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Michael Holecek, DJ Manthripragada, and Madeleine McKenna discuss the latest developments in arbitration agreements and mass arbitration. They discuss recent trends in mass arbitration filings and defenses, recent mass arbitration court cases, changes in arbitration provider rules and fee schedules, and approaches to drafting mass arbitration provisions.

PANELISTS:

Michael Holecek is a litigation partner in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where his practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, class actions, and labor and employment law—both in the trial court and on appeal. Michael has first-chair trial experience and has successfully tried to verdict both jury and bench trials, he has served as lead arbitration counsel, and he has presented oral argument in numerous appeals. Michael represents clients in worker classification disputes – including independent contractor misclassification litigation, misclassification lawsuits involving the FLSA and state law, lawsuits under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”), class action employment lawsuits, and lawsuits against staffing agencies and gig economy platforms. He also has considerable experience with drafting arbitration agreements and arbitration clauses, mass arbitration, disputes over arbitration fees, and enforcing arbitration agreements. He has successfully litigated dozens of motions to compel arbitration and class action waivers in California, New York, Florida, Illinois, and other states. In 2023, Michael presented to the ABA National Class Actions Conference on arbitration agreements, class action waivers, and mass arbitration. Michael was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022 Ones to Watch in Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action.

Dhananjay (DJ) Manthripragada is a partner in the Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. offices of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is Chair of the firm’s Government Contracts practice group, and also a member of the Litigation, Class Actions, Labor & Employment, and Aerospace and Related Technologies practice groups. DJ has a broad complex litigation practice, and has served as lead counsel in precedent setting litigation before several United States Courts of Appeals, District Courts and state courts in jurisdictions across the country, the Court of Federal Claims, and the Federal Government Boards of Contract Appeals. He has first-chair trial experience and has successfully tried to verdict both jury and bench trials, and has served as lead counsel in arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution forums. His practice spans a wide range of industries, and he has represented some of the world’s leading aerospace and defense, finance, logistics/transportation, high-technology, and pharmaceutical companies in their most significant matters. DJ is also highly regarded as a trusted advisor to clients regarding significant compliance/enforcement, contract, dispute resolution, and employment issues. He was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch in Commercial Litigation in 2021 and 2022.

Madeleine McKenna is a litigation associate in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Los Angeles office. She practices in the firm’s Insurance, Class Actions, Labor and Employment, and Appellate and Constitutional Law Practice Groups, with a focus on complex civil litigation in the trial courts and on appeal. Madeleine has represented clients in a variety of high-stakes, complex litigation matters in state and federal courts, with a particular focus on class and representative actions involving employment and consumer protection claims. She has also litigated a wide variety of appellate matters. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, she clerked for the Honorable Richard C. Tallman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

This program has been approved for credit in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 1.0 credit hour, of which 1.0 credit hour may be applied toward the areas of professional practice requirement. This course is approved for transitional/non-transitional credit.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.0 hour.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is authorized by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to provide in-house CPD training. This program is approved for CPD credit in the amount of 1.0 hour. Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (Number 324652).

Neither the Connecticut Judicial Branch nor the Commission on Minimum Continuing Legal Education approve or accredit CLE providers or activities. It is the opinion of this provider that this activity qualifies for up to 1 hour toward your annual CLE requirement in Connecticut, including 0 hour(s) of ethics/professionalism.

Application for approval is pending with the Colorado, Illinois, Texas, Virginia, and Washington State Bars.

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With several landmark decisions this Term, the U.S. Supreme Court accelerated a substantial transformation of the law governing actions by regulatory agencies. The Court overruled Chevron, sharply limiting judicial deference to agencies’ statutory interpretation. It gave regulated entities more time to challenge agency rules in court. It stayed enforcement of a major EPA rule concerning ozone pollution. And it determined that the Constitution requires agencies to bring at least many civil penalty actions in federal court, not in agency administrative tribunals. The webcast takes stock of what these major cases mean for regulatory agencies going forward, particularly against the backdrop of other significant Supreme Court administrative law decisions in recent years.

PANELISTS:

Stuart F. Delery is a partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Washington, D.C. office, where he is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department and Co-Chair of the Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Group and the Crisis Management Practice Group. Stuart is an experienced appellate and district court litigator who brings 30 years of experience at the highest levels of government and the private sector to help clients navigate major matters that present complex legal and reputational risks, particularly matters involving difficult statutory, regulatory and constitutional issues. His practice focuses on representing corporations and individuals in high-stake litigation and investigations that involve the federal government across the spectrum of regulatory litigation and enforcement.

Prior to re-joining the firm, Stuart served as White House Counsel for President Biden from 2022-2023. As Counsel to the President, he advised the President on the full range of constitutional, statutory, and regulatory legal issues, including on questions of presidential authority, domestic policy, and national security and foreign affairs. He managed responses to high-profile congressional and other investigations, and he assisted the President in nominating and confirming federal judges. Stuart also served as Deputy Counsel to the President from 2021-2022. Previously, Stuart served as the Acting Associate Attorney General of the United States, the third-ranking position at the Department of Justice, and the Senate-confirmed Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division. Stuart is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia.

Matt Gregory is a partner in the Washington D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He practices in the firm’s Litigation Department and Appellate and Constitutional Law and Administrative Law Practice Groups. Matt has been recognized in the 2023 and 2024 editions of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for both Administrative / Regulatory Law and Appellate Practice, and is a member of the Edward Coke Appellate Inn of Court. Matt represents corporate clients in a wide range of appellate, administrative law, and litigation matters. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Matt clerked for Justice Anthony M. Kennedy of the U.S. Supreme Court and Judge Raymond M. Kethledge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Matt is admitted to practice law in Virginia and the District of Columbia.

MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

Attorneys seeking New York credit must obtain an Affirmation Form prior to watching the archived version of this webcast. Please contact [email protected] to request the MCLE form.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.0 hour in the General Category.

California attorneys may claim “self-study” credit for viewing the archived version of this webcast. No certificate of attendance is required for California “self-study” credit.

Join us for a 30-minute briefing covering several M&A practice topics. The program is part of a series of quarterly webcasts designed to provide quick insights into emerging issues and practical advice on how to manage common M&A problems. Steve Glover, a partner in the firm’s Global M&A Practice Group, acts as moderator.

Topics discussed:

Ed Batts discusses the impact of proposed amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) that address issues raised by the recent Moelis decision regarding the enforceability of stockholder agreements, as well as various M&A process issues raised by other Chancery Court opinions.
Harrison Korn addresses the implications of the Delaware Supreme Court’s Match decision for transactions involving controlling stockholders.
Jamie France provides an update on the recently adopted FTC rules banning employee covenants not to compete.

