Practising Law Institute to Present 'Enforcement 2011: Multi-Agency Enforcement Efforts in the New Decade'

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Apr 26, 2011, 04:34 ET

NEW YORK April 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On April 29, 2011, Practising Law Institute (PLI), the nation's largest producer of continuing legal education, will present "Enforcement 2011: Multi-Agency Enforcement Efforts in the New Decade," at PLI's Conference Center in New York City, and via simultaneous Webcast at PLI Online.

The program will focus on the unprecedented changes in our economic, business and regulatory regimes in general, and in enforcement efforts in particular, stemming from the financial crisis and the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

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 attendees the opportunity to learn from those charged with making and effectuating the many changes now occurring. Expert practitioners will lead four panels of high-level government regulators from the U. S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, FINRA, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York. The panels will review regulatory and legal developments and enforcement priorities of the various agencies, how they work together, and share best practices for dealing with today's rapidly changing regulatory and enforcement environment.

The program's faculty includes: Neil M. Barofsky, Former Special Inspector General, The Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP), David M. Becker, Former General Counsel and Senior Policy Director, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, J. Bradley Bennett, Executive Vice President, Enforcement, FINRA, Marc P. Berger, Deputy Chief, Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, George S. Canellos, Regional Director, New York Regional Office, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Carlo V. di Florio, Director, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Douglas N. Greenberg, Latham & Watkins LLP, Bonnie Jonas, Senior Litigation Counsel, Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, Robert Khuzami, Director, Division of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Shari D. Leventhal, Assistant General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, George W. Madison, General Counsel, United States Department of the Treasury, Colleen P. Mahoney, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Denis J. McInerney, Chief, Fraud Section, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Roberta K. McInerney, Deputy General Counsel, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation , Joan E. McKown, Jones Day, Claudius B. Modesti, Director, Division of Enforcement and Investigations, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, Lorin L. Reisner, Deputy Director, Division of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Cheryl J. Scarboro, Chief, FCPA Unit, Division of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Audrey Strauss, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP.

For more information on the program and its faculty, or to register for the live program or simultaneous Webcast, visit PLI's program website 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.

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