In 2015, PA Attorneys will need 10 substantive credit hours and 2 ethics hours -- get your extra ethics hour NOW! SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Thursday, November 13, 2014 (6 substantive CLE credit hours) 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast WELCOME RECEPTION Wednesday November 12, 2014 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Welcome Reception at the Capital Grille 1338 Chestnut Street Come join your colleagues and make new friends while we enjoy the atmosphere of this award-winning restaurant. 2014 COURSE PLANNERS Arthur T. Donato, Jr., Law Offices of Arthur T. Donato, Jr., Media Michael J. Engle, Greenblatt, Pierce, Engle, Funt & Flores, LLC, Philadelphia Joseph G. Poluka Blank Rome, Philadelphia Megan S. Scheib Cozen O Connor, Philadelphia 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Fraud, Kickbacks and the False Claims Act: A White Collar Practitioner s Primer Moderator: Marc S. Raspanti; Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP Meredith S. Auten; Morgan Lewis AUSA Thomas F. Johnson; U.S. Attorney s Office EDPA 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Cover Your Assets: Criminal Forfeiture from Both Sides of the Aisle Moderator: Megan S. Scheib; Cozen O Connor David B. Smith; Smith & Zimmerman, PLLC AUSA J. Alvin Stout, III; U.S. Attorney s Office EDPA 11:00 a.m. 11:15 a.m. Break 11:15 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Lost in Translation: International White Collar Investigations and the Attorney Client Privilege Moderator: Dennis E. Boyle; Fox Rothschild LLP Antony Brown; Bivonas, LLP, United Kingdom Juliana Sa de Miranda Torres de Oliveira; TozziniFreire, Brazil 12:15 p.m. 1:45 p.m. Lunch on your own, explore Center City Philadelphia and its many excellent restaurants and shops. 1:45 p.m. 2:45 p.m. Fires, Explosions and Death: Industrial Accidents and Environmental Crimes Moderator: Ronald A. Sarachan; Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Mark L. Farley; Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Martin Harrell; Office of Regional Counsel, EPA Region III 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. White Collar Criminal Defense: It s Not Just for the Federal Practitioner Anymore Moderator: Michael J. Engle; Greenblatt Pierce Engle Funt & Flores, LLC Daniel T. Brier; Myers Brier & Kelly, LLP Arthur T. Donato, Jr.; Law Offices of Arthur T. Donato, Jr. 3:45 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Break 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Deputizing Banks: Anti-Money Laundering Enforcement and Your Banker as Watchdog or Criminal Defendant. Moderator: Peter D. Hardy; Post & Schell Seetha Ramachandran; Schulte Roth & Zabel, New York Beth Moskow-Schnoll; Ballard Spahr 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception at the Ritz-Carlton
LOCATION The Ritz-Carlton is located at Ten Avenue of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA 19102. Walk in the footsteps of America s forefathers and become a part of history. Stay in one of America s most venerable cities and absorb the character of landmark buildings. The Ritz-Carlton offers easy access to fine dining, shopping, and the city s business district. For overnight reservations, call 800-241-3333. Thank You to this year s sponsors Gold Sponsors Dr. Elliott Atkins Cozen O Connor Law Offices of Arthur T. Donato, Jr. Welsh & Recker, P.C. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Friday, November 14, 2014 (4 substantive CLE credits; 2 hours of ethics) 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Riding the Tides of Sentencing: Intended vs. Actual Loss, Pursuing Variances, and Effective Advocacy at the Sentencing Hearing Moderator: Ann C. Flannery; Law Offices of Ann C. Flannery, LLC Honorable Mitchell S. Goldberg; U.S. District Court EDPA Thomas A. Bergstrom; Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney 10:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m. Break 10:45 a.m. 12:15 p.m. E-Discovery in Criminal Investigations: A Primer for Those Who Miss Paper (1 hour Ethics Credit; 0.5 hours of Substantive Credit) Moderator: John C. Dodds; Morgan Lewis Jack L. Gruenstein; Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin Megan L. Traversari; Pepper Hamilton 12:15 p.m. 1:45 p.m. Lunch with Guest Speaker: 1:45 p.m. 2:45 p.m. Cybersecurity and Trade Secrets: Addressing the Growing Threats Moderator: Joseph G. Poluka; Blank Rome Jack Clark; Chief Information Security Officer, Siemens AUSA Michael Levy; U.S. Attorney s Office EDPA 2:45-3:45 p.m. Attorneys Under Attack: The Criminalization of Being a Lawyer Moderator: John N. Joseph; Post & Schell Barry Gross; Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Howard Bruce Klein; Law Offices of Howard Bruce Klein, PC Gregory P. Miller; Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3:45 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Break 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Are Motions to Disqualify Making a Comeback? (1 hour of Ethics) Moderator: Mark B. Sheppard; Montgomery McCracken David Berardinelli; DeForest Koscelnik Yokitis & Berardinelli First Assistant U.S. Attorney Louis Lappen; U.S. Attorney s Office EDPA This seminar has been approved for 2 hour of ethics and 10 hours of substantive credit hours by the Continuing Legal Education Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. CANCELLATION POLICY There will be no refunds after November 7, 2014 (a colleague may take your place or your material will be sent to you). Cancellations prior to that date will be subject to a $50 cancellation fee.
In 2015, PA Attorneys will need 10 substantive credit hours and 2 ethics hours -- get your extra ethics hour NOW! Please return this form no later than Nov. 6, 2014 with a check made payable to PACDL and mail it to: PACDL 115 State Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 Walk-ins will be accepted but we cannot guarantee seating nor materials. Telephone 717-234-7403. Fax 717-234-7462. SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Opportunities are available to sponsor this year s White Collar Practice seminar. If you choose to be a sponsor, please send your company name and a high resolution logo (if available). You can either email the text and logo to pacdl@aol.com or mail it along with your check to: PACDL 115 State Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 q Gold Sponsorship $3500 One seminar registration included, along with recognition on signs at social events & at registration desk, and in course materials. q Silver Sponsorship $1500 Recognition on signs at social events & at registration desk, and in course materials. q Patron Sponsorship - any amount under $1,500 The sponsorship deadline is Friday, October 24, 2014. Please return this form with a check made payable to PACDL and mail it to: PACDL 115 State Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 REGISTRATION Seminar Prices: Prices include meals, social events and CLE reporting fees. Material will be supplied in electronic PDF format. q Attorney Registration $600 q Public Defender or Attorney in Practice Less than 5 Years $545 q Thursday Only (includes reception) $400 q Friday Only (includes lunch with guest speaker) $400 Save 10% if 3 or more people from one office attends. Social Events Only (or Guest) Prices: q One Wednesday Reception Ticket $75 q One Thursday Reception Ticket $75 q One Friday Luncheon Ticket $75 Enclosed is $ I will be attending the following: q Wednesday Reception q Thursday Reception q Thursday Seminar q Friday Seminar & Lunch Pre-registration to all events is required. Address Information Name Attorney ID Mailing Address City State Zip Phone FAX Email Please note any dietary needs or needs related to disabilities: Payment Information q Pay by check q Pay by credit card Type of Card Expiration Date Card Number CVV Code* Name on Card Billing Address City State Zip *Card Verification Value, the 3-digit number found on the back of Visa or Mastercard or the 4-digit number on the front of American Express Cards.
