Join Michelle Kirschner, Matthew Nunan, Steve Melrose and Martin Coombes in a review of financial services regulatory developments in 2020 and what these developments indicate about the future regulatory direction of travel.

The webinar will provide an overview of the regulatory landscape, now and in the coming years, through the prism of three areas of increasing regulatory focus: (1) governance, culture and individual accountability; (2) conduct and enforcement; and (3) operational and financial resilience. We will provide practical guidance to firms to ensure continuing compliance with regulatory expectations in each of these three areas. We will then focus on the UK’s post-Brexit regulatory framework including the potential for regulatory divergence and the UK’s role on the global stage.

We also invite you to read our recent UK Financial Services Regulation – 2020 Year-End Review published on 14 January.

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PANELISTS:

Michelle M Kirschner: A partner in the London office.  She advises a broad range of financial institutions, including investment managers, integrated investment banks, corporate finance boutiques, private fund managers and private wealth managers at the most senior level.

Matthew Nunan: A partner in the London office. He specializes in financial services regulation and enforcement, investigations and white collar defense having previously been the Head of Conduct Risk for EMEA at a major global bank. Prior to that he was Head of Wholesale Enforcement at the UK Financial Conduct Authority and has also been a case controller at the UK Serious Fraud Office.

Steve Melrose: An associate in the London office and a member of the Dispute Resolution and White Collar Defense and Investigations groups. His practice focuses on domestic and cross-border corporate investigations, regulatory investigations and white-collar criminal matters.

Martin Coombes: An associate in the London office and a member of the Financial Institutions group. He specializes in advising on UK and EU financial services regulation, including a wide range of financial services and compliance issues including advice on UK and EU regulatory developments, the regulatory aspects of corporate transactions and the on-going compliance obligations of financial services firms.

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MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

This program has been approved for credit in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 1.0 credit hour, of which 1.0 credit hour may be applied toward the areas of professional practice requirement.

This course is approved for transitional/non-transitional credit. Attorneys seeking New York credit must obtain an Affirmation Form prior to watching the archived version of this webcast. Please contact [email protected] to request the MCLE form.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.0 hour.

California attorneys may claim “self-study” credit for viewing the archived version of this webcast. No certificate of attendance is required for California “self-study” credit.

The year 2020 was marked by robust FCPA enforcement and record-setting corporate fines and penalties. Join our panelists for an in-depth discussion of the FCPA and other domestic and international anti-corruption enforcement, litigation, and policy developments from 2020, as well as the trends we see from this activity.

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PANELISTS:

F. Joseph Warin is Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s global White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Group, and he is chair of the Washington, D.C. office’s 200-person Litigation Department. Mr. Warin is ranked annually in the top-tier by Chambers USA, Chambers Global, and Chambers Latin America for his FCPA, fraud and corporate investigations experience. Mr. Warin has handled cases and investigations in more than 40 states and dozens of countries involving federal regulatory inquiries, criminal investigations and cross-border inquiries by international enforcers, including UK’s SFO and FCA, and government regulators in Germany, Switzerland, Hong Kong, and the Middle East. He has served as a compliance monitor or counsel to the compliance monitor in three separate FCPA monitorships, pursuant to settlements with the SEC and DOJ.

Patrick Stokes is a litigation partner in the Washington, D.C. office, where his practice focuses on internal corporate investigations and enforcement actions regarding corruption, securities fraud, and financial institutions fraud.  Mr. Stokes is ranked nationally and globally by Chambers USA and Chambers Global as a leading attorney in FCPA.  Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Stokes headed the DOJ’s FCPA Unit, managing the FCPA enforcement program and all criminal FCPA matters throughout the United States covering every significant business sector.  Previously, he served as Co-Chief of the DOJ’s Securities and Financial Fraud Unit.

John W.F. Chesley is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Chesley has been recognized repeatedly recognized for his white collar defense work by Global Investigations Review’s “40 Under 40,” as well as Law 360’s “Rising Stars”. He represents corporations, audit committees, and executives in internal investigations and before government agencies in matters involving the FCPA, procurement fraud, environmental crimes, securities violations, antitrust violations, and whistleblower claims. He also litigates government contracts disputes in federal courts and administrative tribunals.

Christopher W.H. Sullivan is of counsel in the Washington D.C. office and a member of the White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Group.  Mr. Sullivan has significant experience representing clients in government investigations and compliance monitorships, including FCPA, False Claims Act, and OFAC matters, before the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, and other enforcement authorities.  Mr. Sullivan held a leadership role in a major FCPA compliance monitorship, has counseled several companies in connection with navigating compliance monitorships, and he regularly conducts training for in-house compliance professionals.

Ella Alves Capone is a senior associate in the Washington, D.C. office, where she is a member of the White Collar Defense and Investigations and Anti-Money Laundering practice groups. Her practice focuses primarily in the areas of white collar criminal defense, corporate compliance, and securities litigation. Ms. Capone regularly conducts internal investigations and advises multinational corporations and financial institutions, including major banks and casinos, on compliance with anti-corruption and anti-money laundering laws and regulations.

