Continental PLLC (Tallahassee, FL)
Jenny Kramer, Alston & Bird LLP (New York, NY)
Marci LaBranche, Stimson LaBranche Hubbard, LLC (Denver, CO)
Abbe Lowell, Lowell & Associates (Washington, DC)
Nina Marino, Kaplan Marino, P.C. (Los Angeles, CA)
Lisa Mathewson, Mathewson Law LLC (Philadelphia, PA)
Brian Tully McLaughlin, Crowell & Moring LLP (Washington, DC)
Matthew Menchel, Kobre & Kim LLP (Miami, FL)
Michelle Merola, Hodgson Russ LLP (Saratoga Springs, NY)
JaneAnne Murray, Murray Law LLC / University of Minnesota School of Law (Minneapolis, MN)
Zachary Myers, McCarter & English, LLP (Carmel, IN)
Susan Necheles, Necheles Law, LLP (New York, NY)
Liz Oyer (Washington, DC)
Barry Pollack, Harris St. Laurent & Wechsler LLP (Washington, DC)
Giselle Pomerleau, Federal Public Defender, District of New Jersey (Camden, NJ)
Todd Pugh, Breen & Pugh (Chicago, IL)
William Stellmach, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (Washington, DC)
Stephen Vladeck, Georgetown Law Center (Washington, DC)
Hon. Paula Xinis, US District Court - District of Maryland (Greenbelt, MD)
Hotel
Washington Marriott Georgetown
1221 22nd Street NW
Washington, DC 20037
Phone Reservations: 1-800-228-9290
Online Reservations: https://book.passkey.com/e/50969735
Group rate: $285 + tax (Expires at 6:00 PM ET on August 27, 2025). Please mention NACDL's White Collar Seminar (September 17-20, 2025) to receive applicable discount rate.
Rooms/discounted group rates are not guaranteed if the block has been filled prior to the cut-off date.
Sponsorship and Exhibits
Disclaimer: NACDL does not necessarily endorse or guarantee the quality, applicability, or discounts of the products and/or services of its exhibitors. Users of these products and/or services do so at their sole discretion and NACDL assumes no responsibility for them.
For information on exhibiting or sponsorships, please contact NACDL's Sales and Marketing Manager Jason Petty at jpetty@nacdl.org or call (202) 465-7637.
NACDL would like to thank the following sponsors, exhibitors, and affinity partners for their support and contributions:
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Wednesday Night Welcoming Reception:
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Exhibitors:
Envista Forensics
Garrett Discovery
Pricing
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Members of NACDL enjoy exclusive registration rates for our seminars along with all the benefits from joining.
| Registration Fees | |
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| NACDL Members: Regular, Life, and Sustaining Members | $799 |
| NACDL Members: Public Defender, Associate, Professor, Investigator, New Lawyer, MIlitary, and International Members | $459 |
| Non Members (includes 1 year membership) | $1,128 |
| ALL Non-Members State & Federal Public Defenders | $609 |
| ALL DC, MD, VA Lawyers (Residents Only) | $599 |
| Law Firm Groups of 4 (must register at the same time; 1 payment; no changes or cancellations allowed). To register a group, please visit: http://www.nacdl.org/PDGroups | $659 |
| Recordings | |
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| Audio Recording of Seminar (pre-sale) | $225 |
CANCELLATIONS: There is a $75 cancellation fee. Cancellations must be received in writing via e-mail by 5:30 pm E.T. Friday, September 12, 2025, to receive a refund, less the cancellation fee. No refunds can be issued after the cancellation deadline.
Code of Conduct
NACDL endeavors to foster a working, learning, and social environment free of harassment, discrimination, intimidation, and insult. To that end, NACDL has adopted a Code of Conduct for Affiliated Persons that applies to all attendees and participants of any kind at all NACDL sponsored events.
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