Events

On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Morvillo Abramowitz partner Jeremy H. Temkin will serve as a faculty member of, "Representing Clients in Federal & State Criminal Tax Investigations: Defense Strategies & Prosecution Initiatives Every Attorney Needs to Know," a panel sponsored by the CLE Committee of the New York City Bar Association: Litigation & Criminal Law.  This program will focus on strategies that attorneys can use to best represent taxpayers under criminal investigation.  Topics to be covered include elements of commonly prosecuted federal and state tax crimes, current IRS and DOJ tax prosecution initiatives, (particularly foreign bank account investigations), voluntary disclosures to state and federal authorities, reacting to the commencement of a criminal investigation, administrative vs. grand jury investigations, methods of proof, common defenses, attorney-client and joint defense issues, hiring accountants to assist defense counsel, whether to file (or amend) returns while under investigation, parallel civil IRS issues (including, offers-in-compromise and civil fraud penalties), expert testimony at trial, and sentencing advocacy issues under the United States Sentencing Guidelines.  For additional information, or to register for this program, please click here.

On Thursday, May 3, 2012 Morvillo Abramowitz Partner Lisa A. Prager will participate in an invitation-only roundtable working session, "FCPA Corporate Compliance Programs and Third-Party Vetting:  A Roundtable Discussion of Reasonable Practices," hosted by the Corporate Lab at the University of Chicago Law School.  The event follows the Corporate Lab's recent publication by the ABA's Global Anti-Corruption Task Force of a paper entitled, "Complying with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act;  A Practical Primer."  Ms. Prager will join thought leaders from a broad range of backgrounds with extensive experience in corporate anticorruption and compliance programs, including representatives from the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission, senior in-house corporate and compliance counsel, outside counsel and industry leaders.

On Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Morvillo Abramowitz partner Elkan Abramowitz will participate in, "New Proposals to Regulate Brady Disclosure," a panel discussion sponsored by the Committee on Criminal Justice Operations and by the Committee on Criminal Courts of the New York City Bar Association.  Mr. Abramowitz will be joined by Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney of New York County, Anthony J. Girese, Counsel to Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson, Claudia Truff, Director, Justice First, Center for Appellate Litigation, and Alafair S. Burke, Professor of Law, Maurice A. Deane School of Law, Hofstra University, who will also serve as Moderator.  The program will address proposals that seek to formalize the procedures by which parties approach Brady disclosure.  For additional information on this program, please click here.

On Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Morvillo Abramowitz Partners Judith L. Mogul and Jonathan S. Sack will take part in a Directors & Boards webinar entitled, "Attorney-Client Privilege:  Nine Things That Boards Need to Know."  Officers and Directors need a clear understanding of the attorney-client privilege.  To protect the privilege and prevent unintended disclosures of sensitive legal advice and attorney work-product, it is important for directors to understand issues such as how and when the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine apply in the corporate context; who may assert and/or waive the privilege on a corporation's behalf; and when internal investigation reports and other "work product" generated by an investigation are, and are not, privileged.  In this 60-minute free webinar, Mr. Sack and Ms. Mogul, joined by Wayne P. Yetter, a former CEO and currently a corporate director on multiple boards, will discuss and offer answers on how to help navigate this sometimes confusing landscape.  An application for 1 NY CLE credit for experienced attorneys in areas of professional practice is currently pending.  For more information or to register for this free program, please click here.

On Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Morvillo Abramowitz Partner Lisa A. Prager will serve as a featured panelist at ACI's National Conference on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.  Now in its 27th successful year, the  conference provides advanced and practical insights on the latest FCPA cases and global anti-corruption compliance strategies and is consider to be the most advanced and comprehensive FCPA event on the market.  Ms. Prager's panel, "Preventing Third-Party Misconduct:  How to Audit and Monitor Based on Type of Risk and Third Party," will cover topics including a review of diligence processes by type of third party relationship, practical strategies for monitoring and auditing compliance, and how to establish the duties and responsibilities companies do and don't have with foreign vendors and partners.  The conference, to be held at the New York Marriott Downtown, runs from April 17 to April 18, 2012.  More information can be found at here.

