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DRI’s Inaugural Government Enforcement And Corporate Compliance Seminar In The Nation’s Capital Kicks Off

Pietragallo’s James W. Kraus, chair of DRI’s Government Enforcement and Corporate Compliance Committee, John A. Schwab and Joseph D. Mancano are presenters at the Inaugural Government Enforcement and Corporate Compliance Seminar in Washington, D.C. which kicks off today.

Sweeping changes over the past decade have caused corporations, business executives, and in-house counsel to change the way they view their relationship with government agencies. For those who represent clients in today’s business environment, this seminar offers timely and hard-hitting presentations by experts, addressing the ever-increasing risk of civil, regulatory, and criminal liability for corporations and those who run them. Presentations and panel discussions will cover a broad spectrum of substantive areas and offer perspectives from in-house and outside counsel, government prosecutors, and officials.

Joseph D. Mancano will moderate the panel entitled, “The Intersection of Corporate Governance and Criminal Law.”

John A. Schwab will be a panelist on the panel entitled, “Data Wars: Securing Your Cyber-Footprint and Staying Ahead of the Curve.”

Is Your School Ready? Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act Amends Clery Reporting Obligations, Codifies Title IX Investigative Duties

As many institutions are quickly learning, colleges and universities face formidable federal compliance requirements under the Clery Act (“Clery”) and Title IX. The Department of Education has made it known: Clery violations likely will be fined at the maximum penalty of $35,000 for each violation.  Students and parents are now better informed and highly motivated to hold their schools accountable for failure to properly report and investigate incidents of sexual misconduct and offenses of domestic violence, dating violence and stalking.  Further, the plaintiffs’ bar is capitalizing on case law holding that Title IX creates a private right of action against educational institutions.  Read the full article here.

Reprinted with permission from the June 25, 2013 issue of the Legal Intelligencer. © 2013 ALM Media Properties, LLC. Further duplication without permission is prohibited. All rights reserved.