Securities Fraud 2009: Madoff, Trials, and the SEC's View on Enforcement

WHEN

  • February 10, 2009 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

WHERE

  • Boston Bar Association
  • 16 Beacon Street
  • Boston, MA 02108
  • Map

DESCRIPTION

The Boston Bar Association and The Criminal Law Section is offering a CLE program on Securities Fraud 2009: Madoff, Trials, and the SEC's View on Enforcement on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 from 4:00 -7:00 p.m.

This annual program will focus on current issues and hot topics of the SEC. Three distinct panels will cover the ins and outs of SEC enforcement, trying a securities fraud case before the government and hedge funds.

Specific Topics will include:

  • Insights from senior Enforcement officials as to what lies ahead for the SEC's Enforcement Division
  • Give and take with SEC decision makers on how SEC internal processes really work
  • The effect of the new Enforcement Division manual
  • The role of hedge funds in the Madoff scandal
  • Are hedge funds going to be subject to increased regulation?
  • Where are regulators headed with restrictions on short-selling?
  • Recent trends in criminal and SEC fraud trials
  • Effective trial strategies in litigating with the SEC and DOJ
  • Using accounting and other experts at trial: disclosure, risks, and opportunities

Foley Hoag's Michele Adelman will moderate the panel on “Spotlight on Hedge Funds - From Madoff to Short Selling.”