Events

SPEAKER(S): Hon. Craig B. Shaffer, United States Magistrate Judge, District of Colorado; Jeane A. Thomas, Crowell & Moring LLP; Ronald J. Hedges, Ronald J. Hedges LLC and Corodemus & Corodemus; Amar D. Sarwal, Association of Corporate Counsel

Sanctions are rarely imposed for eDiscovery or other litigation misconduct. However, when imposed, sanctions inevitably draw attention. Recent decisions have seen sanctions imposed not only on parties but on inside counsel and attorneys retained to represent corporate parties. Moreover, ethics opinions and rules can lead to sanctionable misconduct.
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SPEAKER(S): Edward R. McNicholas, Sidley Austin LLP; Stephanie K. Pell, SKP Strategies, LLC

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), permitting physical and electronic surveillance and collection of “foreign intelligence information,” became law in 1978 and has been continuously amended over the years, particularly after September 11, 2001. Recently, its expiration date was extended until 2017.
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SPEAKER(S): Peter J. Toren, Weisbrod, Matteis & Copley LLP

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) is the primary federal law governing computer use. Hardly a day passes without a news report that hackers have stolen credit card information or trade secrets from a Fortune 500 company. No sector is immune. The U.S. government is very concerned about these threats. FBI director Robert Mueller recently testified that hacking soon could replace terrorism as the FBI’s primary concern. The head of the U.S. military’s Cyber Command, General Keith Alexander, characterized the losses caused by cyber-theft as the “greatest transfer of wealth in history.”
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SPEAKER(S): Hans Montag and John McDonald, Baker & McKenzie LLP

The new U.S. swap rules implemented as a result of the Dodd-Frank legislation constitute a seismic shift in the regulation of the financial industry and have broad implications on how derivatives can be used. While most provisions are directed at swap dealers and major swap participants, some rules affect companies that don’t deal in or speculate with swaps but rather use swaps to hedge risks arising from their business operations. Some provisions are specifically directed at such end users.
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