Webcast: SDNY Prosecution Trends
Webcasts | January 13, 2026
Join us for a recorded webcast exploring recent prosecution trends in the Southern District of New York (SDNY), one of the most influential and active federal jurisdictions in the country. Former SDNY prosecutors will examine key enforcement priorities, notable cases, and emerging patterns in white-collar crime, financial fraud, public corruption, and more. You will gain valuable insights into how these trends may impact corporations, individuals, and compliance strategies.
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 hours, of which 1.0 credit hours 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 CLE@gibsondunn.com 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 hours 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.
PANELISTS:
Barry H. Berke is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s New York office and Co-Chair of the firm’s global Litigation Practice. “One of the foremost litigators in the U.S.” and “the go-to criminal defense lawyer in the country,” Barry is a nationally recognized trial lawyer and a leader in white-collar criminal defense and government investigations. He represents individuals and corporations in high-stakes trials, complex litigation, and internal and regulatory investigations.
Reed Brodsky is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s New York office and Co-Chair of the firm’s global Litigation Practice Group. He is one of the nation’s leading trial lawyers, known for his extensive experience in high-stakes white-collar defense and complex business litigation. A former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York, he led some of SDNY’s most significant prosecutions and now draws on that insider perspective to defend companies and executives in criminal investigations, enforcement actions, and jury trials.
Jordan Estes is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s New York office and a member of the firm’s White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Group. A former federal prosecutor with over a decade of white-collar experience, including more than eight years at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, she has served as lead or co-lead counsel in numerous high-profile federal trials. She represents individuals and corporations in complex and sensitive criminal and regulatory investigations, trials, and proceedings before federal and state agencies.
Karin Portlock is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s New York office and a member of the firm’s White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice Group. A former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York, she brings significant firsthand prosecutorial experience to her representation of companies, boards, and senior executives in criminal, regulatory, and internal investigations. She regularly represents clients under criminal investigation and indictment by the U.S. Department of Justice as well as in civil probes by federal regulators and major litigation by state Attorneys General.
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