2022 White-Collar Crime Conference
Thursday, May 5, 2022
12:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Location
Aloft Boston | Seaport District
401 D St, Boston, MA 02210
BBA Members: $460
Gov. Lawyer Members: $250
Non-Members: $560
Discounted group rates available. Contact Mariah Hanlon at mhanlon@bostonbar.org
Join law firm defense counsel, government prosecutors, in-house counsel, judges, and corporate professionals for timely guidance and analysis on recent white-collar crime cases and practice developments.
Don’t miss the signature professional development and networking event for Boston’s white-collar crime bar.
All updates to the conference agenda and speaker lineup will be posted here.

Keynote Fireside Chat
We are pleased to announce that Rachael S. Rollins, U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, will be joining us at our annual White-Collar Crime Conference. She will sit down with Natashia Tidwell of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP to discuss her vision and priorities for the office as well as what to look for moving forward.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM
Healthcare Fraud Update
- Moderator: Greg Noonan – Partner, Hogan Lovells
- Kelly Lawrence – Assistant U.S Attorney, Chief, Health Care Fraud Unit
- Abraham George – Assistant U.S. Attorney, Chief, Affirmative Civil Enforcement, U.S. Attorney’s Office
- Gregg Shapiro – Partner, Newman & Shapiro
- Miranda Hooker – Partner, Troutman Pepper
- Toby Unger – Chief of the Medicaid Fraud Division, Office of Massachusetts Attorney General
1:20 PM – 1:30 PM
Break
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
Financial Crimes Update
- Rua Kelly – Senior Trial Attorney, U.S Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
- Jordi de Llano – Partner, Troutman Pepper
- Stephen Frank – Chief of the Securities, Financial & Cyber Fraud Unit, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts
2:20 PM – 2:30 PM
Break
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM
Cryptocurrency and Money Laundering
- Seth Kosto – Deputy Chief, Securities, Financial, and Cyber Fraud Unit, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts
- Eric Rosen – Partner, Roche Freedman
- Jeremy Gray – Senior Litigation Counsel, Circle
- Amy Burkart – Trial Attorney, U.S Securities & Exchange Commission
- David Lazarus – Partner, Verrill
Charging and Sentencing
- Moderator: Jessica Conklin – Senior Counsel, Laredo & Smith
- Dustin Chao – Assistant U.S Attorney, U.S Attorney’s Office
- Jennifer Cotter – Deputy Chief, Criminal Bureau, Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General
- Megan Siddall – Managing Partner, Miner Siddall
- Giselle Joffre – Partner, Co-Chair, White Collar Crime & Government Investigations Practice, Foley Hoag
3:15 PM – 3:25 PM
Break
Break
3:25 PM– 4:10 PM
Foreign Influence Concerns in Scientific Research
- Moderator: Seth B. Orkand – Partner, Robinson + Cole LLP
- B. Stephanie Siegmann – Partner, Hinckley Allen
- Jeff Seo – Assistant Vice Provost for Research Compliance, Northeastern University
- Robert Fisher – Partner, Nixon Peabody
Corporate Cooperation
- Moderator: Linda Ricci – Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig
- Amanda Strachan – Deputy Chief, Criminal Division, United States Attorney’s Office
- Nathaniel Mendell – Partner, Morrison & Foerster
- Sarah Walters – Partner, McDermott Will & Emery
- Roberto Braceras – Deputy General Counsel, Head of Litigation, Fidelity
4:10 PM – 4:20 PM
Break
Break
4:20 PM – 5:05 PM
Fireside Chat with Rachael S. Rollins, U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts
- Moderator: Natashia Tidwell – Partner, Saul Ewing
- Rachael S. Rollins – U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts
5:05 PM – 6:30 PM
Networking Reception
ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Co-Chair
Greg Noonan
Hogan Lovells

Co-Chair
Doreen Rachal
Sidley

Patrick Callahan
U.S. Attorney’s Office

Jessica Conklin
Laredo & Smith

Seth Orkand
Robinson + Cole

Linda Ricci
Greenberg Traurig

Natashia Tidwell
Saul Ewing
REGISTRATION
BOSTON BAR MEMBERS
- Boston Bar Members: $460
- Government Lawyer Members: $250
NON-MEMBERS
- Standard Non-Member: $560
SPONSORSHIP
If you are interested in sponsoring the White Collar Crime Conference, please contact Mariah Hanlon at mhanlon@bostonbar.org.
THANK YOU TO OUR PREMIER SPONSORS
THANK YOU TO OUR PARTICIPATING SPONSORS
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