Programs & Materials

 

The documents below are written materials from programs that have been sponsored by the Criminal Litigation Committee. All files are available in PDF format unless otherwise noted. () Please note: You must be a Section of Litigation member and be logged in to access the materials.

2011 ABA Section of Litigation Annual Conference, April 13–15, 2011 (Miami, FL)

Additional Case Materials United States of America v. John J. Rigas, et al & United States of America v. Scott W. Rothstein

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010—An Overview of Key Provisions

Dodd-Frank Final Enrolled Bill—HR 4173

Parallel Proceedings Best Practice Principles and Policies

The Pitfalls of Parallel Proceedings

Plaintiffs’ Brief in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Pleadings and Opinions: Insurance Coverage Action Pertaining to the Directors and Officers of Stanford Financial Group and its Related Entities

Ponzi Scheme Asset Distribution: The Nexus between Asset Distribution in Parallel Bankruptcy and Criminal Litigation

Queen for a Day or Royal Fool? Perspectives on Limited Immunity Agreements and Corporate Proffers in Parallel Proceedings

Who Pays the Bills? Basic Insurance Coverage Issues in Handling Complex SEC and Internal Investigations and Criminal Guilty Pleas

2009 ABA Section of Litigation Annual Conference, April 29–May 1, 2009 (Atlanta, GA)

At the 2009 ABA Section of Litigation Annual Conference, the Criminal Litigation Committee sponsored two timely events on important issues. For those of you who were not able to join us, we are posting written materials related to these presentations. The first concerns the role of the attorney-client privilege in the investigation and prosecution of corporations. The second involves a discussion of the recent trends in cybercrime. We hope you enjoy reading them!

• The Role of Privilege in Investigation and Prosecution of Corporations – What Do Recent Changes Mean for Practitioners
• » Erosion of Attorney-Client and Work Product Privileges
  By Marissel Descalzo, co-chair of the Criminal Litigation Committee's Internal Investigations and Corporate Prosecution Subcommittee, and speaker for our attorney-client privilege program.
• Subprime and Financial Crisis: The Response – Legislation, Regulation, Investigations and Litigation
• » Best Practices for Victim Response and Reporting
  From the “Prosecuting Computer Crimes” Manual from the Department of Justice's Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section.
• » Best Practices for Working with Companies
  From the “Prosecuting Computer Crimes” Manual from the Department of Justice's Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section.
• » Combating Cybercrime
  By Aaron Danzig, moderator of the Criminal Litigation Committee's Cybercrime program and chair of our Cybercrime Subcommittee.

2008 ABA Section of Litigation Annual Conference, April 16–18, 2008 (Washington, DC)

• » Congressional Investigations: Understanding and Surviving the Potential Pitfalls
  By Laurie Fulton, chair of the Criminal Litigation Committee, and Steven R. Ross. This paper was part of a presentation concerning congressional investigations sponsored by the Criminal Litigation Committee. Mr. Ross was a panelist for this presentation and Ms. Fulton was the moderator
• » Crossing the Line – Responding to Prosecutorial Misconduct
  By the Criminal Litigation Committee. This paper was part of a presentation concerning prosecutorial misconduct sponsored by the Criminal Litigation Committee.