PANELISTS:

Stephen I. Glover is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher who has served as Co-Chair of the firm’s Global Mergers and Acquisitions Practice. Mr. Glover has an extensive practice representing public and private companies in complex mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, equity and debt offerings and corporate governance matters. His clients include large public corporations, emerging growth companies and middle market companies in a wide range of industries. He also advises private equity firms, individual investors and others. Mr. Glover has been ranked in the top tier of corporate transactions attorneys in Washington, D.C. for the past seventeen years (2005 – 2023) by Chambers USA America’s Leading Business Lawyers. He has also been selected by Chambers Global for the past five years as a top lawyer for USA Corporate/M&A.

Ed Batts is a corporate partner in Gibson Dunn’s Palo Alto office who counsels technology clients in the semiconductor supply chain; enterprise software and cloud; hardware and devices; 5G and satellite; and large-cap enterprises that engage in many of these sub-verticals at once. Ed focuses on mergers and acquisitions, including cross-border transactions, spin-offs, tender offers, and going private transactions. He also counsels public companies on corporate governance and fiduciary duties, as well as crisis management on cyber-security and internal investigations, activist investor situations, and accounting issues. He has significant experience in equity capital markets and venture capital transactions.

Jamie France is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of the firm’s Antitrust and Competition Practice Group. Jamie represents clients in antitrust merger and non-merger investigations before the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, state Attorneys General, and international competition authorities, as well as in complex private and government antitrust litigation. She also counsels clients on a range of antitrust merger and conduct matters. Her experience encompasses a broad set of industries, including healthcare, technology, consumer goods, retail, pharmaceuticals, software, gaming, wood products, and chemicals. Jamie has been recognized in the 2024 edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Antitrust Law and Litigation – Antitrust.

Harrison A. Korn is of counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he is a member of the firm’s corporate department. Harrison advises public and private companies, private equity firms, boards of directors and special committees in a wide variety of complex corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, asset sales and other carve-out transactions, leveraged buyouts, spin-offs, joint ventures, strategic investments, equity and debt financing transactions and corporate governance matters, including securities law compliance. Harrison has been recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch® for Corporate Law.

MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

This program has been approved for credit in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 0.50 credit hour, of which 0.50 credit hour may be applied toward the areas of professional practice requirement. This course is approved for transitional/non-transitional credit.

Attorneys seeking New York credit must obtain an Affirmation Form prior to watching the archived version of this webcast. Please contact [email protected] to request the MCLE form.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 0.50 hour in the General Category.

California attorneys may claim “self-study” credit for viewing the archived version of this webcast. No certificate of attendance is required for California “self-study” credit.

U.S. export controls now play a central role in the U.S. Government’s management of geopolitical conflict and strategic competition, and the Departments of Commerce and Justice are devoting more resources and novel tools to enforce them. Through a moderated discussion, Gibson Dunn’s Export Control, White Collar Defense, and National Security experts analyze emerging trends in U.S. export control enforcement and share their perspectives on how investigation strategy should evolve to address them.

PANELISTS:

David P. Burns is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn, where he is the co-chair of the firm’s National Security Practice Group, and a member of the White Collar and Investigations and Crisis Management Practice Groups. His practice focuses on white-collar criminal defense, internal investigations, national security, and regulatory enforcement matters. David represents corporations and executives in federal, state, and regulatory investigations involving securities and commodities fraud, sanctions and export controls, theft of trade secrets and economic espionage, the Foreign Agents Registration Act, accounting fraud, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, international and domestic cartel enforcement, health care fraud, government contracting fraud, and the False Claims Act. Prior to re-joining the firm, David served in senior positions in both the Criminal Division and National Security Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. David is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia.

Melissa L. Farrar is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn, where she practices primarily in the areas of white-collar defense and investigations and corporate compliance. Melissa represents and advises corporations in internal and government investigations involving a wide range of topics, including compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anti-corruption laws, anti-money laundering, securities and accounting fraud, government contracting fraud, export controls, and the False Claims Act. Melissa also regularly counsels corporations on the effectiveness of their corporate compliance programs and in connection with transactional due diligence, with a particular emphasis on compliance with anti-corruption laws. She is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia.

Christopher T. Timura is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s International Trade and White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Groups. Christopher helps clients solve regulatory, legal and political problems that arise at the intersection of national security, trade, and foreign policy, and to develop corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies, policies, and procedures. His clients span sectors and range from start-ups to Global 500 companies. In 2022, Christopher was appointed to the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee, where he chairs its export control enforcement working group. Most recently, Christopher was ranked in the Chambers Global 2024 guide for USA International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions. Christopher is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia.

Samantha Sewall is of counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s International Trade Practice Group. She advises clients on compliance with U.S. legal obligations at the intersection of global trade, foreign policy, and national security, focusing her practice on compliance with U.S. economic sanctions, export controls, national security reviews of foreign direct investment (CFIUS), and anti-boycott laws. Samantha has experience advising companies across a wide range of sectors including aerospace, banking and financial institutions, defense, energy, medical devices and pharmaceuticals, shipping, retail, telecommunications, and travel. She is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Court of International Trade.

MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.0 hour.

Application for approval is pending with the Colorado, Illinois, Texas, Virginia, and Washington State Bars.

On 9 April 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) rendered its much-awaited rulings in the climate change cases of KlimaSeniorinnen v. Switzerland, Carême v. France and Duarte Agostinho and Others v. Portugal and 32 Others.

These rulings, in particular the KlimaSeniorinnen v. Switzerland ruling, mark a paradigm shift in global policy debate on climate change and States’ regulatory obligations in the light of fundamental rights, possibly impacting multinational companies, as well as significantly affecting disputes in litigation and international arbitration.

In this webinar, Gibson Dunn partner Robert Spano (former President of the ECtHR) explains the reasoning behind and the implications of these rulings, including how they potentially impact clients in a range of business sectors.

PANELISTS:

Robert Spano is a partner in the London and Paris offices and the Co-Chair of the firm’s Artificial Intelligence Practice Group. He practices in the field of EU litigation, international dispute resolution and advises on regulatory matters. He is a member of the Transnational Litigation, International Arbitration, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Innovation, Technology Regulatory and Litigation, and Public Policy Practice Groups. He is a leading expert in public international law, business and human rights, EU law, and the law of the European Convention on Human Rights, bringing unparalleled experience from senior roles in the judiciary, private practice, and academia.

He is the former president of the European Court of Human Rights, the youngest judge ever to be elected to the presidency in the Court’s 60-year history. Robert sits on the Panel of Arbitrators and Conciliators of the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), and is an honorary bencher of the Middle Temple.

Stephanie Collins is an associate in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Stephanie is a member of the firm’s International Arbitration Practice, representing clients in both investor-State and commercial arbitrations, with a particular focus on disputes in the energy, infrastructure and mining sectors. She also advises on all matters of PIL. Stephanie is also a member of the firm’s ESG Practice, where she advises on business and human rights issues, including regulation and litigation risk. She is Chair of Young EFILA.

Alexa Romanelli is an associate in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Alexa represents clients in both commercial and investment treaty arbitrations, and in ESG and human rights-related disputes, including before the European Court of Human Rights and UN Treaty Bodies. She also advises clients on matters of PIL, and on business and human rights matters such as emerging ESG legislation and regulatory requirements, and climate change litigation risk.