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MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

This program has been approved for credit in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 2.0 credit hours, of which 2.0 credit hours may be applied toward the areas of professional practice requirement.

This course is approved for transitional/non-transitional credit. Attorneys seeking New York credit must obtain an Affirmation Form prior to watching the archived version of this webcast. Please contact [email protected] to request the MCLE form.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 2.0 hours.

California attorneys may claim “self-study” credit for viewing the archived version of this webcast. No certificate of attendance is required for California “self-study” credit.

With the swearing in of a new president and a new Congress, this presentation will explore the policy agenda of the Biden Administration and the legislative agenda of how the 117th Congress could impact the private sector. The presentation will discuss the upcoming Washington agenda, potential roadblocks, and what to expect in the new legislative and regulatory environment. The presentation will highlight the new heads of federal regulatory agencies and powerful congressional committees.

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PANELISTS:

Roscoe Jones Jr., Michael Bopp, Ashley Rogers & Caeli Higney

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MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

This program has been approved for credit in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 1.0 credit hour, of which 1.0 credit hour may be applied toward the areas of professional practice requirement.

This course is approved for transitional/non-transitional credit. Attorneys seeking New York credit must obtain an Affirmation Form prior to watching the archived version of this webcast. Please contact [email protected] to request the MCLE form.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.0 hour.

California attorneys may claim “self-study” credit for viewing the archived version of this webcast. No certificate of attendance is required for California “self-study” credit.

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) was passed in November by California voters and will take effect January 1, 2023. In this webinar, we will walk through the most significant additions and how businesses should consider these changes in light of their current CCPA compliance programs. We will also discuss expectations regarding the new enforcement regime, as well as examine the first year of private litigation under the CCPA and what we expect to see in the coming year.

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PANELISTS:

Cassandra Gaedt-Sheckter, Eric Vandevelde & Jeremy Smith

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MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

This program has been approved for credit in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 1.0 credit hour, of which 1.0 credit hour may be applied toward the areas of professional practice requirement.

This course is approved for transitional/non-transitional credit. Attorneys seeking New York credit must obtain an Affirmation Form prior to watching the archived version of this webcast. Please contact [email protected] to request the MCLE form.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.0 hour.

California attorneys may claim “self-study” credit for viewing the archived version of this webcast. No certificate of attendance is required for California “self-study” credit.

In the second in the series of three ESG focused webinars, members of the ESG Practice Group of Gibson Dunn’s London and New York offices will provide some insights specifically to address the ESG issues for Private Fund Managers including the following areas:

• Regulatory overview – Global, Europe, UK
• Approach to SFDR and regulatory change
• Engaging with investors, investor reporting and trends
• Integrating ESG into investment processes and portfolio companies
• Sustainability as an asset class

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PANELISTS:

Michelle Kirschner is a Partner in Gibson Dunn’s financial regulatory team. She advises a broad range of financial institutions, including investment managers, integrated investment banks, corporate finance boutiques, private fund managers and private wealth managers at the most senior level. Ms. Kirschner has extensive experience in advising clients on areas such as systems and controls, market abuse, conduct of business and regulatory change management, including MiFID II, MAR and Senior Managers & Certification Regime. Following the EU referendum, she has spent considerable time advising regulated clients in relation to their options for conducting business in / into the EU following Brexit. She has also conducted internal investigations, in particular reviews of corporate governance and systems and controls in the context of EU and UK regulatory requirements and expectations.

Selina Sagayam is a Partner in Gibson Dunn’s international corporate team. Her practice focuses on international corporate finance transactional work, including public and private M&A, joint ventures, international equity capital markets offerings and advisory work focused on corporate governance, shareholder activism and securities law advice. Regarded as one of the leading public M&A advisers in the UK, Ms. Sagayam has advised on hostile, competitive and recommended takeovers. Ms. Sagayam is also noted for her expertise in financial services and regulatory advice. She advises boards and senior management of international corporations, exchanges, regulators, investment banks, and financial sponsors (private equity and hedge funds) on such issues. Her experience as a senior secondee at the UK takeover Panel and also as a non-executive director of a FTSE250 company has positioned her uniquely in her practice area. Ms. Sagayam established and co-chairs the firm’s UK ESG Practice Group.

John Senior is a Partner in the corporate department based in New York. He has extensive experience counselling sponsors on the organisation and operation of private investment funds, including buyout, infrastructure, real estate, natural resources, social impact and venture capital funds; co-investment funds; independent sponsor transactions and investment club programs. He was named a Rising Star for Investment Funds by IFLR1000 (2021). Mr. Senior also advises sponsors on internal partnership arrangements, strategic secondary and spin-out transactions, regulatory compliance and negotiations with service providers.

