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SUMMARY:District of Columbia Chapter: FCPA Enforcement - The International Perspective
DESCRIPTION:With the Department of Justice pursuing fewer cases of international corruption and re-orienting its FCPA enforcement priorities\, three European regulators have come together to fill the void. In late March\, authorities from the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO)\, France’s Parquet National Financier (PNF)\, and Switzerland’s Office of the Attorney General (OAG) announced a task force to strengthen collaboration in cases involving international bribery and corruption. In this panel moderated by former US Attorney Joe Whitley\, hear from prominent white-collar practitioners in each jurisdiction to learn more about the task force\, what it portends for European enforcement trends\, and what it means for American companies doing business overseas.  \nSpeakers include: \nJoe D. Whitley\nMr. Whitley is the Chair of Womble Bond Dickinson’s White Collar Defense\, Investigations and Regulatory Enforcement practice. He represents clients nationally and internationally in a variety of white collar matters. Mr. Whitley has served as Acting Associate Attorney General\, the U.S. Attorney for both the Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia\, and as the General Counsel to the Department of Homeland Security. \nRoss Dixon\nMr. Dixon is a partner at Hickman & Rose in London\, where he handles matters involving financial crime\, business crime\, and regulatory compliance. He has acted in some of the UK’s most serious and complex fraud\, false accounting and bribery and corruption cases. Mr. Dixon has great experience in cases that involve parallel investigations in the UK and overseas\, including the US\, Europe\, South East Asia\, Africa\, and the Middle East. \nSonja Maeder Morvant\nMs. Maeder Morvant is the Group Head of Legal at Edmond de Rothschild in Geneva. She is a legal executive with broad experience as an in-house lawyer\, outside counsel\, and board member. Her practice focuses mainly on complex disputes and\, particularly\, white collar crime\, mutual assistance in criminal matters\, asset tracing\, and compliance. Ms. Maeder Morvant has been ranked in the International Who’s Who of Business Crime Lawyers and as a Top 100 Women Worldwide in Investigations by the Global Investigation Review. \nEmmanuel Moyne\nEmmanuel Moyne is a partner at Bougartchev Moyne in Paris. He handles white collar criminal matters\, often in cases involving several foreign jurisdictions. Mr. Moyne has particular expertise in sensitive financial and political matters\, bribery\, and environmental crimes. He also performs internal investigations and assists large companies in designing and implementing internal compliance programs. \nTo register please click here.  \nPlease contact Eric Nitz\, President\, D.C. Chapter\, at enitz@mololamken.com with questions.
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SUMMARY:Webinar: The Twelve Monotasks:  Do One Thing at a Time to do Everything Better\, featuring author Thatcher Wine
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \nThis Wellness session is designed to help you be more focused\, less stressed\, more productive\, and a lot happier.  Take back control of your focus\, productivity\, and well-being with The Twelve Monotasks by Thatcher Wine. Studies have shown that multitasking reduces efficiency and increases errors\, while focusing on one task at a time produces superior results. Our brains are programmed to best focus on one thing at a time; call it monotasking\, mindfulness\, or being present\, the idea is to be wholly absorbed in an activity. When we fully devote ourselves to something like reading\, listening\, or going for a walk\, it can be a transformative experience. \nThis webinar is presented by the FBA’s Professional Development Committee. \nRegister Today!\n\nPresenter:\n \nThatcher Wine\, Founder & CEO\, Juniper Books\nThatcher Wine is a creative entrepreneur\, speaker\, and author. He most recent book is The Twelve Monotasks: Do One Thing at a Time to Do Everything Better. He is also the coauthor of For the Love of Books: Designing and Curating a Home Library. Since 2001\, he has been the founder and CEO of Juniper Books\, a company based in Boulder\, Colorado\, that offers pop culture driven special edition book sets. In 2023\, Thatcher launched a new brand\, Juniper Custom\, dedicated to the curating and designing custom book sets\, book collections\, and libraries for homeowners\, gift givers\, interior designers\, and others worldwide. Thatcher has long been an advocate for reading as a form of self-care and a means to build focus in the digital age\, concepts that form part of the foundation of The Twelve Monotasks. While defending the place of printed books in our culture for the past twenty years\, Thatcher has also sought to reinvent their creative potential. He has spoken widely about books and libraries including a TED Talk called “The Books We Keep\, the Stories We Tell.” Thatcher’s monotasking philosophy took shape as he grew Juniper Books and weathered numerous personal challenges\, including a life-threatening cancer diagnosis. From a childhood in the restaurant business to the rise and fall of his internet startup in his twenties\, Thatcher’s experiences have informed and refined his ideas on living with focus and purpose. Thatcher graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in History and Art History. He made a brief appearance in the world of investment banking\, then truly began his career as a strategy consultant with Monitor Company. In the early days of the Internet\, he served as Director of Business for US Interactive (formerly Digital Evolution) helping many pioneering businesses establish their Internet presence. In 1999\, he raised venture capital and launched Feedback Direct\, a portal for consumers to obtain customer service from thousands of companies. Thatcher has long been an innovator in the world of books and design. Departures magazine called him “the man who brought back the library.” He is in the inventor of custom book jackets (US Patent No. 9349308) and he is a frequent collaborator with many of the world’s leading interior designers\, architects\, real estate developers\, visual merchandisers\, and hospitality brands. Thatcher lives in Colorado and loves to spend time with his two children and plays on the slopes and trails whenever possible. \nModerator:\n \nTJ McGrath \nT.J. McGrath serves as the General Counsel for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission advising the Executive Director on legal and business matters. Prior to MedPAC\, she was the General Counsel at the Congressional Budget Office\, and Associate General Counsel for the TRICARE Management Activity now the Defense Health Agency. She served 12 years on active duty with the Air Force Judge Advocate General Corps and 18 years as a reservist. \nT.J. co-founded Ardaithe Consulting LLC\, developing tailored durable soft skills training for leadership and staff. Specializing in Resiliency Training\, Resolving Workplace Disputes\, and Leading Teams\, she has deployed training modules on Ethics\, Sexual Harassment\, Bystander Intervention\, Mindfulness\, and De-escalation. \nFor the FBA she currently serves on the Professional Development Committee and is a member of the Labor and Employment Law Section. \n  \nRegistration\nRegister Here!