SPEAKER BIOS Meredith S. Auten is a partner in Morgan Lewis s Litigation Practice and is a member of the White Collar Litigation and Government Investigations Practice. Ms. Auten concentrates her practice on the representation of corporations and individuals in all aspects of white collar litigation. A significant portion of her practice involves defending Civil False Claims Act/qui tam actions. David J. Berardinelli is a partner in the law firm of DeForest Koscelnik Yokitis & Berardinelli, where he began his legal career in 1996. David s work focuses primarily on litigation in the areas of white collar criminal defense for both corporate and individual clients, products liability law, and business litigation. He also practices in the areas of First Amendment and defamation litigation and labor and employment disputes. Thomas A. Bergstrom joined Buchanan after spending more than 30 years as a solo practitioner handling white-collar and straight criminal defense cases and focuses his practice on white-collar criminal defense in both federal and state courts. Tom has defended hundreds of businesses, professionals and individuals in all stages of state and federal government enforcement proceedings. He has also conducted internal corporate investigations. He has substantial experience in antitrust, securities, tax, fraud and environmental criminal cases. He regularly represents medical, legal and accounting professionals as well as public figures in high profile criminal investigations, trials and appeals. Over the years, Tom s cases have included everything from tax and bank fraud, labor and racketeering to murder and drugs. He represented John du Pont in the Delaware County murder prosecution and Deborah McIntyre in the Thomas Capano prosecution in Delaware. Dennis Boyle has extensive experience in all facets of criminal litigation and is certified as a Criminal Law Specialist with the National Board of Trial Advocacy and currently serves on the Board of Directors of PACDL. He holds an AV Rating from Martindale Hubble, and has been recognized as a Super Lawyer and recognized as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers Association. Dennis has tried criminal cases and civil cases throughout the United States and has represented service members worldwide in both criminal and civil matters. He has personally tried more than 175 jury trials. He is a frequent lecturer on issues related to white collar criminal law and money laundering. Daniel T. Brier concentrates his practice on complex civil and criminal cases relating to public corruption, fraud, RICO, theft of trade secrets, health care, false claims act matters, criminal tax, financial crimes, lender liability and class action litigation. He has represented many public officials including leaders of the General Assembly and members of the Judiciary before federal and state grand juries, in trials and on appeals. He is a founding partner of Myers Brier and Kelly L.L.P, which received the 2013 Editor s Choice Business Crime Law Firm of the Year in Pennsylvania. Antony Brown is a Solicitor and the Managing Partner of the boutique white collar criminal defense firm of Bivonas, LLP. He has over twenty years of experience representing companies and individuals in international criminal investigations, particularly in Europe, Eastern Europe and the Russian Federation, and is frequently called upon to represent clients in dual investigations undertaken by the U.K. Serious Fraud Office and the U.S. Department of Justice. He has appeared in many high profile cases, including, most recently, the Libor case. He is listed in the Legal 500 as a highly recommended white collar practitioner. Jack Clark is the Chief Information Security Officer at Siemens and has spent 26 years with the company in various roles relating to systems programming and customer service. Mr. Clark has been responsible for Information Security at Siemens in various roles for the past I 0 years. John C. Dodds is a partner in Morgan Lewis s Litigation Practice. Mr. Dodds practice centers on the representation of organizations and individuals in government investigations and related litigation, internal investigations, qui tam litigation, and other litigation involving claims of fraud and abuse. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Arthur Thomas Donato, Jr. is the principle in the firm of the Law Offices of Arthur Thomas Donato, Jr. in Media, Delaware County, Mr. Donato has concentrated his practice in the area of the defense of the accused in criminal cases since 1980. Mr. Donato has represented individuals in complicated criminal cases in both State and Federal Court. Mr. Donato is a Past Prsident of PACDL. Michael J. Engle is a partner in the Philadelphia based law firm of Greenblatt, Pierce, Engle, Funt & Flores, LLC. Mr. Engle leads the firm s federal criminal defense group as well as the white collar defense and corporate investigations practice. As a recent Past President of PACDL, Mr. Engle has represented the interests of criminal defense attorney s throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Mr. Engle has handled numerous cases in Pennsylvania state courts as well as federal courts throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, and his practice includes the representation of individuals, professionals, public officials, corporations, closely held companies, and non-profit organizations. Mark L. Farley, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, heads Katten s Workplace Safety practice. He advises clients on a wide range of health and safety issues, and focuses on internal investigations and crisis response. Mark routinely counsels companies in connection with major industrial accidents, whistleblowers,process safety incidents and workplace fatalities. He served in lead attorney roles for some of the most significant industrial accidents in the United States in the last 20 years. Ann C. Flannery has a solo federal criminal defense practice in Philadelphia. A former federal prosecutor, she has handled the defense of a broad range of investigations and prosecutions including matters involving mortgage fraud, tax, government contracts, pharmaceuticals, health care, antitrust, securities and commercial business operations.
