Greenbaum partners Robert B. Hille and Mary E. Toscano will present the program “The Challenge of Crisis Lawyering, Part II: When DOJ or other Regulators Come Knocking – What to Do (and What NOT to Do)” at the Association of Corporate Counsel New Jersey chapter’s 22nd Annual All-Day CLE Conference, which will be conducted this year as a virtual event throughout the months of September and October 2024. The firm’s presentation is scheduled for Thursday, October 10, 2024 from 9:00am – 10:00am and will be delivered as a live webinar on the ACCNJ’s Zoom platform. The presentation will be moderated by ACCNJ member Jack Henschel.
The Department of Justice, the Attorney General, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Office of the Inspector General are just a few of the law enforcement and regulatory agencies whose contact with a company, or its employees, can cause in-house and corporate counsel to panic. While few expect that they or their employees will be contacted by these agencies, it happens – and it happens more frequently than some might realize.
This presentation will go beyond a discussion of the practical considerations of crisis management for a deeper dive. The program will provide corporate counsel teams with the basic tools needed to prepare for and respond to the four most common ways companies and their employees encounter law enforcement: civil investigative demands, interviews, subpoenas, and search warrants. The panel will address each of these investigative tools, how in-house counsel should respond to them, and the ethical dilemmas that they raise.
Mr. Hille focuses his practice in litigation, with a particular emphasis on trial advocacy. His areas of concentration include insurance, healthcare law, professional liability and ethics, and white-collar criminal matters, including those related to professional ethics. Mr. Hille has extensive trial expertise that encompasses insurance defense and coverage cases, healthcare disputes, professional liability defense, fraud and abuse, and regulatory issues. He is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney.
Ms. Toscano focuses her practice on white collar criminal defense, internal corporate investigations and complex civil litigation. Her work encompasses the defense of clients in criminal investigations, RICO actions, contract and business disputes, and allegations of legal malpractice. She is experienced in all aspects of litigation, including internal investigations on behalf of financial institutions and other corporate entities, pre-trial motions and plea negotiations, and trial and post-trial proceedings, and has tried numerous cases to verdict.