ABA Southeastern White Collar Crime Institute scheduled for Sept. 6-8

The American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section will host the 9th Annual  Southeastern White Collar Crime Institute September 6-8, in Braselton, Ga. The two-day program will feature practitioners from around the nation discussing environmental crimes, health care fraud, cross-border export and sanctions and domestic and international white collar crime discipline, among other topics.

In addition, on September 7 at 10:30 a.m., four federal judges will share what they expect from counsel who appear before them and from the federal system in general, and on September 8 at 9 a.m., four U.S. attorneys will address white collar enforcement priorities in their districts and the latest trends and initiatives the Department of Justice is pursuing.

Program highlights include:

• “The Domestic v. International White Collar Crime Discipline” — Legal experts will explore the important differences between domestic and international white collar disciplines including the types of crimes prosecuted, enforcement procedures utilized and internal investigation methods employed. Specific areas of focus will include the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Cloud Act and privilege and data privacy considerations.

• “A View from the Bench: Expectations of Judges” — Four federal judges will share what they expect from counsel who appear before them and from the federal system in general. Panelists include Judge Michael L. Brown, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia; Judge Leigh Martin May, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia; Judge Lisa Godbey Wood, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia; and Judge W. Louis Sands, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.

• “Cross Border – Export and Sanctions Roundtable” — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says that export controls are at the “red-hot center” of how we protect democracies. Key representatives from Treasury, Commerce, Justice and Homeland Security, together with private practitioners, will address Biden administration initiatives developed to meet this increasingly important national security and corporate enforcement priority – the prevention of improper financial transactions and the unapproved export of sensitive U.S. technology and goods.

• “Health Care Fraud and Abuse Enforcement in a Granston World” — Michael Granston, Department of Justice deputy attorney general, will discuss current trends and theories of criminal and civil liability in federal health care fraud investigations.

• “A Roundtable Discussion with U.S. Attorneys” — All three Georgia U.S. attorneys and the U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee will address white collar enforcement priorities in their districts and the latest trends and initiatives the Department of Justice is pursuing in cybersecurity, corporate fraud, health care fraud, public corruption and other white collar criminal enforcement areas. Panelists include Ryan K. Buchanan, Northern District of Georgia; Peter D. Leary, Middle District of Georgia; Jill E. Steinberg, Southern District of Georgia; and Henry C. Leventis, Middle District of Tennessee.

• “Environmental Crimes” — Experts will provide an overview of environmental criminal provisions; explain what distinguishes these prosecutions from many other crimes; describe the fine line between civil and criminal violations of environmental laws; discuss defense and sentencing strategies, including voir dire, sentencing guidelines, use of parallel proceedings to help defense; and offer viewpoints from prosecutors, defense attorneys and criminal investigators on environmental crimes cases.

For additional information on the institute, visit www.americanbar.org/groups/criminal_justice.