Silver Sponsors Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Conrad O Brien, P.C. Cramer Swetz, McManus & Jordan, P.C. Farrell & Reisinger, LLC Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Law Offices of Philip Gelso Law Offices of Howard Bruce Klein Meyers Brier & Kelly, LLP Barbara A. Zemlock, Esquire SPEAKER BIOS Judge Mitchell S. Goldberg has served at the Philadelphia District Attorney s Office and has been a senior partner at Cozen 0 Connor. His practice primarily focused on fraud defense and commercial litigation and served as the manager of Cozen s Arson and Fraud Unit. In 1997, Judge Goldberg served as an Assistant US Attorney for the Eastern District of Pa. where he handled mostly white collar crime cases. In February 2003, Judge Goldberg was appointed to a position on the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas, and was later elected to a ten-year term on that Court. Judge Goldberg was appointed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on October 31, 2008. Barry Gross, a former federal prosecutor, is a partner in Drinker Biddle s White Collar Crime and Corporate Investigations Practice Group. He specializes in the representation of professionals and business executives in investigations and trials. His practice includes the defense of white collar criminal investigations and prosecutions, internal corporate investigations, as well as complex civil litigation including civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) cases and qui tam matters. Jack L. Gruenstein is special counsel to Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin and leads the firm s white collar defense practice and assists our health care, privacy and professional liability clients with responses to government audits. grand jury and regulatory investigations and prosecutions. Peter D. Hardy is a Principal in the Internal Investigations & White Collar Defense Group in the Philadelphia office of Post & Schell P.C. Previously, he served in the U.S. Attorney s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and in the Criminal Section of the Tax Division of the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. Mr. Hardy is the author of the legal treatise Criminal Tax, Money Laundering, and Bank Secrecy Act Litigation (Bloomberg BNA 2010). Martin Harrell is Associate Regional Counsel for Criminal Enforcement in the Office of Regional Counsel at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency s Region III office in Philadelphia. AUSA Thomas F. Johnson spent two years in a large defense firm, five years as a county prosecutor(philadelphia), five years in a plaintiffs product liability firm and 18 years as his own boss of a two person firm. When his law partner retired, Tom found a new home in the US Attorney s Office. His current practice involves tort and discrimination defense, as well as civil prosecution of medical and other governmental fraud under the False Claims Act. John N. Joseph, a former Assistant United States Attorney prior to joining Post & Schell, P.C., possesses extensive complex investigation and trial experience in significant civil and criminal cases. He is a principal in the firm s White Collar Defense, Compliance & Risk Management Practice Group. Howard Bruce Klein has a broad range of experience in representing individuals, corporations, corporate executives and lawyers in complex white collar criminal investigations, trials and government enforcement and regulatory matters. A former Chief of the Criminal Division of the Philadelphia U.S. Attorney s Office, he has defended clients in grand jury investigations, trials and parallel proceedings for over 25 years. Patrons Auld & Assoc. Investigations, Inc. Louis D. Lappen is the First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Michael Levy has been the Chief of Computer Crimes for the United States Attorney s office in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania since September 2001. Gregory P. Miller is a partner in Drinker Biddle s Commercial Litigation Practice Group. His practice focuses on complex litigation in federal and
SPEAKER BIOS state courts. Greg s areas of concentration include white collar criminal defense, commercial litigation, securities litigation and internal investigations. Juliana Sa de Miranda Torres de Oliveira is the head of the White Collar Crimes practice group at TozziniFreire and has extensive experience in defending the interests of companies and their representatives in government investigations and criminal lawsuits related to business activity, including those touching on tax, financial, environmental and competitive issues and any other crimes related to the corporate activities. Partner oftozzinifreire s multidisciplinary Compliance group, Juliana is in charge of internal investigations of corruption and corporate fraud and compliance training sessions for employees covering corruption, cartel and search and seizure. Beth Moskow-Schnoll is a partner in the Philadelphia and Wilmington offices of Ballard