Every day, we see reports of corporate activities morphing into full-blown, headline-grabbing crises. These events spawn a host of government and regulatory investigations, enforcement actions, and shareholder litigation. Using a proprietary film produced by Dechert LLP – “A Price Worth Paying?” – we will set the stage by going inside a fictional company, Maartel International, and dissecting how its corporate leaders created and attempted to address high-risk issues in the areas of setting executive compensation, conducting risk assessment and due diligence in Mergers & Acquisitions, and responding to serious whistleblower allegations. The film, packed with issues and designed to provoke lively debate, facilitates an interactive dialogue aimed at spotting hot topics and discussing how these corporate leaders failed to prevent and appropriately address these complex problems.
Our distinguished panel, comprised of national securities litigators and a former acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, will lead a discussion of how the crisis at Maartel will play out in the real world of high-stakes civil, criminal and regulatory litigation. Our panel will discuss how to effectively defend these matters and, along the way, provide valuable insight on hot topics and trends in a wide array of areas, including:
• Securities class action litigation
• Derivative litigation against Directors and Officers
• The use of special committees and special litigation committees
• Department of Justice investigations and criminal enforcement
• Securities and Exchange Commission investigations and enforcement
• Managing parallel civil and criminal matters
• Managing cross-border investigations
• Crisis management and Public Relations
• Key topics in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act/anti-corruption
• Insider-trading
• Cyber-risk and data breaches
• Director and Officers insurance
• Trying complex disputes to juries
Who should attend? -- This complimentary program is designed for all levels of corporate governance and management, including:
• Boards of directors
• Senior executive management teams
• General counsel, heads of litigation, and in-house counsel teams
• Corporate governance officers
• Compliance and risk managers
• Internal audit professionals
Program Agenda
3:30pm to 4:00pm -- Registration
4:00pm to 6:00pm -- Presentation of "A Price Worth Paying?" and Panel Discussion
6:00pm to 7:00pm -- Cocktail Reception
Location
Embassy Suites by Hilton
1022 Shady Grove Road
East Memphis, TN 38120
Continuing Legal Education (CLE): This course has been approved by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education for a maximum of 2 hours of general credit. Applications for CLE credit in Pennsylvania, Illinois and New Jersey are currently pending. If you would like to request credit in any other jurisdiction or have any questions about this event, please contact Sarah Aicher at +1 215 994 2112.
