CORPORATE PLEA NEGOTIATIONS AND SENTENCING
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CORPORATE PLEA NEGOTIATIONS AND
SENTENCING
Stevan Bunnell, Esq. O’Melveny &
Myers, LLPWashington, DC
Arlo Devlin-Brown, Esq.Assistant United States
AttorneySouthern District of New
YorkModerator: Jeff Ifrah,
Esq.Ifrah Law, PLLCWashington, DC
2011 Chapter 8 Updates• What’s new• What’s out• Impact on Corporate Plea
Negotiations
Corporate Defense Today• Defense Counsel Role• Government Counsel View• Obligation to
disclose/consequences
1. Contractor Kickback
1. Contractor Kickback - Options• CEO of Public Company• CEO of Private Company• CEO counsel?• Disclosure concerns?
2. Foreign Bribery Allegations
2. Bribery: SEC & DOJ Actions
• Extent of waiver• Incriminating disclosure
obligations• Balancing cooperation &
pushback• Can DOJ and SEC share data?
3. The CEO & The Toxic Tort
Master Metals
Consolidated Smelting
3. CEO & Toxic Tort: Choices• Intentional tort?• Indemnification of legal fees?• CEO Termination?
4. Employee Resistance
4. Employee Resistance
• Corporate Response• Government Response• Government analysis of terminations
4B. Material Misrepresentations By Employees
• Disclosure requirements?• Corporate Liability• Personal Liability
Questions?