Whether you are the subject of an investigation or a witness, how you respond to a subpoena and navigate the process can mean the difference between a favorable outcome and a full-blown crisis.
SPECIAL REMARKS BY:
Kevin S. Barstow
Chief Oversight Counsel
Committee on Energy and Commerce
U.S. House of Representatives
Krista Boyd
General Counsel
House Committee on Oversight and Reform
DeLisa Lay Ragsdale
Chief Investigative Counsel
U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
Robert B. Parmiter
Deputy Staff Director & Chief Counsel
House Judiciary Committee
Distinguished Chair
Karen Elizabeth Christian
Partner
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
(Former General Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Chief Counsel to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations)
Join legal practitioners, PR and lobby firms, in-house professionals and more stakeholders for candid, practical discussion on new, emerging challenges, including:
- What it now takes to negotiate effectively and “push back” in the current political climate
- Privilege, trade secrets and confidentiality: Satisfying a Committee’s request vs. limiting the scope of document production or markings
- The lengths and limits of congressional subpoena power, and how it is now being enforced
- Concrete examples of what a potential witness can expect when being questioned by a committee or staff member
- The finer points of managing parallel investigations by multiple committees and enforcement agencies
- Calibrating your strategy for Congressional vs. Executive Branch investigations
- Costly lessons from recent developments and preparing for new congressional priorities
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