Chris Hickey is an Associate in the London office and is a member of the firm’s Financial Institutions Practice Group. He advises on a range of UK and EU financial services regulatory matters. This includes the regulatory elements of corporate transactions, regulatory change management and ongoing compliance requirements to which firms are subject. His clients include, among others, private equity firms, institutional asset managers, corporate finance boutiques and investment banks.

Partners Debra Wong Yang, Co-Chair of the Crisis Management Practice Group, and Diana Feinstein, provide an overview of Gibson Dunn’s Crisis Management Practice Group and the firm’s long history of guiding clients through crisis management. James Keshavaraz, Global Wellness Director, will then explain how Gibson Dunn’s Global Wellness Department integrated crisis management principals of adaptation, innovation, and resilience to deliver wellness strategies and activities to our attorneys and staff.

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PANELISTS:

Deb Yang & Diana Feinstein

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MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

This program has been approved for credit in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 1.0 credit hour, of which 1.0 credit hour may be applied toward the areas of professional practice requirement.

This course is approved for transitional/non-transitional credit. Attorneys seeking New York credit must obtain an Affirmation Form prior to watching the archived version of this webcast. Please contact [email protected] to request the MCLE form.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.0 hour.

California attorneys may claim “self-study” credit for viewing the archived version of this webcast. No certificate of attendance is required for California “self-study” credit.

This webcast explores the antitrust policy agenda of the Biden Administration and what legislative reforms to the antitrust laws may be on the horizon under the 117th Congress. Our panelists discuss what the change in administration means for ongoing enforcement efforts and potential new initiatives in both merger and non-merger enforcement. Finally, the webcast covers President Biden’s nominations for leadership positions at the Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission and the impact that those choices will have on antitrust law and enforcement over the next four years.

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PANELISTS:

Rachel S. Brass is a partner in the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and co-chair of the Firm’s Antitrust and Competition Practice Group.  She is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department where her practice focuses on investigations and litigation in the antitrust, labor, and employment areas. Ms. Brass has extensive experience representing international and domestic clients in high-stakes appellate litigation in the Supreme Court, as well as Federal and state appellate courts throughout the United States. Her extensive antitrust and competition experience includes litigation and trial of indirect and direct purchaser claims, international cartel matters, mergers and acquisitions, grand jury investigations, and other antitrust investigations by the Federal Trade Commission, United States Department of Justice, European Commission, Canadian Competition Bureau, Korean Fair Trade Commission, Japan Fair Trade Commission and Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, as well as litigation in trial and appellate courts.

Caeli A. Higney is a partner in the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of the firm’s Antitrust and Competition Practice Group.  Ms. Higney has experience handling a wide variety of antitrust matters in a broad range of industries, such as semiconductors, consumer electronics, retail food, consumer products, automotive parts, and financial services. She has represented companies before appellate and trial courts in matters alleging a range of antitrust-based claims, including allegations of price fixing, monopolization and attempted monopolization, tying, bundling, exclusive dealing, and refusal to deal.

Richard Parker is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of the firm’s Antitrust and Competition Practice Group.  Mr. Parker is a leading antitrust lawyer who has successfully represented clients before both enforcement agencies and the courts. As an experienced antitrust trial and regulatory lawyer, Mr. Parker has been involved in many major antitrust representations, including merger clearance cases, cartel matters, class actions, and government civil investigations.  He has extensive experience representing clients in matters before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)  and the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division.

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MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

This program has been approved for credit in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 1.0 credit hour, of which 1.0 credit hour may be applied toward the areas of professional practice requirement.

This course is approved for transitional/non-transitional credit.  Attorneys seeking New York credit must obtain an Affirmation Form prior to watching the archived version of this webcast. Please contact [email protected] to request the MCLE form.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.0 hour.

California attorneys may claim “self-study” credit for viewing the archived version of this webcast.  No certificate of attendance is required for California “self-study” credit.

The historic nationwide protests in response to systemic abusive police practices and racism have prompted painful reflection and renewed the long-standing question around the proper role of law enforcement in the US. This presentation will discuss the current landscape of reform efforts and political uncertainty; ideas for actions that can be taken by organizations to deliver a reform agenda and related ongoing Gibson Dunn projects.

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PANELISTS:

Marcellus McRae, Ben Wagner & Frances Waldmann

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MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

This program has been approved for credit in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 1.0 credit hour, of which 1.0 credit hour may be applied toward the Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias requirement.

This course is approved for transitional/non-transitional credit. Attorneys seeking New York credit must obtain an Affirmation Form prior to watching the archived version of this webcast. Please contact [email protected] to request the MCLE form.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.0 hour.

California attorneys may claim “self-study” credit for viewing the archived version of this webcast. No certificate of attendance is required for California “self-study” credit.

Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code provides a legal framework for financially distressed companies to survive turbulent times and maximize value for investors, lenders, and other stakeholders.  However, chapter 11 also provides a debtor with tools to modify stakeholders’ rights and expectations with respect to the debtor or its assets.  These tools are particularly relevant with respect to distressed real estate assets.  During this panel presentation, members of Gibson Dunn’s restructuring and real estate practices will discuss the opportunities and risks arising from bankruptcy cases involving real estate assets, and how all stakeholders can proactively take advantage of those opportunities and avoid those risks—particularly through thoughtful pre-bankruptcy planning.

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PANELISTS:

Robert Klyman, Michael Neumeister, Allison Kidd & Matthew Bouslog

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MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

This program has been approved for credit in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 1.0 credit hour, of which 1.0 credit hour may be applied toward the areas of professional practice requirement.

This course is approved for transitional/non-transitional credit. Attorneys seeking New York credit must obtain an Affirmation Form prior to watching the archived version of this webcast. Please contact [email protected] to request the MCLE form.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.0 hour.

California attorneys may claim “self-study” credit for viewing the archived version of this webcast. No certificate of attendance is required for California “self-study” credit.

 

Join Charlie Falconer, Michelle Kirschner, Ali Nikpay, Attila Borsos and Matt Aleksic in a discussion of the Christmas Eve Brexit deal and whether it is good or bad for business.

The webinar will provide an overview of the main structural changes of the deal and what the United Kingdom’s future relationship with the European Union will look like. We will then focus on what the deal means for trade (including supply chains and tariffs), financial services and competition law and what businesses need to do to respond and what to expect in the coming months.

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PANELISTS:

Charlie Falconer QC: An English qualified barrister and Gibson Dunn partner. Former UK Lord Chancellor and first Secretary of State for Justice, he spent 25 years as a commercial barrister, and became a QC in 1991.

Michelle M Kirschner: A partner in the London office.  She advises a broad range of financial institutions, including investment managers, integrated investment banks, corporate finance boutiques, private fund managers and private wealth managers at the most senior level.

Ali Nikpay: A partner and head of the competition practice group in the London office. He has more than 20 years of EU and UK merger control, antitrust and litigation experience in both the private and public sectors.

Attila Borsos: A partner in the Brussels office.  He has 15 years of experience advising on antitrust and competition as well as international trade matters.

Matt Aleksic: An associate in the Litigation and International Arbitration practice groups of Gibson Dunn. He has experience in a wide range of disputes and investigations and a background in public policy and government affairs.

Social unrest, political upheaval, and economic instability and retrenchment defined the first year of the new decade, all against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. In emerging markets, these issues impacted efforts to reign in endemic corruption, as illustrated by headline-grabbing scandals, legislative changes, and enforcement actions. In China, for example, Chinese regulators began training their sights on corruption in key sectors, such as the pharmaceutical industry. In India, COVID-19 and the impact of recent legislative changes may be causing a reduction in local enforcement actions, even as massive corruption scandals continue and Indian citizens increasingly report that bribery and corruption are part of daily life. In Russia, the latest statistics show that law enforcement continues to focus on corruption as the country grapples with far-reaching amendments to the Constitution, severe economic losses and the spread of COVID-19. In Africa, high-profile cases involving corruption in both the public and private sector will keep regulatory focus on the continent for the foreseeable future. And in Latin America, after years of substantial anti-corruption activism resulting in sweeping legal reforms in many key markets, anti-corruption initiatives have largely stalled in the last year.

Join our team of experienced international anti-corruption attorneys to learn more about how to do business in Russia, Latin America, China, India and Africa without running afoul of anti-corruption laws, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”).

Topics to be Discussed:

• An overview of FCPA enforcement statistics and trends for 2020;
• The corruption landscape in key emerging markets, including recent headlines and scandals;
• Lessons learned from local anti-corruption enforcement in Latin America, China, India, Africa and Russia;
• Key anti-corruption legislative changes in Latin America, China, India, Africa, and Russia;
• The effect of COVID-19 on corruption and anti-corruption efforts; and
• Mitigation strategies for businesses operating in high-risk markets.

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PANELISTS:

F. Joseph Warin is Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s global White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Group, and he is chair of the Washington, D.C. office’s 200-person Litigation Department. Mr. Warin is ranked annually in the top-tier by Chambers USA, Chambers Global, and Chambers Latin America for his FCPA, fraud and corporate investigations experience. Mr. Warin has handled cases and investigations in more than 40 states and dozens of countries involving federal regulatory inquiries, criminal investigations and cross-border inquiries by international enforcers, including UK’s SFO and FCA, and government regulators in Germany, Switzerland, Hong Kong, and the Middle East. He has served as a compliance monitor or counsel to the compliance monitor in three separate FCPA monitorships, pursuant to settlements with the SEC and DOJ.