\n\nLive Broadcast | FBA Member: $0\nLive Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\nOn-Demand Broadcast | FBA Member: $50\nOn-Demand Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\n\n\nCLE\nPlease note: CLE for this webinar has not been pre-approved.\nMyLaw and the FBA will seek 1.0 General CLE credit hours in 60-minute states\, and 1.2 Wellness or General CLE credit hours in 50-minute states. \nPosted credit hours are estimated and subject to respective state approval and rounding rules. CLE qualifications vary by state/jurisdiction. \nFor questions regarding this program\, please contact MyLaw CLE by email: registration@mylawcle.com or phone: 877-406-8636.\n 
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SUMMARY:Webinar: False Claims Act Pre-trial Strategy
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \nThis program will explore strategy and pitfalls for both relator and defense counsel in pre-trial False Claims Act litigation. Topics covered include a general overview of pre- and post-complaint filings for relators\, interactions with the government during its investigation\, counseling your clients during the government’s investigation\, declined litigation\, and settlement. The panelists include counsel for relators\, defendants\, and the government\, offering perspectives from each of the relevant parties in False Claims Act litigation. \nRegister Now!\nPresented by FBA Qui Tam Conference 2025 sponsor Kang Haggerty. \n\nPresenters\nRoss M. Wolfe\, Associate\, Kang Haggerty LLC\nRoss M. Wolfe is an associate at Kang Haggerty LLC where he focuses his practice on whistleblower actions under the False Claims Act and commercial litigation. He works with relators from intake through the conclusion of the case\, helping them navigate the unfamiliar process a relator must navigate. Ross also represents whistleblowers who have suffered retaliation by their employers as a result of their whistleblower activities. \nNicomedes Sy Herrera\, Partner\, Herrera Kennedy\nNicomedes Sy Herrera is a strategic litigator with over 27 years of experience handling complex\, high-stakes business and trade disputes\, specializing in qui tam and antitrust litigation. Mr. Herrera has spearheaded groundbreaking billion-dollar qui tam lawsuits against major pharmaceutical companies\, alleging fraudulently procured patents to block generic competition. These pioneering cases assert that such practices unlawfully inflated drug prices paid or reimbursed by federal and state agencies. In addition to his litigation practice\, Mr. Herrera has held senior executive and general counsel roles at prominent financial services firms in New York and Chicago. Notably\, he served as Vice President and General Counsel of Corridor Capital Group Holdings\, LLC\, and its spin-off entities. He also serves or has served on the boards of various charities and co-founded the Pope Francis Legal Help Center in the Diocese of Oakland. Mr. Herrera graduated from Columbia College in 1994 and Columbia Law School in 1997. He is admitted to the Bars of California\, New York\, and Florida. \nErin Lindgren\, Assistant United States Attorney\, U.S. Attorney’s Office – Eastern District of Pennsylvania\nErin Lindgren is an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania\, where she has handled a number of significant investigations and settlements under the False Claims Act\, including securing a $44 million settlement against a remote cardiac monitoring company for fraudulent billing practices and a significant settlement with a psychiatrist for overbilling Medicaid through inadequate patient consultations. Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office\, Erin was hired into the Attorney General’s Honors Program in the Tax Division for the Department of Justice. While at the Tax Division\, Erin served as Counsel to the Acting Assistant Attorney General\, and received the Outstanding Trial Attorney award and two Special Commendations. Erin clerked for the Honorable Juan R. Sánchez of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Erin received her J.D. from the Temple University Beasley School of Law\, with honors\, and her B.A. from the University of Southern California\, with honors. \nEmily McGowan\, Partner\, Alston & Bird LLP\nEmily McGowan helps health care companies handle complex enforcement and litigation matters. She regularly defends clients in False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute investigations and assists managed care organizations\, pharmacy benefit managers\, and drug manufacturers in high-stakes government enforcement actions and related litigation. She counsels clients on issues involving Medicare Advantage\, including sales and marketing compliance\, risk adjustment\, and prior authorization. Emily also handles investigations and inquiries into the use of artificial intelligence in health care. Emily has been ranked in Chambers USA since 2020 and is currently Band 1 in North Carolina for Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations.\n \n  \n\n\nRegistration\n\nRegister Now!\n\nLive Broadcast | FBA Member: $0\nLive Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\nOn-Demand Broadcast | FBA Member: $50\nOn-Demand Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\n\n\n\nCLE\nPlease note: CLE for this webinar has not been pre-approved.\nMyLaw and the FBA will seek 1.0 General CLE credit hours in 60-minute states\, and 1.2 General CLE credit hours in 50-minute states. \nPosted credit hours are estimated and subject to respective state approval and rounding rules. CLE qualifications vary by state/jurisdiction. \nFor questions regarding this program\, please contact MyLaw CLE by email: registration@mylawcle.com or phone: 877-406-8636.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/webinar-false-claims-act-pre-trial-strategy/
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