On Wednesday, March 28, 2012, Morvillo Abramowitz Partner Jonathan S. Sack and Morvillo Abramowitz Counsel James R. Stovall will take part in a live CLE webinar entitled, "Whistleblower Laws and Internal Investigations:  Strategies and Practical Considerations."  The webinar, sponsored by Law Journal Newsletters, Conference Division, will cover the parameters of Dodd-Frank, the False Claims Act and other whistleblower laws; how to conduct efficient and credible internal investigations in response to whistleblower complaints; when changes in a whistleblower's status can result in liability for retaliation; and, attorney/client privilege and work product issues.  Information regarding the webinar is available here.

On Wednesday, March 14, 2012, Morvillo Abramowitz partner Robert M. Radick particicipated in "Conducting Proffer Sessions: Risks And Lessons Learned," an online seminar sponsored by the Association of Federal Defense Attorneys (AFDA).  Greg Nicolaysen from the AFDA moderated the panel which also included Terree Bowers of Arent Fox and Jeff Marcus of Kenny Nachwalter.  For more information on the AFDA please visit http://afda.org/.  For a replay of this seminar, please click here.

On Wednesday, March 7th, 2012, Morvillo Abramowitz Marketing Director Paula Zirinsky will participate in "Market U - Marketing on a Shoestring," a live CLE program sponsored by the Law Practice Management Committee of the New York State Bar Association.  Ms. Zirinsky will be a member of the interactive luncheon panel, "ROI of Marketing and Ethical Considerations," comprised of lawyers, PR professionals, and in-house marketers discussing what attorneys can measure to assess the value of their Marketing and PR efforts, including public service, networking, and sponsorships as well as ethical considerations for New York attorneys with respect to marketing and client development.  For more information on the program, please click here.

On Tuesday, March 6th, 2012, Morvillo Abramowitz partner Judith L. Mogul will serve as a Discussion Leader of "The Strategic Implications of Procedural Differences Between US and Canadian Law," at the 2012 Cross-Border Litigation Forum being held March 4-6, 2012 in Cambridge, Ontario.  The Session will explore procedural differences in the discovery rules and procedures in Canada and the US, and the practical considerations posed by litigation in both countries.  For more information on the Cross-Border Litigation Forum, please click here.

Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, P.C. will host a cocktail reception for Metro New York Law Clerks on Tuesday, March 6, 2012. If you are Law Clerk and would like more information on this event, please contact events@maglaw.com.

On Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Morvillo Abramowitz partner Jeremy H. Temkin will serve as a member of the faculty of  “The New York Tax WhistleBlowers Law: Nuts & Bolts & Ethics of Qui Tam Practice,” a panel sponsored by the CLE Committee of the New York City Bar Association.  Mr. Temkin, who will speak on “Perspectives on the IRS Whistleblower Program,” will be joined by a distinguished panel of attorneys addressing New York's recent extension of the State's False Claim's Act to tax claims, the Taxpayer Protection Bureau of the New York State Office of the Attorney General, and the ethics of qui tam practice. For additional information, or to register for this program, please click here.

On February 9, 2012, Morvillo Abramowitz Partner Barry A. Bohrer will be participating in an educational seminar on "CFTC Enforcement Under Dodd-Frank: New Regulations, New Powers", at the Yale Club in New York City. The program will focus on what the CFTC is doing, how it is approaching its mandate, how it coordinates with other federal and state criminal and civil enforcement authorities and how it is dealing with issues of importance to all companies and outside counsel under its jurisdiction. For further information please contact Lisa Colombo lisacolombo@sandpiperpartners.com.

Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, P.C., along with Levine Lee LLP, will host a cocktail reception for the alumni of the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York on Thursday, January 19, 2012. If you are an EDNY alum and would like more information on this event, please contact events@maglaw.com.

On Thursday, November 17, 2011 Morvillo Abramowitz Partners Barry A. Bohrer and Lisa A. Prager will be participating in a CLE program titled, "Anti-Fraud, FCPA & Whistleblowing: Compliance, Controls & Enforcement." Joining Barry and Lisa will be Charles Connolly, Chief of the Financial Crime and Public Corruption Unit of the United States Attorney's Office in Alexandria, Virginia and Nina Gross, a Director at Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP. The panel will address the ever-changing laws and practices affecting internal investigations and compliance and recent legal developments in anti-fraud, white-collar, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Dodd-Frank affecting internal controls and investigations. There is no fee to attend this event, which will be held at the University Cub in Washington, D.C. For further information, please click here.

