Henry E. Hockeimer, Jr., leads the firm's White-Collar Defense/Internal Investigations Group. His practice focuses on white collar criminal defense and securities fraud/litigation.
Soumya Dayananda is a partner in Willkie’s Litigation Department, where she is a member of the Investigations & Enforcement Practice in Washington, DC and New York.
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This program provides a comprehensive review of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recently announced Whistleblower Pilot Program. In addition to providing an analysis of the new program – and how it differs from existing whistleblower frameworks -- this program will also discuss DOJ’s comprehensive Corporate Compliance Program, including its expectations for a well-designed and executed compliance programs well as the incentives to institute and maintain a strong compliance program. The program is designed to provide attorneys with a broad understanding of the legal landscape surrounding the new DOJ whistleblower policy and also an understanding of DOJ’s various initiatives incentivizing companies to maintain robust compliance programs.
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Henry E. Hockeimer, Jr. | Ballard Spahr LLP
Henry E. Hockeimer, Jr., leads the firm’s White-Collar Defense/Internal Investigations Group. His practice focuses on white collar criminal defense and securities fraud/litigation. Hank counsels businesses and individuals facing investigation by state and federal authorities, and represents clients in federal and state courts throughout the United States. Hank’s jury trial experience is extensive, both in private practice and as a former federal prosecutor.
Hank is often engaged to conduct sensitive internal investigations and reviews for both corporate and governmental entities. His work also includes complex civil litigation, where he has handled contract disputes, actions involving intellectual property and trade secrets, product liability matters, and insurance coverage disputes.
Prior to joining Ballard Spahr, Hank was appointed Assistant U.S. Attorney in Oklahoma City. As a federal prosecutor, he tried several high-profile public corruption, fraud, and domestic terrorism cases, including the successful prosecution of the leader of a major anti-government “Patriot” group. During his tenure in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, he served as the Domestic Terrorism Coordinator and was a member of the FBI’s Domestic Terrorism Task Force.
Soumya Dayananda | Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Soumya Dayananda is a partner in Willkie’s Litigation Department, where she is a member of the Investigations & Enforcement Practice in Washington, DC and New York. Soumya has over 20 years of public service experience, including handling complex government investigations, crisis management and congressional oversight. She represents private companies, public entities and individuals facing scrutiny by the federal government, including the DOJ, State Attorney Generals and Congress. Prior to joining Willkie in 2023, Soumya served as a Senior Investigative Counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee to Investigate the Attack on the United States Capitol, where she led a team of attorneys investigating the law enforcement and military response on January 6. She also previously served as a Senior Investigative Counsel at the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), the Senate’s top oversight Committee, for Chairman Gary Peters (MI-D), where she led high-profile bipartisan investigations. Soumya served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) for more than a decade, where she held leadership positions in the International Narcotics and Money Laundering Section overseeing complex international narcotics and money laundering investigations and prosecutions. During her career, she served as lead trial counsel on dozens of trials, including numerous high-profile RICO cases. She began her career as an Assistant D.A. in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
I. Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot | 2:00pm – 2:30pm
II. Mergers and Acquisitions and the Safe Harbor | 2:30pm – 3:00pm
Break | 3:00pm – 3:10pm
III. DOJ’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs | 3:10pm – 3:40pm
IV. Case Study | 3:40pm – 4:10pm
only $395 yearly
only $395 yearly