Kelly Austin is Partner-in-Charge of Gibson Dunn’s Hong Kong office and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Ms. Austin is ranked top-tier in the category “Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption: China” year after year by Chambers Asia Pacific and Chambers Global. Ms. Austin’s practice focuses on government investigations, regulatory compliance and international disputes. She has extensive expertise in government and corporate internal investigations, including those involving the FCPA and other anti-corruption laws, and anti-money laundering, securities, and trade control laws.

Joel Cohen is Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s global White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Group. Mr. Cohen is highly-rated in Chambers and ranked a “Super Lawyer” in Criminal Litigationby Global Investigations Review. He has been lead or co-lead counsel in 24 civil and criminal trials in federal and state courts, and he is equally comfortable in leading confidential investigations, managing crises or advocating in court proceedings. Mr. Cohen’s experience includes all aspects of FCPA/anticorruption issues, in addition to financial institution litigation and other international disputes and discovery.

Benno Schwarz is a partner in the Munich office, where his practice focuses on white collar defense and compliance investigations. Mr. Schwarz is ranked as a leading lawyer for Germany in White Collar Investigations/Compliance by Chambers Europe 2020 and commenters have noted his “special expertise on compliance matters related to the USA and Russia”. For more than 25 years, Mr. Schwarz has advised companies on sensitive cases and investigations in the context of all compliance issues with international aspects, such as the implementation of German or international laws to prevent and avoid corruption, money laundering or avoiding economic sanctions in the corporate context. Especially noteworthy is Mr. Schwarz’ experience advising companies in connection with FCPA and NYDFS monitorships or similar monitor functions under U.S. legal regimes.

Patrick Stokes is a litigation partner in the Washington, D.C. office, where his practice focuses on internal corporate investigations and enforcement actions regarding corruption, securities fraud, and financial institutions fraud. Mr. Stokes is ranked nationally and globally by Chambers USA and Chambers Global as a leading attorney in FCPA. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Stokes headed the DOJ’s FCPA Unit, managing the FCPA enforcement program and all criminal FCPA matters throughout the United States covering every significant business sector. Previously, he served as Co-Chief of the DOJ’s Securities and Financial Fraud Unit.

Oliver Welch is a partner in the Hong Kong office, where he represents clients throughout the Asia Pacific region in connection with government enforcement actions and corporate internal investigations, including those involving anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, and trade control laws. Mr. Welch also regularly guides companies on creating, implementing and maintaining effective compliance programs.

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MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

This program has been approved for credit in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 2.0 credit hours, of which 2.0 credit hours may be applied toward the areas of professional practice requirement.

This course is approved for transitional/non-transitional credit. Attorneys seeking New York credit must obtain an Affirmation Form prior to watching the archived version of this webcast. Please contact [email protected] to request the MCLE form.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 2.0 hours.

California attorneys may claim “self-study” credit for viewing the archived version of this webcast. No certificate of attendance is required for California “self-study” credit.

President-elect Joe Biden has signaled that robust consumer protection will be a major focus of his policy agenda. In this webcast, an experienced team of Gibson Dunn consumer protection attorneys will preview the incoming administration’s anticipated consumer protection agenda in areas including consumer fraud, privacy, and consumer financial protection. We also will discuss what, if any, impact this policy shift is likely to have on state-level enforcement. Topics to be discussed include:

• DOJ and SEC consumer fraud enforcement;
• FTC consumer protection enforcement, including privacy and cybersecurity enforcement;
• HHS privacy enforcement;
• CFPB consumer financial protection enforcement; and
• State Attorney General consumer protection enforcement in key jurisdictions, including New York and California.

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PANELISTS:

Joel M. Cohen is a partner in the New York office and Co-Chair of the firm’s global White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Group. He is a trial lawyer and former federal prosecutor highly-rated in Chambers and ranked a “Super Lawyer” in Criminal Litigation by Global Investigations Review. Mr. Cohen’s practice focuses on financial institution litigation, FCPA/anticorruption issues, and other international disputes and discovery.

Alex Southwell is a partner in the New York office and Co-Chair of the firm’s Privacy, Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection Practice Group.  He is a Chambers-ranked former federal prosecutor and was named a “Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Trailblazer” by The National Law Journal.  Mr. Southwell’s practice focuses on white-collar criminal and regulatory enforcement defense, internal investigations and compliance monitoring, and he has considerable experience in information technology-related investigations, counseling, and litigation.

Ryan Bergsieker is a partner in the Denver office and a former federal cybercrimes prosecutor.  He is recognized by Chambers as one of the top white collar defense and government investigations lawyers in Colorado, and was named by BTI to its Client Service All-Stars List.  Mr. Bergsieker’s practice focuses on government investigations, complex civil litigation, and cybersecurity/ data privacy counseling.

Winston Y. Chan is a former federal prosecutor and litigation partner in the San Francisco office.  He has particular expertise representing clients in enforcement actions and investigations by California’s Attorney General and local district attorneys.  Mr. Chan is a Chambers-ranked attorney in White Collar Crime and Government Investigations, recognized by Benchmark Litigation as a “Litigation Star”, and recommended annually by Global Investigations Review.

