Our Program:
During this briefing our panelists discuss where the new Congress will focus its investigative and oversight resources. Without an administration in its sights, it's a safe bet that Congressional investigators will engage in rigorous investigations and oversight of corporations across the country. Our panelists will review how investigations work; who the key players are; the 'do's and don'ts' for targets and witnesses; and the investigative agenda for the coming year. The panelists from Gibson Dunn cover how you can mitigate your company's potential risks of an investigation and how to protect your organization in the event that a Congressional committee turns its attention to your firm.
Our Panelists:
Michael Bopp – Chairs Gibson Dunn's Financial Services Crisis Team; Practices within the firm's White Collar Defense and Investigations and Crisis Management practice groups. Mr. Bopp is a former Staff Director and Chief Counsel of the Committee of Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, one of the Senate's largest committees and most expansive in terms of jurisdiction. He has led or played a key role in major investigations in both the Senate and House of Representatives. In these capacities, he has developed the strategy and set the agenda for several investigations, conducted more than 100 depositions or witness interviews, managed dozens of subpoenas and massive document discovery efforts, and orchestrated more than 100 committee hearings.
Mark L. Greenblatt – Chief Counsel & Staff Director to the Minority of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI). Mr. Greenblatt is responsible for all operations of the Subcommittee’s Minority staff. Specifically, he is the principal advisor to the Subcommittee’s Ranking Minority Member, manages the Subcommittee’s Minority staff, and directs investigations into a wide array of topics. Mr. Greenblatt has testified at Subcommittee hearings and is the principal author of several Subcommittee reports. One highlight of his tenure with the Subcommittee is leading its two-year investigation into international misconduct associated with the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program.
Alan Slobodin – Invited. Republican Chief Counsel for Oversight and Investigations at the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Mr. Slobodin leads a team of counsels and professional staff responsible for working in bipartisan Committee investigations and producing independent oversight work. He is responsible for oversight and investigations involving energy, environment, health care, telecommunications and the Internet, public health, and consumer protection issues. Among the investigations he has spearheaded are ones involving: FDA’s policies on home drug-testing, FDA’s foreign-drug inspection program, patient access to experimental drugs, blood safety, counterfeit drugs and the NIH ethics program.
F. Joseph Warin – Chairs Washington, D.C. Litigation Department of Gibson Dunn and also serves as co-chair of the firm's White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Group. Mr. Warin served as Assistant United States Attorney in Washington, D.C. for seven years. His areas of expertise includes white collar crime, securities enforcement – including Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations, False Claims Act cases, special committee representations, compliance counseling and complex civil litigation. His representations have involved Congressional hearings, federal regulatory inquiries and criminal investigations.
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