On Wednesday, November 2, 2011 Morvillo Abramowitz Partner Lisa A. Prager will participate in a panel discussion at The International Bar Association Annual Conference 2011 titled, "Trade Compliance through Enforcement: Export Controls and Sanctions." The session will begin at 9:30am. The International Bar Association Annual Conference 2011, this year taking place in Dubai, UAE from October 30, 2011 through November 4, 2011, promises to be the largest gathering of the international legal community in the world with more than 4,000 lawyers and legal professionals participating in over 180 working sessions covering all areas of practice relevant to international legal practitioners. For more information on this conference, please click here.

On Friday, October 28, 2011, Morvillo Abramowitz Partner Catherine Foti will be participating in a Harvard Law School program, Legal Practice Areas: Litigation Practice (Securities and White Collar).  To be held in Pound Hall, Ms. Foti, along with partners from WilmerHale and Wilson Sonsini, will discuss the types of matters white collar litigators work on, how they decided to focus on this type of work and what a typical day in their practice is like.

On October 13, 2011, Morvillo Abramowitz partners Richard Albert, Robert Anello, and Jeremy Temkin will serve on the faculty of the New York County Lawyers' Association Federal Criminal Practice Institute.  Robert will be a member of panel discussing Initiation of the Proceeding and Richard and Jeremy will each be moderating panels on Pre-Trial Issues.  For more information on this program, please click here.

Morvillo Abramowitz will be hosting an upcoming CLE program (1.5 NY Credits) for the Greater New York Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel entitled, "Expert Networks:  Balancing Information Flow With Compliance Necessities."  Partners Jonathan S. Sack and Barbara L. Trencher, joined by Brian Moroney, General Counsel and Compliance Officer, Coleman Research Group, Inc., will address cutting-edge issues in insider trading law, regulations and prosecutions - issues which affect all companies, not just financial institutions, and command the attention of ethics and compliance officials and in-house counsel.  For more information on this program, please click here.  To register, please contact execdir@accgny.com or events@maglaw.com

On Thursday, October 6, 2011 Morvillo Abramowitz partner Edward M. Spiro will chair “Ethics, Discipline & Real World Obligations,” a panel sponsored by the CLE Committee of the New York City Bar.  The panel will feature a premier faculty drawn from the judiciary, the disciplinary bar, and law firms that will focus on the ethical and potential disciplinary issues confronting attorneys in everyday litigation practice including: Fairness in advocacy- negotiation tactics, witness preparation, advocacy before tribunals; Candor and disclosure obligations under the new New York Rules of Professional Conduct; Risks of multiple representation in litigation, the advocate-witness rule; Inadvertent disclosure of privileged communication and emails.  For additional information, or to register for this program, please click here.

On Tuesday, September 27, 2011, the City Bar Center for CLE will present a panel discussion co-sponsored by The New York City Bar and the White Collar Criminal Law Committee discussing the substantive law of insider trading, with a particular focus on the new frontiers being explored in recent cases.  Morvillo Abramowitz partner Jodi Misher Peikin is Program Co-Chair of the panel, which will include experts from government, industry, and law firms who focus on insider trading issues on a daily basis, and will cover topics including: the core principles and elements of insider trading violations, including under Section 10(b), Section 14(e), and the mail and wire fraud statutes; the interplay of Reg FD and Rule 10b-5; the legitimacy of trading on information obtained from company insiders, including issues of materiality and the "mosaic" theory of investing; the legality of expert networking and channel checking; the line between civil and criminal insider trading violations; current and future DOJ and SEC investigative priorities.

For more details or to register for this program, please click here.

Morvillo Abramowitz will be co-hosting the upcoming Martindale-Hubbell® Counsel to Counsel SM  forum in New York on September 27, 2011 entitled, "The Perfect Storm:  Managing Investigations, Compliance and Audit's in Today's Tough Market."  Partners  Robert J. Anello and Lisa Prager will be participating in this live, roundtable event focused on government inquiries and other regulatory challenges of interest to general counsel, senior executives, and boards.  More information can be found at  here.