Mylan Denerstein is a partner in the New York office and Co-Chair of the firm’s Public Policy Practice Group.  Ms. Denerstein leads complex litigation and internal investigations and represents companies facing a diverse range of legal issues, typically involving federal, state and municipal government agencies.  She is a former federal prosecutor and also served as Counsel to New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo.  She was named by Benchmark Litigation as a 2021 “Top 250 Women in Litigation” and a 2021 “Litigation Star” nationally and in New York.

Elizabeth Papez is a litigation and regulatory partner in the Washington D.C. office and a former federal prosecutor and Justice Department official.  She is repeatedly recognized as one of Benchmark USA’s Top 250 Women in Litigation nationwide.  Ms. Papez’s practice focuses on high-stakes consumer protection, securities, and antitrust matters with parallel civil regulatory and litigation exposure.  She has particular experience with the application of federal competition and consumer protection laws and multi-jurisdictional discovery and data-sharing considerations.

Ashley Rogers is a partner in the Dallas office.  She is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department and practices in the Privacy, Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection Practice Group.  Ms. Rogers’ practice focuses on a wide range of data privacy and consumer protection matters, and she has particular experience representing clients in the technology and internet industries in putative data privacy class actions and in government investigations.

Amanda Aycock is a senior associate in the New York office, and a member of the firm’s Litigation Department and Privacy, Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection Practice Group.  Her practice is cross-disciplinary and includes significant experience in consumer protection, data privacy, contract, antitrust, and criminal law.  She was named in 2020 by Legal 500 as a Rising Star” in corporate investigations and white collar criminal defense, and as a “Name to Note” for white collar matters emanating from the technology, media and entertainment industries.

Victoria Weatherford is a senior associate in the San Francisco office and member of the firm’s Litigation Department.  She has particular experience representing clients in enforcement actions and investigations by California’s Attorney General and local district and city attorneys, in California writs and appeals, and at trial.  She is recognized as one of the ABA’s “On the Rise – Top 40 Young Lawyers” in 2020.  From 2014-2018, she served as a Deputy City Attorney in the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office, where she first-chaired statewide consumer protection cases to trial under California’s Unfair Competition Law and False Advertising Law.

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MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

This program has been approved for credit in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 1.5 credit hours, of which 1.5 credit hours may be applied toward the areas of professional practice requirement.

This course is approved for transitional/non-transitional credit. Attorneys seeking New York credit must obtain an Affirmation Form prior to watching the archived version of this webcast. Please contact [email protected] to request the MCLE form.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.5 hours.

California attorneys may claim “self-study” credit for viewing the archived version of this webcast. No certificate of attendance is required for California “self-study” credit.

This fall saw numerous important privacy-related legal developments for companies that do business in the United States, Europe, and globally. In the U.S., California voters approved the California Privacy Rights Act, which places new requirements on companies that collect the personal information of California residents just two years after the California Consumer Privacy Act became the first-of-its-kind comprehensive U.S. privacy law. These changes in California law are occurring in parallel with the emergence of new privacy and cybersecurity laws and enforcement in New York, and the prospect of similar privacy legislation in a number of additional U.S. states. In Europe, the Court of Justice of the European Union struck down one mechanism for ensuring the security of data transferred from Europe to the United States (the Privacy Shield), and cast doubt on the long-term validity of another (the Standard Contractual Clauses). The European Data Protection Board thereafter issued guidance on additional mechanisms companies that rely on the Standard Contractual Clauses may take when transferring data out of Europe, and drafts of new versions of the Clauses were released for public comment. In this webcast, a panel of Gibson Dunn attorneys from around the world address these rapidly-changing developments and offer guidance on practical steps companies can take to come into compliance with these far-reaching new privacy requirements.

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PANELISTS:

Ahmed Baladi – Partner, Paris

Ryan Bergsieker – Partner, Denver

Patrick Doris – Partner, London

Amanda Aycock – Associate Attorney, New York

Cassandra L. Gaedt-Sheckter – Associate Attorney, Palo Alto

Alejandro Guerrero – Of Counsel, Brussels

Vera Lukic – Of Counsel, Paris

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented changes in daily life, disruption to businesses and the economy, as well as dramatic market volatility. As a follow up to the webinar conducted in May 2020, in this webinar, Gibson Dunn and Cornerstone Research will provide an update on COVID-19-related securities litigation filed since the pandemic began and corporate best practices, including the following topics:

• Trends in COVID-19-related securities and derivative lawsuits
• Issues for companies to consider in preparing risk disclosures and discussing forward looking projections
• Best practices for Board of Directors oversight
• Economic analyses that are particularly relevant for COVID-19 related securities actions

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PANELISTS:

Jennifer L. Conn is a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She is a member of Gibson Dunn’s Litigation, Securities Litigation, Securities Enforcement, Appellate, and Privacy, Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection Practice Groups. Ms. Conn has extensive experience in a wide range of complex commercial litigation matters, including those involving securities, financial services, accounting, business restructuring and reorganization, antitrust, contracts, and information technology. In addition, Ms. Conn is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Columbia Law School, lecturing on securities litigation.

