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January 6, 2017
Day Pitney Hosts Speech by EDNY U.S. Attorney to ABA Committee
On January 5, Day Pitney hosted a speech by Robert L. Capers, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, to the White Collar Crime Committee of the American Bar Association's Business Law Section (WCCC) at the firm's New York City office. In his speech, Mr. Capers discussed recent prominent dispositions and ongoing initiatives by his Office that target fraud in the banking and securities industries, enforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and combat global cybercrime. He also emphasized the pivotal role of white collar practitioners in internal investigations and in assuring fair dispositions of charges relating to corporate action. (Day Pitney partner Jed Davis chairs the WCCC's Cybercrime Subcommittee.)