Alexa earned her BA Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford in 2014. She also holds a BA (Joint Honours) in International Development and Middle East Studies from McGill University. She is professionally fluent in English and French. She also speaks Italian and Arabic.

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act, introduced in December 2023, has significantly lowered the bar for UK authorities to bring prosecutions against international companies for economic crimes. The law also introduces a new corporate offence of ‘failing to prevent fraud’, analogous to ‘failing to prevent bribery’ under the UK Bribery Act. Together, these dynamic-shifting changes open up a real prospect of companies operating anywhere in the world being exposed to UK criminal liability if their actions impact on UK customers or counterparties.

The session compares and contrasts the UK and U.S. position on prosecuting corporates, provides insights into preparing for the broad jurisdictional reach of the new legislation and discusses the UK Serious Fraud Office’s focus on protecting UK victims. The session also considers whether and how the UK’s whistleblowing regime is catching up with that of the U.S.

PANELISTS:

Matthew Nunan is the former Head of Wholesale Enforcement at the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and a former Case Controller at the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO). When at the FCA, Mr. Nunan oversaw investigations and regulatory actions including LIBOR- and FX-related misconduct, insider dealing, and market misconduct matters, many of which involved working extensively with non-UK regulators and prosecuting authorities. Mr. Nunan also was Head of Conduct Risk for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at a major global bank. He specializes in fraud and financial services investigations, regulation, enforcement, and white collar defense. Mr. Nunan is a partner in the London office, a member of the firm’s Dispute Resolution Group and a barrister in England and Wales.

John W.F. Chesley is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Chesley has been repeatedly recognized for his white collar defense work by Global Investigations Review, Law360, and the National Law Journal, among others. He represents corporations, audit committees and executives in internal investigations and before government agencies in matters involving the FCPA, procurement fraud, environmental crimes, securities violations, sanctions enforcement, antitrust violations and whistleblower claims. He also has served as the Interim Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer for a publicly traded, multi-national food company. Mr. Chesley is a member of the bars of the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia and has held a Secret security clearance.

Marija Bračković is a senior associate in Gibson Dunn’s London office and a member of the firm’s White Collar Defense and Investigations Groups. Ms. Bračković has substantial experience in both domestic and international dispute resolution, including litigation and investigations. Her practice has an emphasis on high-profile and politically sensitive matters, such as cases relating to bribery, money laundering and allegations of cross-border and international crime. Ms. Bračković has acted in matters in the UK, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, Iraq and Cambodia, representing diverse clients, including governments, political parties, non-governmental organizations and private individuals. She has particular experience in advising and acting for major technology companies, banks, crypto firms and financial institutions. Ms. Bračković is a barrister in England and Wales. Prior to joining the firm, she practiced at a leading set of barristers’ chambers in London and completed secondments at the Serious Fraud Office and a major retail bank.

Sarah Hafeez is an associate in Gibson Dunn’s Washington, D.C. office. She is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department and her practice focuses on white collar defense and investigations. Ms. Hafeez’s experience includes representing clients in government investigations involving the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and other regulatory and enforcement agencies, advising clients regarding the development of their compliance programs and conducting internal investigations. Ms. Hafeez is admitted to practice in the State of New York and the District of Columbia.

MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

This program has been approved for credit in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 1.5 credit hours, of which 1.5 credit hours may be applied toward the areas of professional practice requirement. This course is approved for transitional/non-transitional credit.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.5 hours.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is authorized by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to provide in-house CPD training. This program is approved for CPD credit in the amount of 1.5 hours. Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (Number 324652).

Neither the Connecticut Judicial Branch nor the Commission on Minimum Continuing Legal Education approve or accredit CLE providers or activities. It is the opinion of this provider that this activity qualifies for up to 1.5 hours toward your annual CLE requirement in Connecticut, including 0 hour(s) of ethics/professionalism.

Application for approval is pending with the Colorado, Illinois, Texas, Virginia, and Washington State Bars.

Gibson Dunn and Deloitte practitioners discuss recent developments in Section 10A investigations, along with considerations for inside and outside counsel when managing these complex processes.

PANELISTS:

David Ware
Partner, Washington, D.C.
Accounting Firm Advisory and Defense

Michael Scanlon
Partner, Washington, D.C.
Accounting Firm Advisory and Defense

Darcy Harris
Partner, New York
Accounting Firm Advisory and Defense

John Treiber
Chief Risk Officer, Deloitte & Touche LLP

MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.0 hour.

Application for approval is pending with the Colorado, Illinois, Texas, Virginia, and Washington State Bars.

Public companies have used spin-off transactions for many years to separate a business unit that is no longer a strategic fit with the businesses they wish to retain or when a business unit within the company’s structure would receive a higher valuation as an independent company.

Our presenters explain the basic structure of spin-off transactions and discuss the pros and cons as compared to other separation alternatives, including carve-out IPOs. They examine these issues from various legal perspectives, including corporate, tax and capital markets. The presenters also discuss strategies for avoiding and solving the problems that most frequently arise in spin-off transactions.

PANELISTS:

Hillary Holmes is co-chair of the firm’s Capital Markets practice group and a member of the firm’s Securities Regulation & Corporate Governance, Mergers & Acquisitions, ESG, and Energy & Infrastructure Practice Groups. Hillary also serves as co-partner-in-charge of the Houston office and as a member the firm’s Executive Committee. Hillary advises corporations, investment banks and institutional investors on long-term and strategic capital raising. She regularly counsels companies on securities laws, corporate governance and ESG issues. She also counsels boards of directors, special committees and financial advisors in M&A transactions, take privates and complex situations.

Andrew L. Fabens is a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He serves as co-partner in charge of the New York office, co-chair of Gibson Dunn’s Capital Markets Practice Group and is a member of Gibson Dunn’s Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Practice Group. Mr. Fabens advises companies on long-term and strategic capital planning, disclosure and reporting obligations under U.S. federal securities laws, corporate governance issues and stock exchange listing obligations. He represents issuers and underwriters in public and private corporate finance transactions, both in the United States and internationally. His experience encompasses initial public offerings, follow-on equity offerings, investment grade, high-yield and convertible debt offerings and offerings of preferred, hybrid and derivative securities. In addition, he regularly advises companies and investment banks on corporate and securities law issues, including M&A financing, spinoff transactions and liability management programs.

Saee Muzumdar is a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Co-Chair of the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group. Ms. Muzumdar is a corporate transactional lawyer whose practice includes representing both strategic companies and private equity clients (including their portfolio companies) in connection with all aspects of their domestic and cross-border M&A activities and general corporate counseling. She has significant experience with acquisitions and divestitures of public and private entities (including both negotiated transactions and contested takeovers), venture capital investments, proxy contests, tender and exchange offers, recapitalizations, leveraged buyouts, spinoffs, carveouts, joint ventures and other complex corporate transactions. In addition, Ms. Muzumdar has represented a number of major investment banks as financial advisors in M&A transactions and financial institutions in connection with their investment activities.

