Practising Law Institute to Present "Enforcement 2010: Multi-Agency Enforcement Efforts in the New Decade"

NEW YORK, May 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On June 1, 2010, Practising Law Institute (PLI), the nation's largest producer of continuing legal education, will launch a first-time, high-level program titled "Enforcement 2010: Multi-Agency Enforcement Efforts in the New Decade," to be held at PLI's Conference Center in New York City and simultaneously Webcast at www.pli.edu.

The program will focus on the unprecedented economic, business, and regulatory changes that have occurred and will likely continue to occur in the wake of the financial crisis, in the form of new legislation, new regulations, new regulators, and increased enforcement efforts with new tools, new emphases and new budgets.  

The one-day event, which is co-chaired by Linda Chatman Thomsen, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and Richard D. Owens, Latham & Watkins LLP will offer the opportunity to learn from those charged with making and effectuating the many changes that are now taking place. Expert practitioners will lead five panels of high-level government regulators from the CFTC, DOJ, FINRA, SEC, SIGTARP,  Treasury Department, U.S. Attorney's and State AG's Offices, and the U.S. Senate, to review regulatory and legal developments and enforcement priorities, as well as how to interact with the agencies and elements to be considered in today's compliance programs.

The program's stellar faculty includes: Neil M. Barofsky, Special Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, The Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP); David M. Becker, General Counsel and Senior Policy Director, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Peter H. Bresnan, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP; George S. Canellos, Regional Director, New York Regional Office, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; John J. Carney, Baker & Hostetler LLP; Robert L.D. Colby, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; Carlo V. di Florio, Director, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Paul J. Fishman, United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, New Jersey; Bonnie Jonas, Senior Litigation Counsel, Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force, United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York; Robert Khuzami, Director, Division of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Stephen Luparello, Vice Chairman, FINRA; George W. Madison, General Counsel, United States Department of the Treasury; Colleen P. Mahoney, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP; David A. Markowitz, Special Deputy Attorney General for Investor Protection, Office of New York Attorney General; Denis J. McInerney, Chief, Fraud Section, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice; Lisa O. Monaco, Associate Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice; Stephen J. Obie, Acting Director, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC);  Kevin R. Puvalowski, Deputy Special Inspector General, Office of the Special Inspector General, The Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP); Lorin L. Reisner, Deputy Director, Division of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Lori Richards, Principal, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; and Dean V. Shahinian, Senior Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.

For more information on the program and its faculty, or to register for the live program or simultaneous Webcast, visit PLI's program website at www.pli.edu or call PLI's Customer Relations Department at (800) 260-4754. To arrange for a communal viewing of the Webcast in your conference room, please contact the Groupcasts Department via email at [email protected].

About Practising Law Institute:

Practising Law Institute (PLI) is a non-profit continuing legal education organization chartered by the Regents of the University of the State of New York, founded in 1933. PLI is dedicated to providing the legal community and allied professionals with the most up-to-date, relevant information and techniques critical to the development of a professional, competitive edge. We achieve these goals through the highest quality seminars held annually in locations across the United States, regularly supplemented treatises, audio CDs and DVDs, MP3s, live Webcasts, Course Handbooks, CLE Now web programs and private label solutions, all with the guidance of practice specific Advisory Committees. PLI is headquartered in New York City and also maintains offices in California.

SOURCE Practising Law Institute

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