Silicon Valley
Government investigations can take companies down and result in officers and employees going to prison.
The range of federal criminal laws that regulate business conduct are vast and even a mere investigation can disrupt operations, harm individual and corporate reputations and drive down capital value. Discuss with seasoned professionals how to recognize, manage and resolve the issues that arise when in the clutches of federal enforcement authorities.
Topics Include:
- Ahead of the curve: Internal investigations and voluntary disclosures
- What is a government investigation and how does an investigation get started? What are the potential end-results?
- Which agencies can conduct an investigation and what does that mean for you?
- FBI, DEA, ATF, Secret Service, Postal Inspectors, Inspectors General and others
- How are investigations conducted?
- Interviews—surprise! at 7:00 a.m.
- Grand jury subpoenas
- Electronic surveillance
- Arrests and interrogations
- Search warrants
- Indictments
- "Flipping" cooperators
- What "cooperation" entails
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Time: 7:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m., Breakfast will be served
Location: White & Case LLP, 3000 El Camino Real, 5 Palo Alto Square, 9th Floor, Silicon Valley, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Tel: + 1 650 213 0300
Discussion led by: George J. Terwilliger III, partner, Washington, DC and Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha, partner, Los Angeles
- George J. Terwilliger III, is the head of White & Case's Global White Collar Practice group. His experience combines a distinguished public service career with a private practice record of representing major companies and individuals in criminal and complex civil fraud cases. Mr.Terwilliger served first as a front-line federal prosecutor, then as a presidential appointee in two administrations where he was a United States Attorney and then Deputy Attorney General, the number two position at the Justice Department in charge of all its operations. He also served as acting Attorney General of the United States.
In private practice, Mr. Terwilliger's clients have included national and international companies and prominent individuals in a wide variety of domestic and international cases.
Mr. Terwilliger has also served as counsel to a US Senate investigation and outside general counsel to federal commissions, as well as confidant and counselor to elected and appointed officials.
- Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha is a litigator who focuses his practice on white collar criminal defense, business crimes investigations and complex civil litigation.
Mr. Aenlle-Rocha served as a federal prosecutor for nine years in the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California (Los Angeles) and Southern District of Florida (Miami) where he conducted numerous trials and directed complex federal grand jury investigations. Mr. Aenlle-Rocha also served for three years as a Deputy District Attorney in the Major Fraud and Central Trial Units of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. As a prosecutor, Mr. Aenlle-Rocha conducted over 40 criminal jury trials in state and federal court.
Additional Information
CLE will be provided. White & Case is a State Bar of California approved provider. This activity has been approved for one hour of General Education Credit.
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