Pamela Lawrence Endreny is a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Ms. Endreny represents clients in a broad range of U.S. and international tax matters. Ms. Endreny’s experience includes mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, joint ventures, financings, restructurings and capital markets transactions. She has obtained private letter rulings from the Internal Revenue Service on tax-free spin-offs and other corporate transactions. Ms. Endreny is a member of the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association Tax Section.

Malakeh Hijazi is an associate in the Houston office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where she currently practices with the firm’s Capital Markets and Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance practice groups. She represents public and private businesses in a broad range of corporate and securities matters. Malakeh represents issuers and investment banking firms in both equity and debt offerings. Her practice also includes general corporate concerns, including Exchange Act reporting and corporate governance.

MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

Attorneys seeking New York credit must obtain an Affirmation Form prior to watching the archived version of this webcast. Please contact [email protected] to request the MCLE form.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.0 hour.

California attorneys may claim “self-study” credit for viewing the archived version of this webcast. No certificate of attendance is required for California “self-study” credit.

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission released a new rule outlawing the vast majority of non-compete agreements in the United States. This webinar provides an overview of the rule and its ramifications, discusses recommended next steps for businesses, and discusses legal challenges to the rule.

PANELISTS:

Michael Collins is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s Washington, D.C. office and Co-Chair of the Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Practice Group. His practice focuses on all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation. Michael’s practice runs the full gamut of tax, ERISA, accounting, corporate, and securities law aspects of stock option, SAR, restricted stock, and employee stock purchase plans; tax-qualified retirement plans, nonqualified deferred compensation; SERPs; executive employment agreements, golden parachutes and other change in control arrangements; severance, confidentiality, and noncompete contracts; performance bonus and incentive plans; director’s pay; rabbi trusts; split dollar life insurance; excess benefit and top hat plans; and the like. He represents both executives and companies in drafting and negotiating employment arrangements. Michael is a member of the District of Columbia bar.

Andrew Kilberg is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s Washington, D.C. office, where he practices in the firm’s litigation department. A member of the firm’s Labor and Employment, Administrative and Regulatory, and Appellate and Constitutional Law practice groups, Andrew has significant experience challenging onerous federal regulations, advising on regulatory proposals, and defending agency enforcement actions and investigations. He has represented clients in federal district and appellate courts and before the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as before various agencies, authoring dozens of briefs, comment letters, and other submissions. Andrew is a member of the District of Columbia and Virginia bars, and he is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and D.C. Circuits, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the Supreme Court of Virginia, and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Julian W. Kleinbrodt is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s San Francisco office. He practices in the firm’s Litigation Department and is a member of the firm’s Antitrust and Competition Practice Group as well as the firm’s Labor & Employment Group. Julian has experience handling a wide variety of antitrust matters through trial and appeal. He has particular experience with claims involving price-fixing, monopolization, attempted monopolization, refusals to deal, tying, bundling, exclusive dealing, disparagement, market allocation and division, and no-poach provisions. For example, Julian was part of a team that defended a major technology company in a multi-week bench trial dubbed the “Super Bowl of Antitrust.” Julian has additional experience representing clients in civil and criminal investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission. He also regularly counsels clients on antitrust compliance and has authored multiple articles on competition issues.

Kristen Limarzi is a partner in the highly acclaimed Antitrust and Competition Practice Group of Gibson Dunn, based in Washington, D.C. Recognized as “Dealmaker of the Year” for 2023 by Global Competition Review, Kristen leverages her experience as a top government enforcer to represent clients in merger and non-merger investigations before the DOJ, the Federal Trade Commission, and foreign antitrust enforcers, as well in as appellate and civil litigation. Prior to joining the firm, she served as a top enforcement official in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division. As Appellate Section Chief, she was responsible for litigating appeals in the Division’s civil and criminal enforcement actions and participating as amicus curiae in private antitrust actions. While serving in the Antitrust Division, Kristen also helped to develop Division policies on a wide range of issues, including the agency’s Antitrust Guidance for Human Resources Professionals in 2016.

MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

Attorneys seeking New York credit must obtain an Affirmation Form prior to watching the archived version of this webcast. Please contact [email protected] to request the MCLE form.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.0 hour in the General Category.

California attorneys may claim “self-study” credit for viewing the archived version of this webcast. No certificate of attendance is required for California “self-study” credit.

In this recorded webcast, seasoned practitioners from Gibson Dunn’s Corporate and Antitrust practices discuss best practices and the latest developments in joint venture formation and operation, including:

1. Hot-button operating agreement provisions
2. Navigating transfer and exit considerations
3. Designing antitrust-compliant contractual provisions
4. Analysis and ramifications from recent antitrust enforcement actions

PANELISTS:

Robert B. Little is a partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Dallas office, and he is a Global Co-Chair of the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group. Mr. Little has consistently been named among the nation’s top M&A lawyers every year since 2013 by Chambers USA. His practice focuses on corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, joint ventures, investments in public and private entities, and commercial transactions. Mr. Little has represented clients in a variety of industries, including energy, retail, technology, infrastructure, transportation, manufacturing and financial services.

Christopher M. Wilson is a partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Washington, D.C. office and a member of the firm’s Antitrust and Competition Practice Group. Mr. Wilson assists clients in navigating DOJ, FTC, and international competition authority investigations as well as private party litigation involving complex antitrust and consumer protection issues, including matters implicating the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, the FTC Act, the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) merger review process, as well as international and state competition statutes. His experience crosses multiple industries and his particular areas of focus include merger enforcement, interlocking directorates, joint ventures, compliance programs, and employee “no-poach” agreements.

Taylor Hathaway-Zepeda is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Her practice focuses on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, equity investments, restructuring transactions and general corporate governance. She works with companies in a broad array of industries, and has extensive experience working with media, entertainment and technology companies and private equity sponsors. Ms. Hathaway-Zepeda currently serves on the Board of Directors of the California Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, where she is also Chair of the Governance Committee.

MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

Attorneys seeking New York credit must obtain an Affirmation Form prior to watching the archived version of this webcast. Please contact [email protected] to request the MCLE form.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.0 hour.

California attorneys may claim “self-study” credit for viewing the archived version of this webcast. No certificate of attendance is required for California “self-study” credit.

Topics to be discussed:

Cassandra Gaedt-Sheckter and Ahmed Baladi will discuss how to address artificial intelligence issues in acquisition agreement representations and covenants;
Tom Kim will describe how the SEC’s proposed climate change disclosure rules may impact M&A practice; and
Jonathan Whalen will provide an update on developments in the representation and warranty insurance market.

PANELISTS

Cassandra Gaedt-Sheckter is a partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Palo Alto office, where she co-chairs the global Artificial Intelligence (AI) practice, and is a key member of the Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Innovation practice, including as the leader of the firm’s State Privacy Law Task Force. With extensive experience advising companies on AI, data privacy, and cybersecurity issues, Cassandra focuses on regulatory compliance counseling and privacy and AI program development, regulatory enforcement matters, and transactional representations. Cassandra advises clients in various industries, from leading tech companies and luxury fashion companies, to shipping giants.

