Event Description*

8:00 - 8:30 a.m.: Complimentary Breakfast and Networking
8:30 -10:15 a.m.: Moderated Panel Discussion

With the worst economic downturn in recent history, a new administration in Washington, and a sharp increase in regulatory oversight, publicly held corporations are taking a hard look at the way they meet regulatory obligations and prepare for investigations.

To help you and your organization address these challenges, we invite you to an exclusive breakfast briefing. Join Michael J. Halloran, Mark Racanelli, and Jeff Kangas—leading authorities in law, securities, investigations, and information management—in a moderated discussion on regulatory trends and effective strategies for preparing your organization for what lies ahead, including proactively accessing and managing your information.

 

Topics will include:

• Navigating the current regulatory landscape with regard to the SEC, the DOJ, and other regulatory bodies
• Key considerations and practical strategies for responding to investigations
• Best practices for proactively managing information with special attention to meeting regulatory obligations and preparing for and responding to investigations
• The importance of search and search expertise in designing and implementing an effective information governance program

*This course has been approved for 2 CLE credit hours for newly admitted and experienced attorneys.

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Speakers

Michael J. Halloran, Partner, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

Michael J. Halloran is a partner at Kilpatrick Stockton LLP. From 2006 to 2008, he served as Counselor to the Chairman and Deputy Chief of Staff at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Before joining the SEC, Mr. Halloran was at a major law firm for 32 years, most recently as senior partner of the firm’s Corporate & Securities Law and Financial Institutions practices. From 1990 to 1996 he was Group Executive Vice President and General Counsel for BankAmerica Corporation, serving as the company’s chief worldwide legal officer. Mr. Halloran is the lead author and editor of Venture Capital & Public Offering Negotiation and has published a number of articles on corporate governance and related legal issues. He is a former member of the New York Stock Exchange Legal Advisory Committee and the California Senate Commission of Corporate Governance, Shareholder Rights, and Securities Transactions, and has served as chairman of corporate, banking, and securities committees of the American Bar Association. Mr. Halloran is a fellow at the Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance, Stanford University. He holds a B.S. from the University of California, Berkeley, and an L.L.B. from Boalt Hall School of Law (UC Berkeley).

 

Mark A. Racanelli, Partner, O’Melveny & Myers LLP

Mark A. Racanelli is partner in O'Melveny's New York office and a member of the White Collar Defense and Corporate Investigations Practice. Mr. Racanelli has extensive experience litigating and counseling clients in white collar, regulatory, and antitrust matters. Before joining O'Melveny, Mr. Racanelli served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York for five years. During that time, Mr. Racanelli prosecuted and tried a variety of criminal cases—including cases involving fraud, money laundering and RICO charges. In 2005, Mr. Racanelli was an Acting Chief of the General Crimes Unit at the U.S. Attorney's Office. At O'Melveny, Mr. Racanelli has represented individuals, companies and other entities in various criminal and regulatory enforcement matters, including investigations handled by the United States Attorney's Offices in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the United States Department of Justice, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, the New York State Attorney General's Office, the SEC, the NASD, and FINRA. He has also conducted corporate internal investigations relating to a wide variety of criminal and regulatory issues. Mr. Racanelli holds a B.S.F.S. and J.D., both magna cum laude, from Georgetown University.

 

Jeff Kangas, Executive Managing Director, H5

Jeff Kangas leads H5's Professional Services Group, which provides services that enable corporate legal offices and law firms to more effectively manage their document review and document management initiatives. Mr. Kangas has over 15 years of experience, both in managing client service organizations, and in providing advisory and consulting services to public and private corporations, law firms, and government agencies. He has consulted on document discovery strategies for large, complex cases involving major securities fraud, antitrust, product liability and corporate and government investigations. Most recently he advised a Fortune 20 company in designing and implementing a proactive litigation readiness system that was deployed to manage multi-terabyte email and document repositories. Prior to joining H5, Mr. Kangas was a manager and consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Kangas earned a B.S. in business administration from Bucknell University and has studied at the Wharton School of Business.

 

Moderator

Todd Elmer, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, H5

Todd Elmer directs communications and public affairs initiatives for H5. He has a dedicated mandate to guide the company’s unique commitment to advancing innovative thought leadership efforts within the intersecting realms of law, policy, and technology. In this capacity, he directs H5’s work with The Sedona Conference and the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s TREC Legal Track. Prior to joining H5, Mr. Elmer designed corporate communications and public affairs strategies for a wide variety of Fortune 500 corporations, national political organizations, and several foreign governments. He also practiced law within the public and private sectors, as an international trade attorney at the U.S. Department of Commerce and in the Washington, D.C., office of Kaye Scholer. Mr. Elmer has also served as national director for business outreach and co-chair of the national finance committee in recent presidential campaigns. Mr. Elmer holds a B.A. from Furman University and a J.D. from Emory University School of Law.

 

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Materials

Congressional Oversight Panel: Special Report on Regulatory Reform

Speech by SEC Commissioner: “Principles to Help Guide Financial and Regulatory Reform”

Gross v. American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Co., 256 F.R.D. 134 (S.D.N.Y. 2009)

Victor Stanley, Inc. v. Creative Pipe, Inc., 250 F.R.D. 251 (D. Md. 2008)

United States v. O’Keefe, 537 F. Supp. 2d 14 (D.D.C. 2008)

 

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