Category Archives: PCCE Events and Conferences

PCCE Hosts Roundtable Discussion on Leniency Policies with the DOJ’s Antitrust Division

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On September 19, 2024, the NYU Law Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement (PCCE) hosted senior members of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division including Emma Burnham, Director of Criminal Enforcement, Ryan Danks, Director of Civil Enforcement, and Sean Farrell, Chief, New York Office, as well as academics, in-house counsel, and distinguished members of the antitrust bar to examine the efficacy of the Antitrust Division’s corporate and individual leniency policy and discuss possible reforms. The roundtable discussion was moderated by Director Burnham, PCCE Faculty Director Jennifer Arlen, and NYU Law Professor Daniel Francis.

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PCCE Hosts Senior DOJ Officials for a Discussion of the Newly Announced Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program

PDAAG Nicole Argentieri. (All photos courtesy of Sam Hollenshead, NYU Photo Bureau)

On September 17, 2024, the NYU Law Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement (PCCE) hosted Nicole M. Argentieri, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, Brent Wible, Chief Counselor for the Criminal Division, and Molly Moeser, Chief of the Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section, as well as academics and distinguished counsel, for a discussion of the DOJ Criminal Division’s newly-announced Corporate Whistleblower Awards Program. A link to the details of the program is here. Below are the remarks delivered by PDAAG Argentieri. After Argentieri’s remarks, PCCE Faculty Director Jenifer Arlen led a fireside chat discussion with Brent Wible, followed by a moderated panel discussion that included Molly Moeser, Jane Norberg (Partner, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP), Preston Pugh (Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP), Dan Richman (Professor, Columbia Law School), Max Rodriguez ’15 (Principal, Max Rodriguez Law PLCC), and Andrew Weissmann (Professor, NYU Law). Opening remarks were delivered by Troy McKenzie, Dean of NYU School of Law.

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PCCE to Host Senior DOJ Officials on September 17th to Discuss Newly-Announced Whistleblower Program

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On September 17th, 2024, the Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement will host U.S. Department of Justice officials Nicole Argentieri and Brent Wible as well as other experts for a discussion on the Department of Justice’s newly-announced whistleblower pilot program.

After PDAAG Argentieri’s remarks, Brent Wible will engage in a moderated fireside chat and will be taking questions from the audience.

Following remarks and the fireside chat, there will be a moderated panel discussion by a panel of experts in corporate enforcement, compliance, and whistleblower programs from both the private sector and government. Panelists include:

Jane Norberg, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP
Preston Pugh, Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP
Daniel Richman, Paul J. Kellner Professor of Law, Columbia Law School
Max Rodriquez, Principal and Founder, Law Office of Max Rodriguez
Andrew Weissman, Professor of Practice, NYU School of Law

The event will be in-person only at NYU School of Law. Check-in will open at 5:30 pm. The program will begin 6 PM in Lipton Hall at 108 W 3rd Street, Lower Level, New York NY 10012. There will be a reception following the event from 8:00 – 8:30 PM.

Pre-registration is required to attend. Click here to register. We expect that 2 credits of NY CLE will be offered for attendees who sign in and out at the venue.

We look forward to seeing you!

Export Controls Experts Comment on Enhancements to Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policies for Export Control Violations

Panelists John D. Sonderman, Director, Office of Export Enforcement, BIS; Jana del-Cerro, Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP; Michael H. Huneke, Partner, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP; Sharon Cohen Levin, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP; and Joseph Facciponti, Executive Director, PCCE (Moderator) (©Hollenshead: Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau)

On January 16, 2024, the NYU Law Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement hosted Matthew Axelrod, Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement at the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), U.S. Department of Commerce, to deliver remarks on enhancements to BIS’s corporate enforcement policy for voluntary self-disclosures of export control violations. Assistant Secretary Axelrod’s speech was accompanied by the release of an enforcement policy memo, available here. After Secretary Axelrod’s remarks, he participated in a fireside chat and took questions from the audience. The event also featured a panel of experts on export control enforcement policy. A full agenda of the event is available here. In this post, participants from the panel share further thoughts on the issues.

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Looking Back at Fall 2023 PCCE Events: Conference on Security, Privacy, and Consumer Protection

As we prepare for a full schedule of events in 2024, the NYU School of Law Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement (PCCE) is taking a moment to reflect on our busy Fall 2023 program. In this post, we review our November 17, 2023 full day conference on Security, Privacy, and Consumer Protection.

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Matthew Axelrod, Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement, Delivers Remarks on Enhancements to Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policies for Export Control Violations at PCCE Event on January 16, 2024

On January 16, 2024, the NYU Law Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement hosted Matthew Axelrod, Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement at the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) at the U.S. Department of Commerce, to deliver remarks on enhancements to BIS’s corporate enforcement policy for voluntary self-disclosures of export control violations. Assistant Secretary Axelrod’s speech was accompanied by the release of an enforcement policy memo, available here. After Secretary Axelrod’s remarks, he participated in a fireside chat and took questions from the audience. The event also featured a panel of experts on export control enforcement policy. A full agenda of the event is available here.

Matthew Axelrod, Assistant Secretary of Export Enforcement, BIS (©Hollenshead: Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau)

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Looking Back at Fall 2023 PCCE Events: CFTC Enforcement Director Announces Updates to the CFTC’s Enforcement Policies

As we prepare for a full schedule of events in 2024, starting with an event on Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy for Export Controls Violations on January 16, 2024, the NYU School of Law Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement (PCCE) is taking a moment to reflect on our busy Fall 2023 program. In this post, we review our October 17, 2023 event featuring a corporate and individual enforcement policy announcement by the CFTC’s Director of Enforcement.

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Looking Back at Fall 2023 PCCE Events: 3rd Annual Directors’ Academy

As we begin to prepare for a full schedule of events in 2024, starting with an event on Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy for Export Controls Violations on January 16, 2024, the NYU School of Law Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement (PCCE) is taking a moment to reflect on our busy Fall 2023 program. In this post: our third annual PCCE Directors’ Academy on September 21-22, 2023.

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Looking Back at Fall 2023 PCCE Events: SEC Enforcement Policy Roundtable

As we begin to prepare for a full schedule of events in 2024, starting with an event on Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy for Export Controls Violations on January 16, 2024, the NYU School of Law Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement (PCCE) is taking a moment to reflect on our busy Fall 2023 program. First up: our September 6, 2023 Roundtable on SEC enforcement policy.