Ahmed Baladi is a partner in the Paris office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and the co-chair of the firm’s Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Innovation Practice Group. He specializes in information technology & digital transactions, outsourcing, data privacy and cybersecurity. Ahmed has developed renowned experience in a wide range of technological and digital matters. His practice covers complex technology transactions and outsourcing projects, particularly within the financial institutions sector; strategic digital transformation, such as acquisition or development of innovative solutions (lnternet of Things [IoT], Artificial Intelligence [AI], Fintech, big data and cloud based solutions); data privacy and cybersecurity, including compliance and governance projects in light of the GDPR, cross-border litigation requiring data transfer and Binding Corporate Rules and complex commercial transactions, particularly in the technology, energy, aerospace and pharmaceutical industries.

Thomas J. Kim is a partner in the Washington D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, where he is a member of the firm’s Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Practice Group. Mr. Kim focuses his practice on a broad range of SEC disclosure and regulatory matters, including capital raising and tender offer transactions and shareholder activist situations, as well as corporate governance, environmental social governance and compliance issues. He also advises clients on SEC enforcement investigations – as well as boards of directors and independent board committees on internal investigations – involving disclosure, registration, corporate governance and auditor independence issues. Mr. Kim has extensive experience handling regulatory matters for companies with the SEC, including obtaining no-action and exemptive relief, interpretive guidance and waivers, and responding to disclosures and financial statement reviews by the Division of Corporation Finance.

Jonathan Whalen is a partner in the Dallas office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. He is a member of the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Energy and Infrastructure, and Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance practice groups. Mr. Whalen also serves on the Gibson Dunn Hiring Committee. Mr. Whalen’s practice focuses on a wide range of corporate and securities transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, and public and private capital markets transactions. Chambers USA named Mr. Whalen an Up and Coming Corporate/M&A attorney in their 2022 publication. In 2018, D CEO magazine and the Association of Corporate Growth named Mr. Whalen a finalist for the 2018 Dallas Dealmaker of the Year.

MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 0.50 hour in the General Category.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is authorized by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to provide in-house CPD training. This program is approved for CPD credit in the amount of 0.50 hour. Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (Number 324652).

Neither the Connecticut Judicial Branch nor the Commission on Minimum Continuing Legal Education approve or accredit CLE providers or activities. It is the opinion of this provider that this activity qualifies for up to 0 hour toward your annual CLE requirement in Connecticut, including 0 hour(s) of ethics/professionalism.

Application for approval is pending with the Illinois, Texas, Virginia and Washington State Bars.

As more private companies begin to explore IPOs again after a difficult period in the markets, strong pre-IPO readiness can position companies to more swiftly access IPO market windows when they open. This presentation explores preliminary IPO planning considerations and key issues for private companies thinking about an IPO.

PANELIST

Harrison Tucker is a partner in the Houston office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he currently practices with the firm’s Capital Markets and Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance practice groups. He regularly represents public and private businesses in a broad range of corporate and securities matters and issuers and investment banking firms in both equity and debt offerings, including Rule 144A offerings. His practice also includes general corporate concerns, including Exchange Act reporting, stock exchange compliance, corporate governance and beneficial ownership reporting matters. In addition, he works closely with the Gibson Dunn bankruptcy and restructuring team, advising on applicable securities laws issues.

Harrison received his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 2008, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif and Order of Barons. While in law school, he served as a Member of the Houston Law Review. Prior to law school, he graduated from Texas A&M University in 2005, where he received his B.A. in history and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

Peter W. Wardle is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a member of the firm’s Corporate Transactions Department and co-chair of its Capital Markets Practice Group, and previously served as partner in charge of the Los Angeles office.

Peter’s practice includes representation of issuers and underwriters in equity and debt offerings, including IPOs and secondary public offerings, and representation of both public and private companies in mergers and acquisitions, including private equity, cross border, leveraged buy-out and going private transactions. He also advises clients on a wide variety of general corporate and securities law matters, including corporate governance and disclosure issues.

Peter earned his Juris Doctor in 1997 from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif and served as business manager of the UCLA Law Review and articles editor of the UCLA Entertainment Law Review. He received an Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude in 1992 from Harvard University. Peter is a member of the Board of Directors and chair of the Governance Committee for The Colburn School. He is a member of the firm’s Compensation Committee, National Pro Bono Committee, and serves as one of the partners in charge and pro bono partners for the Los Angeles area offices.

Melanie Neary is a senior associate in the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where she practices in the firm’s Corporate Transactions Practice Group, with a practice focused on advising clients in connection with a variety of financing transactions, including initial public offerings, secondary equity offerings and venture and growth equity financings as well as complex corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions. Melanie also regularly advises clients on corporate law matters, Securities and Exchange Commission reporting requirements and ownership filings and corporate governance.

Melanie received her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 2016, where she was the Managing Editor of the Michigan Business & Entrepreneurial Law Review. She earned her B.A., magna cum laude, in Communications, Legal Institutions, Economics and Government, with a minor in French, from American University in 2013.

MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 0.75 hour in the General Category.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is authorized by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to provide in-house CPD training. This program is approved for CPD credit in the amount of 0.75 hour. Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (Number 324652).

Neither the Connecticut Judicial Branch nor the Commission on Minimum Continuing Legal Education approve or accredit CLE providers or activities. It is the opinion of this provider that this activity qualifies for up to 0.75 hour toward your annual CLE requirement in Connecticut, including 0 hour(s) of ethics/professionalism.

Application for approval is pending with the Colorado, Illinois, Texas, Virginia, and Washington State Bars.

In this webcast, Gibson Dunn attorneys provide an overview of the FCPA developments and emerging trends from 2023 and will discuss current and anticipated areas of focus for 2024. Intended to complement our Year-End FCPA Update, this webcast discusses in greater detail recent FCPA enforcement updates of note, including enforcement, compliance, and monitorship developments through the lens of particular resolutions, and DOJ’s use of opinion letters and declinations within the past year. We also discuss the SEC’s and DOJ’s increasing focus on compliance programs and what that means for companies in terms of law enforcement expectations and industry best practices.

PANELISTS:

Patrick F. Stokes is Co-Chair of the firm’s Anti-Corruption and FCPA Practice Group and a partner in the Washington, D.C. office, where he focuses his practice on internal corporate investigations, government investigations, enforcement actions regarding corruption, securities fraud, FDA regulatory issues, and financial institutions fraud, and compliance reviews. Mr. Stokes is ranked nationally and globally by Chambers USA and Chambers Global as a leading attorney in FCPA. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Stokes headed the DOJ’s FCPA Unit, managing the FCPA enforcement program and all criminal FCPA matters throughout the United States covering every significant business sector. Previously, he served as Co-Chief of the DOJ’s Securities and Financial Fraud Unit. He is a member of the Maryland State Bar and the District of Columbia Bar.