On Wednesday September 21, 2011 Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, P.C. Partners Barry A. Bohrer and Richard D. Weinberg will take part in a Directors & Boards webinar entitled, "Internal Investigations 2011:  What Directors Need to Know." Staying up-to-date on the laws effecting internal investigations - such as the new Dodd-Frank whistleblower bounty program, regulatory compliance issues, and the need for independence - has become more important today than ever before.  Mr. Bohrer and Mr. Weinberg will be discussing how Directors should deal with the realities of internal investigations today:  The events that trigger them; how to control, conduct and determine their scope; and how to respond to the investigation's findings.  For more information or to register for this free program, please click here.     

On July 14, 2011 Morvillo Abramowitz Principal Robert M. Radick will take part in a Law Seminars International TeleBriefing discussing the Supreme Court's recent decision in Janus Capital Group Inc. v. First Derivative Traders and the important implications for how Rule 10b-5 cases will be litigated in the future, not only in private plaintiff class actions, but also in SEC and criminal proceedings.

For more information and to view the online brochure click here .

On Wednesday, June 1, 2011, The Federal Bar Council's Special Committee on Prison Reform will present a panel discussion regarding the current state of federal prisons and supervised release. Topics will include the current conditions of confinement and programs available to federal inmates, the challenges facing the Bureau of Prisons, and the challenges facing and programs available to those on supervised release.

MAGIAB Principals, Robert Anello (Committee Chairman) and Jonathan Sack (Program Coordinator) were instrumental in the organization of this important program, further information for which is available here.

On March 11, 2011, Morvillo Abramowitz Principal Jonathan S. Sack will take part in a live CLE “webinar” concerning strategies for in-house attorneys responding to government investigations. The panel discussion, sponsored by Strafford Publications, Inc., will address common legal and ethical issues that arise before, during and after an investigation and will discuss best practices for in-hounsel counsel.  Information regarding the webinar is available here.

On Friday, January 21, 2011, MAGIAB Principal Robert Radick will chair a diverse panel that includes current and former Department of Justice officials and private practitioners, including MAGIAB Principal Jonathan Sack , at the New York City Bar Association's CLE program titled "Off-Label Marketing of Drugs and Devices:  Recent Enforcement Efforts, Hot Topics and More."  This timely and comprehensive program will provide invaluable insight into recent criminal and civil cases against drug and device manufacturers that have promoted their products for medical uses not approved by the FDA.  Information regarding the program is available here.

On November 4, 2010, in conjunction with ALM Law Journal Newsletters, Morvillo Abramowitz Principals Jonathan S. Sack, Stephen M. Juris, Judith L. Mogul, and Richard D. Weinberg will present a live CLE “webinar” concerning common issues arising in connection with regulatory and governmental investigations. The topics to be discussed include the ethical and statutory obligations of in-house counsel, practical considerations relating to internal investigations and the retention of investigative counsel, and common issues concerning the attorney-client privilege and dealings with governmental authorities.     Information regarding the webinar is available here.  For a 10% discount please download the flyer here.

On November 3, 2010, at 1:00 pm, Morvillo Abramowitz Principal Judith L. Mogul will participate in a live CLE “webinar,” sponsored by Ethisphere, concerning key strategic considerations that in-house counsel must address in conducting a proper internal investigation, including: (1) the “triggers” that warrant an investigation; (2) selection of investigators able to act autonomously; (3) best practices for the collection and retention of evidence; and (4) the most prudent means of reporting an investigation’s results to interested parties.  Information regarding the webinar is available here.

On May 7, 2010, Morvillo Abramowitz Principal Jonathan S. Sack will participate in a panel discussion on the "Representation of Individuals in Internal Investigations" as part of the ABA's National Institute on Corporate Investigations and In-House Counsel in Washington, D.C.  The topics to be discussed include the following:  conflicts of interest, disclosure of information by company counsel, advancement and indemnification of legal fees, representing employee targets of investigations and cooperating with internal investigations.  Information regarding the webinar is available here.

On April 23, 2010, Morvillo Abramowitz Principal Elkan Abramowitz will participate in a panel discussion on “Centralization and Cooperation:  Is Strong Central Authority Necessary or Effective” as part of the Center on the Administration of Criminal Law at New York University School of Law’s conference on "Allocating Prosecutorial Power:  How Prosecutors Compete, Cooperate and Clash."  Information regarding the panel is available here.

