04.25.2017

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Speaking Engagements

Perkins Coie / San Francisco, CA

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Registration & Lunch
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Program
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Perkins Coie LLP 
505 Howard Street
Suite 1000
San Francisco, CA 94105  

We invite you to join us for a lunchtime program that will address the new Administration and changing enforcement priorities of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), how new enforcement policies will affect Bay Area companies, potential changes in Dodd-Frank legislation, self-policing policies, and the latest trends in cybersecurity and trade secrets enforcement. More specifically, you will learn about: 


Enforcement Priorities              

  • For the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)?
  • For the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)? 
  • How will the changing enforcement priorities affect the Bay Area in particular? Are unicorns and pre-IPO share transactions still in the cross-hairs?        

Impact of New Administration 

  • How will the DOJ and SEC be impacted by changes in senior leadership? 
  • Will enforcement policies and legislation change, including the Dodd-Frank Act?  

Business Impact

  • Self-Policing & Cooperation − Do SEC and DOJ cooperation policies still apply? Will they change?
  • Cybersecurity & Trade Secrets − The latest trends, scams and enforcement actions

Moderator:
Sean Prosser
Partner, Perkins Coie
Leader, California White Collar & Investigations Practice
Former SEC Enforcement Attorney
 
Panelists:
Barak Cohen
Partner, Perkins Coie
Former Federal Prosecutor, U.S. DOJ-main component in Washington, D.C.
 
Amie Rooney
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of California
U.S. Department of Justice
San Francisco, CA

Catherine Connolly
CPA, CFF, Partner
StoneTurn Group
San Francisco, CA

CLE credits pending in California