John W.F. Chesley is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Chesley has been recognized repeatedly recognized for his white collar defense work by Global Investigations Review, Law360, and the National Law Journal, among others. He represents corporations, audit committees, and executives in internal investigations and before government agencies in matters involving the FCPA, procurement fraud, environmental crimes, securities violations, antitrust violations, and whistleblower claims. He also has served as the Interim Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer for a publicly-traded, multi-national food company. Mr. Chesley is a member of the bars of the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia and has held a Secret security clearance.

Courtney M. Brown is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office, where she practices primarily in the areas of white collar criminal defense and corporate compliance. Ms. Brown has experience representing and advising multinational corporate clients and boards of directors in internal and government investigations on a wide range of topics, including anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, sanctions, securities, tax, and “me too” matters. Ms. Brown has participated in two government-mandated FCPA compliance monitorships and has advised companies during the post-resolution reporting period. Ms. Brown completed a secondment at a Fortune 100 company where she advised global legal and business teams on compliance with anti-corruption laws. She was admitted to the Virginia Bar in 2008 and District of Columbia Bar in 2009.

Ella Alves Capone is Of Counsel in the Washington, D.C. office, where her practice focuses on advising multinational corporations and financial institutions in enforcement actions, internal investigations, and corporate compliance matters involving anti-corruption laws and a variety of financial services laws and regulations. She regularly counsels clients on the implementation, assessment, and enhancement of their compliance programs and internal controls. Ms. Capone is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia and New York, as well as before the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York.

MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

This program has been approved for credit in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 2.0 credit hours, of which 2.0 credit hours may be applied toward the areas of professional practice requirement. This course is approved for transitional/non-transitional credit.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 2.0 hours in the General category.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is authorized by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to provide in-house CPD training. This program is approved for CPD credit in the amount of 2.0 hours. Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (Number 324652).

Neither the Connecticut Judicial Branch nor the Commission on Minimum Continuing Legal Education approve or accredit CLE providers or activities. It is the opinion of this provider that this activity qualifies for up to 2 hours toward your annual CLE requirement in Connecticut, including 0 hour(s) of ethics/professionalism.

Application for approval is pending with the Colorado, Illinois, Texas, Virginia and Washington State Bars.

Please join our team of Global Financial Regulatory experts as we discuss the latest legal and regulatory developments around the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by financial institutions across the world’s major financial centers. During this webcast, our market-leading team provides their insights into:

Regulatory issues and concerns in relation to the current and potential use cases of AI by financial institutions; and
The attitudes of financial regulators across the US, United Kingdom, Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore and the Middle East to the rapidly evolving use of AI by the institutions they regulate.

In addition, the team provides their predictions for the future of regulatory policy, supervision and enforcement in relation to the use of AI by financial institutions based on their extensive experience in these areas with the key global regulators.

PANELISTS:

William R. Hallatt (moderator) is a partner in the Hong Kong office. He is co-chair of the firm’s Global Financial Regulatory group and head of the Asia-Pacific Financial Regulatory practice. His full-service financial services regulatory practice provides comprehensive contentious and advisory support as a trusted advisor to the world’s leading financial institutions.

Michelle Kirschner is a partner in the London office, and co-chair of the firm’s Global Financial Regulatory group. She advises a broad range of financial institutions, including investment managers, integrated investment banks, corporate finance boutiques, private fund managers and private wealth managers at the most senior level. Michelle has a particular expertise in fintech businesses, having advised a number of fintech firms on regulatory perimeter issues.

Sara K. Weed is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office, and co-chair of the Global Fintech and Digital Assets Practice Group. Sara’s fintech’s practice spans both regulatory and transactional advice for a range of clients, including traditional financial institutions, non-bank financial services companies and technology companies.

Emily Rumble is an of counsel in the Hong Kong office, and is a member of the firm’s Global Financial Regulatory Practice Group. She advises firms on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious financial regulatory matters. Her contentious practice is focused on advising clients on their most significant regulatory investigations by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and Hong Kong Monetary Authority. Emily frequently advises a wide range of investment banking clients on complex non-contentious regulatory matters, with a particular focus on culture, conduct and governance matters.

Grace Chong is an of counsel in the Singapore office, and heads the Financial Regulatory practice in Singapore. She has extensive experience advising on cross-border and complex regulatory matters, including licensing and conduct of business requirements, regulatory investigations, and regulatory change. A former in-house counsel at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), she regularly interacts with key regulators, is closely involved in regional regulatory reform initiatives and has led discussions with regulators on behalf of the financial services industry.

Sameera Kimatrai is an English law qualified of counsel in the Dubai office, and a member of the firm’s Financial Regulatory Practice Group. She has experience advising governments, regulators and a broad range of financial institutions in the UAE including investment managers, commercial and investment banks, payment service providers and digital asset service providers on complex regulatory issues both in onshore UAE and in the financial free zones.

MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

This program has been approved for credit in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 1.0 credit hour, of which 1.0 credit hour may be applied toward the areas of Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection-General. This course is approved for transitional/non-transitional credit.

Attorneys seeking New York credit must obtain an Affirmation Form prior to watching the archived version of this webcast. Please contact [email protected] to request the MCLE form.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.0 hour toward the areas of Technology in the Practice of Law.

California attorneys may claim “self-study” credit for viewing the archived version of this webcast. No certificate of attendance is required for California “self-study” credit.

The 2024 presidential and congressional elections could bring seismic shifts in the way government interacts with individuals, businesses, and other entities. While the results of those elections cannot be predicted with certainty, it is not too soon to start preparing for possible scenarios. This webcast examines how public policy issues, congressional investigations, and administrative actions are likely to be shaped by the 2024 elections.

PANELISTS:

Michael Bopp is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He chairs the Congressional Investigations Practice Group practice and he is a member of the White Collar Defense and Investigations Crisis Management Practice Groups. He also co-chairs the firm’s Public Policy Practice Group and is a member of its Financial Institutions Practice Group. Mr. Bopp’s practice focuses on congressional investigations, internal corporate investigations, and other government investigations. Michael spent more than a dozen years on Capitol Hill including as Staff Director and Chief Counsel to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee under Senator Susan Collins (R-ME). Michael is a member of the bars of the District of Columbia and the State of New York.

Roscoe Jones is a partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Washington, DC office, co-chair of the Firm’s Public Policy Practice Group, and a member of the Congressional Investigations Practice Group. Roscoe’s practice focuses on promoting and protecting clients’ interests before the U.S. Congress and the Administration, including providing a range of public policy services to clients such as strategic counseling, advocacy, coalition building, political intelligence gathering, substantive policy expertise, legislative drafting, and message development. Roscoe spent a decade on Capitol Hill as a chief of staff, legislative director and senior counsel advising three US Senators and a member of Congress, including Senators Feinstein, Booker and Leahy and Rep. Spanberger. Roscoe is a member of the bars of the State of Maryland and District of Columbia and admitted to practice before the United States Courts of Appeal for the Fourth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits.

