White-Collar Crime Conference

This panel of seasoned health care fraud enforcement practitioners will review the past year’s developments. We’ll examine the current state of criminal and civil enforcement in Massachusetts and nationwide. And we will discuss current trends and forecasts for this era and beyond. Join us for a lively discussion.

• Moderator: Amanda P. Masselam Strachan, Partner, WilmerHale LLP
• Kevin Lownds, Division Chief at Medicaid Fraud Division, Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office
• Michelle J. Shapiro, Partner, ArentFox Schiff LLP
• Kelly Begg Lawrence, Partner, Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
• Gregg Shapiro, Whistleblower Attorney, Gregg Shapiro Law

Additional speakers to be announced

This panel will examine the evolving landscape of securities and financial crime enforcement, with perspectives from federal and state enforcement agencies. Panelists will discuss emerging enforcement priorities, coordination across agencies, and key developments shaping investigations and prosecutions. The conversation will highlight recent cases, policy shifts, and practical insights for navigating today’s enforcement expectations.

• Moderator: Caitlyn M. Campbell, Partner, McDermott Will & Schulte LLP
• David Morrell, Deputy Director, Northeast, SEC Division of Enforcement
• Anthony Leone, Deputy Secretary, Securities Division, Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth
• Daniel O’Connor, Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP

Additional speakers to be announced

The panel will explore recent enforcement trends impacting higher education institutions including colleges and universities as well as academic medical centers.  Topics will include DEI, research integrity, cybersecurity and data privacy, Title VI discrimination investigations, and national security/immigration issues.

• Moderator: Christine G. Savage, Partner in Litigation and Investigations, Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
• Michelle Pascucci, State Trial Counsel, Office of the Attorney General
• George P. Varghese, Partner, WilmerHale LLP
• Megan A. Siddall, Partner, Cloherty & Steinberg LLP
• Denise Barton, Chief Deputy General Counsel, University of Massachusetts, Office of the General Counsel

Federal immigration enforcement has entered a new era — one with profound implications for individuals, families, employers, and multinational enterprises alike. This panel will examine the defense bar’s expanding role in representing clients caught in the crosshairs of ICE enforcement actions and workplace raids, including the device, data privacy, and intellectual property considerations that arise in cross-border contexts. Panelists will also address the international dimensions of the enforcement landscape, including OFAC sanctions exposure, import/export controls, and the compliance challenges facing companies operating across jurisdictions. Join us for a timely and wide-ranging conversation on the intersection of immigration law, corporate risk, and white-collar defense.

• Moderator: Vikas S. Dhar, Partner, Dhar Law, LLP
• Sara Miron Bloom, Legal Director, Mass Deportation Defense, Former Acting U.S. Attorney for D-RI
• Susan Church, Chief Operating Officer and Legal Advisor, Office for Refugees & Immigrants Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Todd C. Pomerleau, Partner, Rubin Pomerleau, P.C.
• Dan Mancini, Wolfsdorf Rosenthal, LLP

From the trading engines of prediction markets to the blockchain, and from overseas boardrooms to international sports betting apps, the white collar enforcement playing field is shifting with technology, data accessibility and across geographies.  This panel will discuss current and anticipated enforcement trends in cutting-edge areas such as proposition betting and prediction markets, cryptocurrency, AI-enabled fraud, data driven investigations and FCPA and international issues such as sanctions enforcement, and among others.

• Moderator: Aloke S. Chakravarty, Partner, Saul Ewing LLP
• Jordi De Llano, Global Financial Crimes Officer, Vice President, Sr. Corporate Counsel, Liberty Mutual Insurance
• Michael B. Homer, Partner, Dynamis LLP
• Karen Wells, Special Counsel, Butters Brazilian LLP

Additional speakers to be announced

• Chief Judge Denise J. Casper, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts