We are in a brave new world of whistleblower regulation and litigation. Now four years after the passage of Dodd-Frank, the SEC Office of the Whistleblower is making an increasing number of bounty awards – including a recent record-breaking $30 million award – and federal courts across the country are defining and redefining the statute’s complex contours. Companies, meanwhile, continue to field the flood of hotline complaints in an effort to sift the chaff from tomorrow morning’s front-page expose. These trends, coupled with the continuing robust pace of FCPA enforcement, provide the perfect storm for keeping in-house counsel and compliance professionals up at night.
Featuring an experienced panel of plaintiff- and defense-side whistleblower and anti-corruption practitioners, including counsel to the whistleblower who received the largest award in Dodd-Frank’s history, this webcast will detail Dodd-Frank’s statutory and regulatory framework, discuss its early interpretations by the SEC Office of the Whistleblower and federal courts, and provide the participant with practical tips for navigating the minefield of whistleblower complaints.
Please join F. Joseph Warin and John W.F. Chesley, partners, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and Erika Kelton, partner, Phillips & Cohen, as they address these issues and your questions in a free, one-hour webcast.
To attend this webcast (the live version is scheduled for Thursday, December 11, 2014, at 1 pm Eastern), please sign up below.
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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.50 hours.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is authorized by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to provide in-house CPD training. This program is approved for CPD Credit in the amount of 1.50 hours. Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (Number 324652).
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Attorneys viewing the webcast as a group will need to sign an MCLE attendance sheet. Prior to the start of the webcast, please contact Jeanine McKeown (National Training Administrator) at 213-229-7140 or jmckeown@gibsondunn.com to request the MCLE attendance sheet.
Most participants should anticipate receiving their certificates of attendance via e-mail in approximately 3 to 4 weeks following the webcast.
Members of the Virginia Bar should anticipate receiving the applicable certification forms in approximately 6 weeks.
For questions regarding MCLE credit contact Jeanine McKeown (National Training Administrator) at 213-229-7140 or jmckeown@gibsondunn.com.
