With Congress expected to increase investigations in a variety of sectors, protecting your company's interests and avoiding pitfalls has become more important.
 
We cordially invite you to join us Friday, February 20th at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC to learn more about how to effectively handle an investigation.  Details and free registration information appear below.
 
Hyde Park CEO Jeffrey Sandman and Vice President Michael Waxman will be presenting at the conference, hosted by McDermott Will & Emery, on how to coordinate legal, political and media strategy during congressional investigations.
 
Please join us and register below.  Don't hesitate to call us at 202-872-4860 with any questions. 

Title - How to Protect Your Interests and Avoid Pitfalls in Congressional Investigations
Date - February 20, 2009
Time - 7:30 am - 1:30 pm EST 
Location - Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20004
www.itcdc.com 

Co-Hosts -
 
Bobby Burchfield, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP - Bobby represents numerous members of the House and Senate in litigation, ethics and campaign issues. He has been involved as counsel in major congressional and executive branch investigations, some of which have had parallel civil and criminal proceedings. At McDermott, Bobby is Co-Head of the Washington, D.C., office, Head of Complex Litigation and a member of the Executive Committee. In 1992, he served as General Counsel for President George H.W. Bush's re-election campaign, and recently served, by appointment of President George W. Bush, on the Antitrust Modernization Commission. 
 
Steve Ryan, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP - Steve served as General Counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs and has broad experience in addressing the combined legal, political and press related challenges stemming from congressional oversight and investigation. For almost a decade, Steve co-taught "Legislative Investigations" as an Adjunct Professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center with Professor Sam Dash, and he routinely and successfully represents high-profile business clients before Congress, including recent matters related to Hewlett Packard Corporation and Erik Prince, CEO of Blackwater.
 
Presenters -
 
Congressman Tom Davis, Director,Deloitte Federal Government Services - Tom is a recently retired seven-term Congressman from Virginia who served as the Chairman of the Committee on Government Reform. This committee is the chief investigative and oversight committee of the House. Tom is widely respected by members on both sides of the aisle for his political acumen and know-how.
 
Mary Kennard, Chief Legal Counsel, American University - Mary is a member of American University's President's Cabinet and has more than 20 years experience in college and university legal affairs. She recently represented the university in a congressional investigation.
 
Abbe Lowell, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP - Abbe brings unique insight from his experience serving as counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives twice, most recently from 1998 to 1999, when he was Chief Minority Counsel during impeachment proceedings against President Bill Clinton. Earlier, he served as Special Counsel to the House Ethics Committee during an inquiry of a Member of Congress. He has successfully defended clients in a wide variety of both civil and criminal matters.
 
Jeffrey Sandman, CEO, Hyde Park Communications - Jeff, a former litigator with over 25 years of communications experience, founded and has grown Hyde Park into a leading independent agency representing Fortune 500 companies, trade associations and private firms primarily in the pharmaceutical, health care and financial industries. He has significant experience counseling clients on litigation, investigations and crisis communications, positioning programs, government relations and regulatory affairs.
 
Paul Thompson, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP - As a former counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Paul has represented clients before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. He has helped clients defend themselves during congressional inquiries, respond to subpoena requests from Congress, and prepare for and testify at congressional hearings. 
 
Michael Waxman, Vice President, Hyde Park Communications - Michael manages public affairs, issue management and other communications programs for a broad range of clients. He joined Hyde Park after founding Waxman Consulting, a Los Angeles-based public affairs firm. He has also served as an elected member of the Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees, which manages the largest community college district in the nation, consisting of nine colleges and more than 180,000 students.
 
Bill Weld, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP - Bill's experience serving as the Governor of Massachusetts, a staff member in both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate, a federal prosecutor, the Assistant U.S. Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division of the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts has given him a broad range of skills allowing him to effectively counsel clients regarding investigations and compliance.

Topics Include -

  • Congressional Investigations and the Business Community in 2009: A New Era of Congressional Investigations Puts Business in the Crosshairs
  • How to Avoid and Respond to Congressional Investigations
  • The Pitfalls of Parallel Legal Proceedings (Simultaneous SEC, CFTC, FERC, Criminal or Civil Investigations, and Civil Litigation)
  • The View from the Corporation: Lessons Learned from Clients Who Have Survived and Prospered
  • Many Advisers, One Voice: Coordinating Legal, Political and Public Relations Strategy

Registration:
 
To register please visit www.mwe.com/info/congressional

For more information please contact Stuart Davis at +1 202 756 8324 or sdavis@mwe.com.
 
This McDermott Will & Emery event is designed for the educational benefit of a company president, CEO, general counsel or other executive with an interest in congressional issues. Please be advised McDermott has the right to restrict attendance and may limit participation in this event.