Avi Weitzman is a litigation partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a member of the White Collar Defense and Investigations, Crisis Management, Securities Enforcement and Litigation, and Media, Entertainment and Technology Practice Groups. Mr. Weitzman is a nationally recognized trial and appellate attorney, with experience handling complex commercial disputes in diverse areas of law, white-collar and regulatory enforcement defense, internal investigations, and securities litigations. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Mr. Weitzman served for seven years as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York, primarily in the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force and Organized Crime Unit.

Lori Benson is a Senior Vice President and heads Cornerstone Research’s New York office. Over the course of her more than twenty years with the firm, she has prepared strategy and expert testimony in all aspects of complex commercial litigation, including trials, arbitrations, settlements, and regulatory inquiries. Ms. Benson has consulted on a wide range of cases including securities class actions, market manipulation, valuation, asset management and fixed income securities disputes.

Yan Cao is a Vice President at Cornerstone Research’s New York office. Dr. Cao specializes in issues related to financial economics and financial reporting across a range of complex litigation and regulatory proceedings. Her experience covers securities, market manipulation, M&A, risk management, and bankruptcy matters. Dr. Cao has fifteen years of experience consulting on securities class actions that cover a wide variety of industries, with a focus on financial institutions. She has also worked on regulatory investigation and enforcement matters led by the SEC, the CFTC, the DOJ, the NY Fed, and state AGs. Dr. Cao is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Certified Public Accountant.

Gibson Dunn provides a discussion regarding the latest developments and trends in anti-money laundering and sanctions laws, regulations, and enforcement. This webcast includes a particular focus on international AML developments, including the increasing overlap between sanctions and AML enforcement. We also discuss updates related to the FinCEN files, FinCEN’s new enforcement guidance, virtual currency, marijuana-related businesses, and sports betting. With respect to sanctions, we cover the increasing complexity of complying with the growth in both traditional U.S. sanctions and newer export controls. We also analyze the mounting challenges for companies seeking to navigate global compliance stemming from the enforcement of “counter-sanctions” imposed by China, the European Union, and others.

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MODERATOR:

F. Joseph Warin is co-chair of Gibson Dunn’s global White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Group, and chair of the Washington, D.C. office’s 200-person Litigation Department.  Mr. Warin’s group is repeatedly recognized by Global Investigations Review as the leading global investigations law firm in the world. Mr. Warin is a former Assistant United States Attorney in Washington, D.C.  He is ranked annually in the top-tier by Chambers USA, Chambers Global, and Chambers Latin America for his FCPA, fraud and corporate investigations experience.  Among numerous accolades, he has been recognized by Benchmark Litigation as a U.S. White Collar Crime Litigator “Star” for ten consecutive years (2011–2020).

PANELISTS:

Stephanie L. Brooker is co-chair of Gibson Dunn’s Financial Institutions Practice Group and member of the White Collar Group. She is the former Director of the Enforcement Division at FinCEN, and previously served as the Chief of the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and as a DOJ trial attorney for several years. Ms. Brooker represents multi-national companies and individuals in internal corporate investigations and DOJ, SEC, and other government agency enforcement actions involving, for example, matters involving BSA/AML; sanctions; anti-corruption; securities, tax, and wire fraud; whistleblower complaints; and “me-too” issues.  Her practice also includes BSA/AML compliance counseling and due diligence and significant criminal and civil asset forfeiture matters. Ms. Brooker has been named a Global Investigations Review “Top 100 Women in Investigations” and National Law Journal White Collar Trailblazer.

Kendall Day is a litigation partner in Washington, D.C. and was a white collar prosecutor for 15 years, eventually rising to become an Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General, the highest level of career official in the Criminal Division at DOJ. He represents financial institutions, multi-national companies, and individuals in connection with criminal, regulatory, and civil enforcement actions involving anti-money laundering (AML)/Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), sanctions, FCPA and other anti-corruption, securities, tax, wire and mail fraud, unlicensed money transmitter, false claims act, and sensitive employee matters. Mr. Day’s practice also includes BSA/AML compliance counseling and due diligence, and the defense of forfeiture matters.

Adam M. Smith is a partner in Washington, D.C. and was the Senior Advisor to the Director of the U.S. Treasury Department’s OFAC and the Director for Multilateral Affairs on the National Security Council. His practice focuses on international trade compliance and white collar investigations, including with respect to federal and state economic sanctions enforcement, the FCPA, embargoes, and export controls. He routinely advises multi-national corporations regarding regulatory aspects of international business. Mr. Smith is ranked by Chambers and Partners and was named by Global Investigations Review as a leading sanctions practitioner.

