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Follow on Google News | Doreen Klein, Senior Counsel, McKool Smith to Speak at KC’s EventFor further details, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org/ About Doreen Klein Doreen Klein is Senior Counsel in McKool Smith’s New York office. Ms. Klein has extensive experience in False Claims Act litigation, financial fraud cases, and white collar defense matters, including government and internal investigations involving allegations such as bribery and insurance, mail, and wire fraud, along with complex civil litigation related to such matters. Ms. Klein previously spent 15 years with the New York County District Attorney's Office, where she served in the Frauds, Trial and appeals Bureaus. During her time as a prosecutor, she investigated and prosecuted cases involving varied offenses, including securities fraud, fraudulent private placements, embezzlement, and insurance kickbacks. About McKool Smith McKool Smith lawyers have significant experience representing whistleblowers in cases of fraud committed against government entities. Our practice includes former federal and state prosecutors, who have experience working on both sides of the courtroom. We work closely with federal, state, and local government lawyers in the prosecution of qui tam and other fraud cases involving government funds and programs, and have successfully tried False Claims Act cases to verdict. This array of experience gives our attorneys a unique handle to guide clients through complex False Claims Act provisions as well as SEC and IRS whistleblower legislation. With more than 185 trial lawyers across offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Marshall, New York, Silicon Valley, and Washington, DC, McKool Smith has established a reputation as one of America’s leading trial firms. Over the past seven years, the firm has secured nine nine-figure jury verdicts, as well as nine eight-figure jury verdicts. The firm has also won more VerdictSearch and The National Law Journal “Top 100 Verdicts” over the last seven years than any other law firm in the country. Courtroom successes like these have earned McKool Smith critical acclaim and helped the firm become what The Wall Street Journal describes as “one of the biggest law firm success stories of the past decade.” McKool Smith represents leading clients in complex commercial litigation, intellectual property, bankruptcy, and white collar defense matters. Event Synopsis: In March 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals, ruling in Wiest v. Lynch, determined that an employee who expresses ‘reasonable belief’ of an accounting irregularity is a whistleblower. In November 2014, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued its Annual Report to Congress on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program. There was a dramatic increase in whistleblowing cases in 2014. Also in 2014, the U.S. Justice Department garnered approximately $5.7 billion in civil settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act; predominantly in fraud against Medicare, Medicaid, and other government health care programs. Today, the laws defining, protecting, and rewarding corporate whistleblowers have increased in breadth and number. The law also defines the type of conduct that triggers legal protection of whistleblowers against retaliation. The SEC will continue to monitor employment contracts for language that prohibits employees from reporting fraud and other wrongdoing to the government and, focus upon companies that harass, threaten, and terminate employees for whistleblowing. As such, the potential for whistleblowing corporate liability for claimed retaliation will increase in 2015. Corporate compliance officers need to ensure that they can monitor and assess progress, timeliness, quality, and outcomes of their internal cases, ease and encourage early internal reporting, and monitor contracts to eliminate retaliation risk. Corporate policies should include robust anti-retaliation policies that address the growing range of activities considered to under whistleblowing law. Employers also must address the potential and serious risk of retaliation liability under laws such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Dodd Frank Act, False Claims Act, and the Occupational Safety and Health Act; among others. A panel of key thought leaders and practitioners assembled by The Knowledge Group will provide a discussion of the fundamentals and latest updates surrounding this topic. The panel of speakers will help you to avoid common pitfalls and risk and to develop Best Practices and Trends in Dealing with Corporate Whistleblowing Violations in 2015 and Beyond. Key topics include: § Whistleblowing Defined § Investigating and Responding Corporate Whistleblowing § Whistleblowing Provisions § Anti-Retaliation Provision § Reporting Whistleblowing § Corporate Whistleblowing Risk § Foreign Whistleblowers Rights § Facing Corporate Whistleblowing Allegations § Best Practices in Corporate Whistleblowing Violations § Regulatory Developments § Sanctions for Non-compliance About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series The Knowledge Group was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org End
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