Stuart F. Delery is a partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Washington, DC office, where he is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department and Co-Chair of the Crisis Management Practice Group and Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Group. Prior to re-joining the firm, Stuart served as White House Counsel for President Biden from 2022-2023. As Counsel to the President, he advised the President on the full range of constitutional, statutory, and regulatory legal issues, including on questions of presidential authority, domestic policy, and national security and foreign affairs. He managed responses to high-profile congressional and other investigations, and he assisted the President in nominating and confirming federal judges. Stuart also served as Deputy Counsel to the President from 2021-2022. Stuart is an experienced appellate and district court litigator who brings 30 years of experience at the highest levels of government and the private sector to help clients navigate major matters that present complex legal and reputational risks, particularly matters involving difficult statutory, regulatory and constitutional issues. His practice focuses on representing corporations and individuals in high-stake litigation and investigations that involve the federal government across the spectrum of regulatory litigation and enforcement. Stuart is a member of the District of Columbia bar.

Amanda H. Neely is of counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of the Public Policy Practice Group and Congressional Investigations Practice Group. Amanda previously served as Director of Governmental Affairs for the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and General Counsel to Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Deputy Chief Counsel to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and Oversight Counsel on the House Ways and Means Committee. She has represented clients undergoing investigations by congressional committees including the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Amanda is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia and before the United States Courts of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and the Eleventh Circuit.

Danny Smith is of counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of the Public Policy practice group. Danny’s practice focuses on advancing clients’ interests before the U.S. Congress and the Executive Branch. He provides a range of services to clients, including political advice, intelligence gathering, policy expertise, communications guidance, and legislative analysis and drafting. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Danny worked for Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) for nearly a decade, most recently as his Chief Counsel on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism. Danny is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia and the state of Illinois.

MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.0 hour in the General category.

Application for approval is pending with the Colorado, Illinois, Texas, Virginia and Washington State Bars.

Join us for a 60-minute briefing covering key aspects of the SEC’s adoption of the climate change disclosure rule. Gibson Dunn Partners Beth Ising, Tom Kim, Gene Scalia and David Woodcock discuss key aspects of the final rule, what companies need to prioritize in order to prepare for compliance, key implementation challenges and the prospects for litigation.

Topics discussed:

Primary differences between the proposed and final rules
Companies and transactions covered by the rule and exemptions, exceptions, and exclusions
Timing and transition periods
Open/unresolved issues
Key implementation and compliance priorities
Potential litigation

PANELISTS:

Elizabeth Ising is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s Washington, D.C. office and Co-Chair of the firm’s Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance and its ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) practices. She also is a member of the firm’s Hostile M&A and Shareholder Activism team and Financial Institutions practice group. She advises clients, including public companies and their boards of directors, on corporate governance, securities law and, ESG and sustainability matters and executive compensation best practices and disclosures. Representative matters include advising on Securities and Exchange Commission reporting requirements, proxy disclosures, SASB and TCFD disclosures, director independence matters, proxy advisory services, board and committee charters and governance guidelines and disclosure controls and procedures. Ms. Ising also regularly counsels public companies on shareholder activism issues, including on shareholder proposals and preparing for and responding to hedge fund and corporate governance activism. She also advises non-profit organizations on corporate governance issues.

Eugene Scalia is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, co-chair of the firm’s Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Group, and a senior member of the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group and Financial Institutions Practice Group. He returned to the firm after serving as U.S. Secretary of Labor from September 2019 to January 2021. Mr. Scalia has a nationally-prominent practice in two areas: Labor and employment law, and advice and litigation regarding the regulatory obligations of federal administrative agencies. He also has extensive appellate experience. Federal regulatory actions he has challenged include the SEC’s “proxy access” rule; the CFTC’s “position limits’” rule; MetLife’s designation as “too big to fail” by the Financial Services Oversight Council; the Labor Department’s “fiduciary” rule; and OSHA’s “cooperative compliance program.”

David Woodcock is a partner in the Dallas and Washington offices of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a co-chair of the firm’s Securities Enforcement Practice Group, and a member of the firm’s Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance, Accounting Firm Advisory and Defense; White Collar Defense and Investigations; Energy, Regulation and Litigation; Securities Litigation; and Oil and Gas Practice Groups. His practice focuses on internal investigations and SEC defense, with a particular emphasis on accounting and financial reporting, corporate compliance, and audit/special committee investigations. Mr. Woodcock regularly advises clients on corporate securities and governance, the role of the board, shareholder activism, and ESG-related issues, including the energy transition, climate disclosures, enterprise risk management practices, cybersecurity, and related U.S./European regulations. He also counsels investment advisors and private equity funds in the context of SEC examinations and investigations, ESG matters, and portfolio due diligence and compliance.

MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.0 hour in the General category.

Application for approval is pending with the Colorado, Illinois, Texas, Virginia and Washington State Bars.

The past five years have been particularly tumultuous in the biopharma sector. Strong capital markets and M&A activity into early 2020 were whipsawed during the pandemic, with equity valuations climbing significantly through early 2021 before dropping dramatically through the fourth quarter of 2023.

Join our team of seasoned attorneys and industry leaders where we provide a recap of 2023 highlights for capital markets, M&A activity, royalty finance transactions and clinical funding arrangements, along with expectations for the Life Sciences deal market in 2024.

PANELISTS:

Branden Berns is a partner in the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he practices in the firm’s Corporate Transactions Practice Group, focusing on representing leading life sciences companies and investors. Branden advises clients in connection with a variety of financing transactions, including initial public offerings, secondary equity offerings and venture and growth equity financings, as well as complex corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, asset sales, spin-offs, joint ventures, PIPEs and leveraged buyouts. Mr. Berns regularly serves as principal outside counsel for publicly-traded companies and advises management and boards of directors on corporate law matters, SEC reporting and corporate governance.

Todd Trattner, Ph.D. is Of Counsel in the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he is a member of the firm’s Corporate Department with a practice focused on intellectual property transactions in the life sciences and technology industries. Todd represents public and private companies, investors, and academic institutions in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, technology, medical device, and diagnostics industries in connection with licensing transactions, royalty financings, technology transactions, and mergers and acquisitions.

Yasha Dyatlovitsky is a Managing Director in TD Cowen’s Private Capital Solutions Group focused exclusively on healthcare. Mr. Dyatlovitsky has over 20 years of experience in leveraged finance and structured credit products. Since 2020, he has helped companies raise over $7B in financing across debt, royalty, and preferred equity transactions. Mr. Dyatlovitsky joined TD Cowen in 2018 from Stifel, where he served as a Director in its Debt Capital Markets group. Mr. Dyatlovitsky started his career in the securitization group at Lehman Brothers, where he traded and securitized adjustable rate mortgage products.

MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

Attorneys seeking New York credit must obtain an Affirmation Form prior to watching the archived version of this webcast. Please contact [email protected] to request the MCLE form.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.0 hour.

