corporate plea negotiations and sentencing stevan bunnell, esq. o’melveny & myers, llp...
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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
Corporate Defense Today
• Defense Counsel Role• Government Counsel View• Obligation to
disclose/consequences
1. Contractor Kickback - Options
• CEO of Public Company• CEO of Private Company• CEO counsel?• Disclosure concerns?
2. Bribery: SEC & DOJ Actions
• Extent of waiver• Incriminating disclosure
obligations• Balancing cooperation &
pushback• Can DOJ and SEC share data?
4. Employee Resistance
• Corporate Response• Government Response• Government analysis of terminations
4B. Material Misrepresentations By Employees
• Disclosure requirements?• Corporate Liability• Personal Liability