corporate plea negotiations and sentencing stevan bunnell, esq. o’melveny & myers, llp...

CORPORATE PLEA

NEGOTIATIONS AND

SENTENCING

Stevan Bunnell, Esq. O’Melveny &

Myers, LLPWashington, DC

Arlo Devlin-Brown, Esq.Assistant United States

AttorneySouthern District of New

York

Moderator: Jeff Ifrah, Esq.

Ifrah Law, PLLCWashington, DC

2011 Chapter 8 Updates

• What’s new• What’s out• Impact on Corporate Plea

Negotiations

Corporate Defense Today

• Defense Counsel Role• Government Counsel View• Obligation to

disclose/consequences

1. Contractor Kickback

1. Contractor Kickback - Options

• CEO of Public Company• CEO of Private Company• CEO counsel?• Disclosure concerns?

2. Foreign Bribery Allegations

2. Bribery: SEC & DOJ Actions

• Extent of waiver• Incriminating disclosure

obligations• Balancing cooperation &

pushback• Can DOJ and SEC share data?

3. The CEO & The Toxic Tort

Master Metals

Consolidated Smelting

3. CEO & Toxic Tort: Choices

• Intentional tort?• Indemnification of legal fees?• CEO Termination?

4. Employee Resistance

4. Employee Resistance

• Corporate Response• Government Response• Government analysis of terminations

4B. Material Misrepresentations By Employees

• Disclosure requirements?• Corporate Liability• Personal Liability

Questions?