The SEC's Division of Enforcement has taken numerous steps in an effort to bring cases more rapidly and more aggressively. There have been changes in how the staff conducts investigations, and defense counsel are encountering new challenges and opportunities. Gain current insight to the SEC's new methods and enforcement priorities from high-level SEC staff, along with veteran defense counsel.
The course focuses on the most current and quickly developing areas, including: The SEC's streamlined enforcement process- new investigative powers and policies; Current enforcement priorities and the impact of the Dodd-Frank legislation; The upswing in insider trading prosecutions and the intense focus on hedge funds; Credit crisis-related enforcement; Public company exposures: Accounting and financial reporting investigations, foreign payments cases, responding to whistleblower claims; and Responding to an SEC investigation: Current strategy, tactics and ethical issues from defense and government perspectives.
Faculty
James J. Benjamin, Jr., Esq.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
George S. Canellos
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Andrew M. Calamari
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Andrew J. Geist, Esq.
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Bruce Karpati
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Leslie Kazon
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Robert Knuts
Park & Jensen LLP
Colleen Mahoney, Esq.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Barry W. Rashkover, Esq.
Sidley Austin LLP
David Rosenfeld
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Teresa M. Venezia, Esq.
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Credits
This live program provides transitional/non-transitional credit to all attorneys.
California,New Jersey & New York CLE: 7.5 total credit: 6.5 in professional practice & 1.0 in ethics.
Illinois: 6.5 total credits: 5.5 general MCLE & 1.0 ethics.
Format
MP3 Audio and PDF Coursebook