Sponsorship & Speaking Engagement

Sandpiper: Hot Topics in SEC and DOJ Regulation, Litigation and Enforcement 2025

November 20, 2025
Chicago, IL

Cooley LLP
110 N. Wacker Drive

Data Vortex Stream

Join us for our annual complimentary, invitation-only regulation, enforcement and litigation briefing featuring the views of the U.S. Attorney for N.D. Ill and two federal judges including the Chief Judge N.D. Ill. The agenda reflects the current focus on what’s next AND how important present and past perspectives are to inform where we are going.

Among the notable hot topics we will cover are:

  • Insider trading
  • Increasing role of state AGs
  • Merger compliance
  • Impact of whistleblowers from competitors as well as internal actors
  • Emergence of False Claims Act and Reverse False Claims Act actions as this important federal statute has been used to obtain billions of dollars in settlements and judgements in cases of fraud and false claims against the Government
  • Financial reporting and accounting fraud investigations
  • Other current Government priorities including immigration fraud, tariff, trade, and customs fraud

Faculty from the government

  • Hon. Jeremy C. Daniel, U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Chicago
  • Hon. Virginia M. Kendall, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Chicago
  • Andrew S. Boutros, United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, Chicago

Other panelists from law firms, corporate law departments, advisors

  • Zachary T. Fardon, Partner, King & Spalding, Chicago (Co-moderator)
  • Matthew L. Kutcher, Partner, Cooley LLP, Chicago (Co-moderator)
  • Megan Cunniff Church, Partner, MoloLamken LLP, Chicago
  • Nancy DePodesta, Partner, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Chicago
  • T. Markus Funk, Partner, White & Case LLP, Chicago
  • Joel M. Hammerman, Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Chicago
  • Jordan Kraner, Principal, Charles River Associates, Chicago
  • Jordan M. Matthews, Partner, Jones Day, Chicago
  • Andy Polovin, General Counsel, Tempus, Chicago
  • M. Sean Radcliffe, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, R1 RCM, Buena Vista, CO
  • John J. Sikora Jr., Partner, Latham & Watkins, Chicago
  • G. Scott Solomon, Vice President, Charles River Associates, Chicago
  • Deborah Steiner, Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, RRD, Chicago

Program: 8:30am – 1:00pm CT

CLE and CPE have been applied for.

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