Navigating the Regulators' Increased Focus on Individual Liability – A Global Perspective

Regulators throughout the world are increasingly focused on holding individual corporate executives accountable for corporate wrongdoing. Recent pronouncements by the U.S. Department of Justice, legislation in the United Kingdom imposing liability on senior managers, and detentions of senior executives in Asia all forcefully demonstrate that regulators are in fact pursuing high-level corporate executives, in addition to their employers, whenever there are allegations of wrongdoing. Chaired by Scott Balber and John O'Donnell, Partners in Herbert Smith Freehills New York Financial Services Litigation and Investigations team, this conference will offer practical guidance on the steps companies can take to conduct internal investigations and respond to government inquiries so as to address the regulators' demand for individual culpability.

Partners in Herbert Smith Freehills global network who specialize in corporate investigations, financial services, and complex global litigation will explore key issues and developments relating to internal investigations, privilege and privacy concerns, insurance coverage for officers and directors, and communications and negotiations with regulators.

Our panels will include two guest speakers: James Barnacle, an FBI supervisory special agent who has vast experience overseeing the FBI's corporate crime program; and Ben Brown, a Managing Director of Patomak Global Partners and former Counsel to Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher of the SEC.

Conference details

Please note that this event is by invitation only.

If you would like to invite a colleague or require further information please contact Danielle Schultz.

Co-Chairs:

Scott S. Balber, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills, New York

John J. O'Donnell, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills, New York

Panel members:

Jacqueline Wooton, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills, Melbourne

Jonathan Mattout, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills, Paris

Susannah Cogman, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills, London

Robert Hunt, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills, Hong Kong

James Barnacle, Supervisory Special Agent, FBI

Ben Brown, Managing Director, Patomak Global Partners