Program Details
2026-09-21 12:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-09-21 12:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ESTThis session equips business litigators with a granular, element-by-element framework for drafting civil RICO complaints that survive Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal. Attorneys will examine the four required elements under § 1962(c), the Rule 9(b) particularity standard as applied to mail and wire fraud predicates, the enterprise-distinctness and operation-or-management requirements, and the pattern-of-racketeering continuity analysis under H.J., Inc. Drawing on recent Fifth and Eighth Circuit dismissals and the February 2026 Farmers v. 1st Choice decision, attendees will leave with a practical checklist for pre-suit investigation, subsection selection, and complaint architecture.
Joshua M. Robbins 1:10 pm - 2:10 pm ESTThis session covers the causation and damages phase of civil RICO litigation, from satisfying the direct-relationship proximate cause requirement through calculating and recovering mandatory treble damages and attorney’s fees under 18 U.S.C. § 1964(c). Attorneys will learn the governing trilogy of Supreme Court decisions on RICO proximate cause, the mechanics of treble-damages proof, and the lodestar framework for fee recovery — all updated for the Supreme Court’s April 2025 ruling in Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn. Attendees leave with a practical framework for building a damages case that survives defense challenges and for advising clients on realistic recovery ranges.
Callan G. SteinJoshua M. Robbins is a partner at Crowell & Moring, where he handles high-stakes fraud litigation and investigations, with particular depth in health care and life sciences, white collar defense, and antitrust matters. A former federal prosecutor, he has tried and litigated RICO claims on both the plaintiff and the defense side.
Callan G. Stein is a partner in the Boston office of Troutman Pepper Locke, where his practice spans complex civil litigation and white-collar criminal defense, with a concentration in civil and criminal RICO, health care fraud and abuse, government enforcement defense, internal investigations, and collegiate athletics and name, image, and likeness (NIL) matters. He hosts the firm’s RICO Report podcast and has written more than sixty articles on RICO, the False Claims Act, and related enforcement topics.
Joshua M. Robbins is a partner at Crowell & Moring, where he handles high-stakes fraud litigation and investigations, with particular depth in health care and life sciences, white collar defense, and antitrust matters. A former federal prosecutor, he has tried and litigated RICO claims on both the plaintiff and the defense side.
Callan G. Stein is a partner in the Boston office of Troutman Pepper Locke, where his practice spans complex civil litigation and white-collar criminal defense, with a concentration in civil and criminal RICO, health care fraud and abuse, government enforcement defense, internal investigations, and collegiate athletics and name, image, and likeness (NIL) matters. He hosts the firm’s RICO Report podcast and has written more than sixty articles on RICO, the False Claims Act, and related enforcement topics.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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