California attorneys may claim “self-study” credit for viewing the archived version of this webcast. No certificate of attendance is required for California “self-study” credit

Please join our team of Global Financial Regulatory experts as we discuss the latest legal and regulatory developments around the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by financial institutions across the world’s major financial centers. During this webcast, which we will host twice to cover all time zones, our market-leading team will provide their insights into:

Regulatory issues and concerns in relation to the current and potential use cases of AI by financial institutions; and
The attitudes of financial regulators across the US, United Kingdom, Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore and the Middle East to the rapidly evolving use of AI by the institutions they regulate.

In addition, the team will provide their predictions for the future of regulatory policy, supervision and enforcement in relation to the use of AI by financial institutions based on their extensive experience in these areas with the key global regulators.

PANELISTS:

Jeffrey L. Steiner is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office. He is chair of the firm’s Derivatives practice group and co-chair of the firm’s Global Financial Regulatory practice group. Jeffrey is also the co-chair to the firm’s Global Fintech and Digital Assets practice group and a member of the firm’s Financial Institutions, Energy and Public Policy practice groups. He advises a range of clients, including commercial end-users, financial institutions, dealers, hedge funds, private equity funds, clearinghouses, industry groups and trade associations on regulatory, legislative, enforcement and transactional matters related to OTC and listed derivatives, commodities and securities.

William R. Hallatt is a partner in the Hong Kong office. He is co-chair of the firm’s Global Financial Regulatory group and head of the Asia-Pacific Financial Regulatory practice. His full-service financial services regulatory practice provides comprehensive contentious and advisory support as a trusted advisor to the world’s leading financial institutions.

MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.0 hour in the General category.

Application for approval is pending with the Colorado, Illinois, Texas, Virginia and Washington State Bars.

Multilateral Development Banks (“MDBs”), such as The World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and Asian Development Bank, have robust enforcement processes to police fraud, corruption, and related sanctionable practices in MDB-funded projects. MDBs have powerful investigative, auditing, and sanctioning tools at their disposal, which can result in significant penalties against individuals and companies. These penalties can be financially devastating for companies—including being debarred from working on any MDB-funded projects anywhere in the world for a single violation on a single MDB-funded project. This webinar explores recent trends in MDB enforcement, and provides tips on how to manage MDB enforcement risk.

PANELISTS:

Michael Diamant is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn. His practice focuses on white collar criminal defense, internal investigations, and corporate compliance. Mr. Diamant has broad white collar defense experience representing corporations and corporate executives facing criminal and regulatory charges. He has represented clients in an array of matters, including accounting and securities fraud, antitrust violations, and environmental crimes, before law enforcement and regulators, including the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. Diamant also has managed numerous internal investigations for publicly traded corporations and conducted fieldwork in nineteen different countries on five continents. In addition to his U.S. government-facing work, Mr. Diamant has extensive World Bank Group enforcement experience, working on behalf of clients under investigation by the World Bank Integrity Vice Presidency and assisting companies already subject to World Bank sanction.

Christopher R. Kim is a senior managing director in the Washington, DC, office of Guidepost Solutions, focusing on investigations, due diligence, monitorships, and compliance. He brings over 25 years of investigative and/or legal experience in U.S. criminal cases, multilateral development banks sanctions cases, and internal corporate cases. Mr. Kim’s practice is focused on engagements involving investigations including internal investigations, defense investigations for federal, state and/or multilateral development bank sanctions cases and compliance matters involving regulatory actions. Prior to his private practice, Mr. Kim was a Senior Investigator at the World Bank Group, where he planned, managed, and directed multi-disciplinary teams in the audits of multi-national corporations alleged to have been involved in fraud, corruption and/or collusion in various regions, i.e., Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe and Africa. He also led due diligence efforts involved with the World Bank International Finance Corporation.

Pedro G. Soto is of counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a member of the White Collar Defense and Investigations group, and his practice focuses primarily on anti-corruption and fraud matters. He has more than 12 years of experience representing corporations and individuals under investigation by government authorities. He has successfully represented companies under investigation by the integrity units at the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, including by obtaining declinations of enforcement actions. Mr. Soto has particularly deep experience in Latin America, where he has worked on matters in more than 15 different countries. He also represents foreign governments and private claimants in significant litigation and arbitration matters.

MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

This program has been approved for credit in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 1.0 credit hour, of which 1.0 credit hour may be applied toward the Areas of Professional Practice requirement. This course is approved for transitional/non-transitional credit.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.0 hour in the General category.

Application for approval is pending with the Colorado, Illinois, Texas, Virginia and Washington State Bars.

Join our panelists from Gibson Dunn’s Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort practice group and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practice area as they discuss significant developments in federal and California environmental law and forecast what to expect for 2024. This webcast covers a range of topics of significant interest to regulated industries, including ongoing and anticipated rulemakings, federal enforcement targets and initiatives, and the evolving ESG landscape.

PANELISTS:

David Fotouhi is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He practices in the firm’s Litigation Department and is a member of the firm’s Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort practice group. David previously served as Acting General Counsel and Principal Deputy General Counsel at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). David has been recognized as a leading environmental lawyer in the District of Columbia by Chambers USA, a “Trailblazer” in environmental and energy law by National Law Journal, and a “Rising Star” in environmental law by Law360 for his work “on game-changing regulations and litigation.” Prior to entering private practice, David served as a law clerk to the Honorable Raymond W. Gruender of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Stacie B. Fletcher is a litigation partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and is co-chair of the Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort Practice Group. Stacie has handled a wide variety of cases under federal and state environmental statutes, including serving as lead counsel on numerous high-profile enforcement defense matters with U.S. EPA and state agencies. Stacie has been recognized by Chambers USA as a leading environmental lawyer in the District of Columbia each year since 2021 and was named as a Law360 2023 “Environmental MVP.”

Rachel Levick is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She practices in the firm’s Litigation Department and is a member of the Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Practice Groups. Rachel represents clients in a wide range of federal and state litigation, agency enforcement actions, cost recovery cases, and administrative rulemaking proceedings. She was named by Law360 as a 2023 Environmental “Rising Star,” which recognizes “attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.” Rachel was also named by Best Lawyers as “One to Watch” in Environmental Litigation in 2022 and 2023.

Abbey Hudson is a partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Los Angeles office. Her practice focuses on environmental matters and complex trial litigation. She devotes a significant portion of her time to helping clients navigate environmental and emerging regulations and related governmental investigations. She has provided counseling and advice on environmental and regulatory compliance to clients on a wide range of issues, including supply chain transparency requirements, comments on pending regulatory developments, and enforcement counseling. The Legal 500 United States named Abbey a Next Generation Lawyer in the category of Industry Focus – Environment – Litigation.

Michael Murphy is a partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Washington, D.C. office. He is a leader of the firm’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practice area, and is a member of the firm’s Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort, and Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Groups. Michael counsels clients on environmental and ESG issues related to corporate transactions and compliance. He also represents clients in a wide variety of investigation and litigation matters. Michael has been recognized as a Law360 Rising Star and, most recently, by Lawdragon as one of the Green 500: Leaders in Environmental Law for 2023.

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