Every year I kick off the week of the Compliance Week annual conference by spot-lighting what I suspect will be the most interesting, important, or just plan newsworthy sessions we have on our agenda. This year we have so many prominent keynote speakers and so many pressing issues, the choices are harder than ever to make. Expect regular coverage of the conference throughout the week and in our June 11 newsletter, but for now…
Jed Rakoff. U.S. District Court Judge Jed Rakoff—he who has gone mano a mano with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pushing for more severe sanctions for corporate misconduct; he who has written extensively on securities law, the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, and effective compliance programs—will deliver a keynote address on Tuesday morning. I spoke with Rakoff a few weeks ago about his speech, and he hinted that he’ll share his views about the increasing scope of responsibility for corporate compliance and legal departments, and the dilemmas and pressures thereof. Somehow I suspect many attendees will be quite familiar with those dilemmas and pressures.