Sphar LLP, where she concentrates on white-collar litigation, regulatory enforcement and compliance, and complex civil litigation, with an emphasis on banking and other financial services. She advises clients, and has spoken frequently, on Anti-Money Laundering requirements under the Bank Secrecy Act. Joseph G Poluka is a partner in the White Collar Defense & Investigations group at the law firm of Blank Rome LLP. Mr Poluka represents clients in the investigation and defense of a wide variety of criminal offenses including complex fraud, corruption, and tax schemes, and also advises on corporate compliance policies. Marc S. Raspanti is a name partner of Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP, where he founded the firm s national Qui Tam Practice Group. He also serves as Chair of the firm s White Collar Criminal Defense Practice Group. Mr. Raspanti focuses his national litigation practice on affirmative federal and state qui tam litigation, white collar criminal defense, health care litigation and complex commercial litigation. Seetha Ramachandran is Special Counsel at Schulte Roth & Zabel, New York, NY where her practice focuses on white-collar criminal defense and investigations, banking and securities enforcement as well as civil litigation. She was previously the Deputy Chief of the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section of the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. where she supervised the Money Laundering and Bank Integrity Unit, which handles complex national and international criminal cases involving financial institutions and professional money launderers. Ronald A. Sarachan, is co-chair of Drinker s White Collar Defense and Corporate Investigations practice. Ron represents corporations and individuals in white collar areas ranging from financial fraud and SEC enforcement to health care fraud, whistleblower actions,procurement fraud and export regulation, as well as the environmental crime area. Ron brings thirty years experience prosecuting and defending environmental crimes cases. He prosecuted these cases while serving as an assistant United States attorney and Chief of Major Crimes in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and when he supervised a staff of thirty federal prosecutors while serving as Chief of the Environmental Crimes Section at the U.S. Justice Department. While in private practice,he has successfully defended energy companies, utilities, oil companies and chemical manufacturers, as well as company owners and managers, being investigated for or accused of alleged environmental crimes. Ron has also conducted numerous internal investigations and corporate risk assessments, and has advised companies on compliance programs, environmental management practices and procedures, and employee training. Megan Scheib joined Cozen O Connor s Philadelphia office in January 2008 and is a member in the Commercial Litigation Group where she represents clients in a variety of civil and criminal matters. Megan focuses her practice on the representation of individuals and companies under investigation for, or charged with, violations of federal and state criminal law. Megan has also been involved in significant construction matters. Mark B. Sheppard is a partner in the Litigation Department at Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP. With a broad base of civil and criminal trial and appellate experience, his practice focuses on white collar criminal defense, SEC Enforcement and complex commercial litigation. He is a PACDL Vice President. David B. Smith is in private practice as a partner at the law firm of Smith & Zimmerman, PLLC, located in Alexandria, Virginia. His areas of practice include civil and criminal forfeiture, white collar defense (including racketeering, money laundering, structuring and money transmission), restitution and fines, and criminal appeals. J. Alvin Stout, III has been an Assistant U.S. Attorney for over 35 years, having worked in the USAO for the District of Columbia from May 1979 until September 1984, and the USAO for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1984 until the present. During his tenure as an AUSA he has prosecuted virtually every type of criminal offense. He has been Chief of Asset Forfeiture in the EDPA since 2001, where he supervises civil and criminal forfeiture, the Financial Litigation Unit, and Victim Witness Services, in addition toserving as the training coordinator and Ethics Advisor for the Criminal Division. Megan L. Traversari is of counsel in the White Collar Litigation and Investigations Practice Group of Pepper Hamilton LLP. Ms. Traversari concentrates her practice on the representation of organizations and individuals in government investigations and litigation involving claims of fraud and abuse. She also handles investigations of pharmaceutical and other health care industries involving the Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act, pricing, off-label marketing and violation of parallel state laws.