Ella Alves Capone is a senior associate in the Washington, D.C. office. Her practice focuses primarily in the areas of white collar criminal defense, corporate compliance, and securities litigation. Ms. Capone regularly conducts internal investigations and advises multinational corporations and financial institutions, including major banks and casinos, on compliance with anti-corruption and anti-money laundering laws and regulations.

Our webcast provides a preview of what Congress is likely to investigate in the coming Congress. We look at the investigative committees, including who is likely to lead them and on what topics they are likely to focus. We discuss the impact of the Presidential election on congressional investigative and oversight priorities. We examine how recent rules changes and court cases impact the ability of congressional committees to enforce compliance with document, information and deposition requests. And we discuss strategies for responding to congressional requests. This is a fast-paced, practical look at the landscape of the 117th Congress, which promises an active slate of investigations focused on the private sector.

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PANELISTS:

Michael Bopp is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. He spent more than a decade on Capitol Hill running congressional investigations in both the House and Senate and brings his extensive government and private-sector experience to help clients navigate through the most difficult crises, often involving investigations as well as public policy and media challenges.

Thomas Hungar is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Hungar served as General Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives from July 2016 until January 2019, when he rejoined the firm. He has presented oral argument before the Supreme Court of the United States in 26 cases, including some of the Court’s most important patent, antitrust, securities, and environmental law decisions, and he has also appeared before numerous lower federal and state courts.

Roscoe Jones is counsel in the Washington, D.C. office, and a member of the firm’s Public Policy, Congressional Investigations, and Crisis Management groups. Mr. Jones formerly served as Chief of Staff to U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger, Legislative Director to U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, and Senior Counsel to U.S. Senator Cory Booker, among other high-level roles on Capitol Hill.

Megan Kiernan is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office. She practices in the firm’s Litigation Department and is a member of its White Collar Defense, Congressional Investigations, and Crisis Management Practice Groups. She defends clients in Executive and Congressional Branch investigations as well as in civil litigation at the trial and appellate level.

Join our panel of seasoned Gibson Dunn partners from our Paris, Munich and London offices in a discussion concerning the ongoing impact of the current pandemic on employers in Europe.

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PANELISTS:

Bernard Grinspan – Moderator: A French and New York qualified partner based in the Paris office of Gibson Dunn. For more than twenty years, Mr. Grinspan has advised publicly traded and privately held business entities on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and works closely with clients to provide guidance on strategic and financial investments. He plays a major role in the growth of Gibson Dunn’s European practices. He was and continues to be instrumental in the development of the firm’s European offices into high quality legal service providers, capable of advising foreign clients on the laws of their respective jurisdictions.

James Cox: A partner in the London office and a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. Mr. Cox has extensive experience in contentious and non-contentious labor and employment matters.

Nataline Fleury: A partner in the Paris office and a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. Ms. Fleury heads the employment practice in Paris, which focuses on employment law and social security issues, notably advising French and international clients on employment law aspects of M&A transactions. She has significant expertise in all aspects of employment law, in particular in relation to restructuring transactions, acquisitions and disposals, including the implementation of workforce reduction plans, employment audits, employment contracts, executive earnings programmes, transactional agreements and dealing with employee representatives, in particular for the implementation of collective agreements and codes of compliance.

Mark Zimmer: A partner in the Munich office and a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. Mr. Zimmer advises companies on all employment-related matters. He represents his clients in particular in connection with reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, as well as the hiring and separation of executives.

Following the U.S. election of 2020, this webcast explores the agenda and policy goals of the Administration and Congress in 2021 that could impact the private sector.  The webcast discusses the upcoming Washington agenda, potential roadblocks, and how the process may play out. The webcast highlights who could lead cabinet-level agencies and powerful congressional committees next year.  With the potential for a new legislative and regulatory environment impacting companies, the webcast addresses questions including:

• What legislation and regulations should we expect next year?
• What could be barriers to the new agenda and what are the prospects for reforms?
• Who will populate the cabinet and chair congressional committees?
• How will the changing Washington landscape impact corporate America?

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PANELISTS:

Michael Bopp is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. He spent more than a decade on Capitol Hill running congressional investigations in both the House and Senate and brings his extensive government and private-sector experience to help clients navigate through the most difficult crises, often involving investigations as well as public policy and media challenges.

Roscoe Jones is counsel in the Washington, D.C. office, and a member of the firm’s Public Policy, Congressional Investigations, and Crisis Management groups. Mr. Jones formerly served as Chief of Staff to U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger, Legislative Director to U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, and Senior Counsel to U.S. Senator Cory Booker, among other high-level roles on Capitol Hill.

Chantalle Carles Schropp is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office. As a member of the firm’s Litigation Department, her practice focuses on complex business and commercial litigation at both the trial and appellate levels as well as white collar criminal defense matters.