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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and E-Discovery

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC Presents:

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and E-Discovery

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

200 Lothrop Street

505 Iroquois Building

Pittsburgh, PA  15213

This course has been approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for 2 hours of CLE Credit.

Registration Fee - $50.00

Presented by:

Dale Hershey, Esq.

Thomas O'Connor

Mark A. Willard, Esq.

Course Outline:

Registration - 9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - Illegal Bribery - 9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

Break - 10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Document Retention Strategies for Healthcare Providers and the Consequences of Failing to Preserve Discoverable Information - 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Course Description: 

Dale Hershey will discuss the requirements of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the penalties for violations, enforcement procedures by the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission, recent cases brought under the Act, other steps taken by international organizations against corruption and bribery, and checklists for people involved in international trade to enable them to avoid problems under the Act.

Mark Willard will discuss the healthcare provider's special requirements to preserve information and the requirements of a compliant document retention policy. Tom O'Connor will discuss the duty to preserve information when litigation can be reasonably anticipated and recent decisions imposing sanctions for the inability or failure to respond to electronic discovery requests.

To register please contact Karen McGuire at 412.566.1901 or via e-mail at kmcguire@eckertseamans.com.