On April 15, 2010, Morvillo Abramowitz Principal Jonathan S. Sack will participate in a panel discussion on "Enforcement and Reform in the Wake of the Financial Crisis," a CLE program sponsored by the Center on Financial Services Law at New York Law School.  The topics to be discussed will include government enforcement priorities and actions that have resulted from the financial crisis, along with how proposed reforms will affect future enforcement.  Mr. Sack, the only defense attorney panelist, will address these issues from the perspective of the private bar.  Information regarding the panel discussion is available here.

On September 30th, 2009, in conjunction with ALM Law Journal Newsletters and Law.com, Morvillo Abramowitz Principals Jonathan S. Sack, Barry A. Bohrer, Robert M. Radick, and Judith Mogul presented a live CLE “webinar” concerning common issues arising in connection with regulatory and governmental investigations. The topics discussed included the ethical and statutory obligations of in-house counsel, practical considerations relating to internal investigations and the retention of investigative counsel, and common issues concerning the attorney-client privilege and dealings with governmental authorities. Information regarding the presentation is available here.

On June 23, 2009, Morvillo Abramowitz Principal Barbara Moses presented a portion of the New York County Lawyers' Association CLE program, "Winning Cases in Federal Court."  Ms. Moses is a Director of NYCLA and has served on the "Winning Cases" faculty since 2007.

On May 6, 2009, Morvillo Abramowitz Principal Jonathan S. Sack will participate in a panel discussion on the "Nuts and Bolts of Corporate Investigations" as part of the ABA's National Institute on Corporate Investigations and In-House Counsel in Washington, D.C.  The topics to be discussed will include what allegations should trigger an investigation, how to structure the investigation, how to conduct the investigation and how to finalize the investigation.  Information regarding the webinar is available here. 

On August 7, 2008, in conjunction with ALM Law Journal Newsletters and Law.com, Morvillo Abramowitz Principals Jonathan S. Sack, Barry A. Bohrer, Stephen M. Juris, and Judith Mogul presented a live CLE “webinar” concerning common issues arising in connection with regulatory and governmental investigations.  The topics discussed included the ethical and statutory obligations of in-house counsel, practical considerations relating to internal investigations and the retention of investigative counsel, and common issues concerning the attorney-client privilege and dealings with governmental authorities.  Information regarding the presentation is available here.

On July 1, 2008, Morvillo Abramowitz Principal Stephen M. Juris participated in C5’s London conference concerning Market Abuse & Insider Dealing. Mr. Juris discussed the tensions between corporate and individual interests that commonly arise in connection with internal investigations and governmental inquiries.

On June 2, 2008, Morvillo Abramowitz principal Barbara Moses served on the faculty of the New York County Lawyers’ Association program, “Winning Cases in Federal Courts.” Ms. Moses’s topic was “Commencing an Action in Federal Court.”

On April 10, 2008, Morvillo, Abramowitz Principals Barry A. Bohrer, Stephen M. Juris, and Jonathan S. Sack conducted a CLE program for JPMorgan Chase concerning issues that commonly arise in the context of governmental investigations relating to the valuation of illiquid securities, and have been raised with increasing frequency as regulators react to investment banks’ writedowns of mortgage-backed securities. Using the recent subprime crisis as a backdrop, Messrs. Bohrer, Juris, and Sack discussed the various types of potential liability under the securities laws, as well as practical considerations concerning the role of corporate counsel and the representation of individual employees.

On March 6, 2008, Morvillo Abramowitz Principal Jeremy H. Temkin spoke on the Criminal and Regulatory Fallout of the Subprime Meltdown at the Subprime-Backed Securities Litigation Conference. The conference was sponsored by LexisNexis Mealey’s, and was held at the Harvard Club of New York City.

On November 27, 2007, Morvillo Abramowitz Principal Robert G. Morvillo Chaired an ethics program at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York dealing with the ethical problems that typically arise during the course of criminal investigations and cases. Conflicts of interest, document destruction, and false representations will be discussed as examples of conduct presenting ethical dilemmas.

On October 30, 2007, Morvillo Abramowitz Principal Robert J. Anello Co-Chaired an ethics program at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York focusing on issues of professional responsibility that affect corporate counsel on a daily basis. Specific topics addressed included “Corporate Miranda” warnings, special problems concerning the representation of employees in internal investigations, the risks associated with waiver of the attorney-client privilege, and new developments regarding the “no contact” rule.