Inspectors General to Examine Current Enforcement Activity and Trends in Regulatory Agencies

WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 5, 2011 — Inspectors general of the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Housing Finance Agency who work to achieve efficiency in the federal government will speak at a forum analyzing the current enforcement activity and trends involving regulatory agencies at the American Bar Association in Washington, D.C., Dec. 7.

The IGs will describe their work and how it relates to criminal prosecutions, civil enforcement proceedings and debarments.

There is no charge for media to cover this event. A reception sponsored by the ABA Criminal Justice Section and Artifice Forensic immediately follows the program. To RSVP, please contact Betsy Adeboyejo at betsy.adeboyejo@americanbar.org.

The event is sponsored by the ABA White Collar Crime Committee’s D.C. Regional Subcommittee.

What:    ABA White Collar Crime Committee (A Forum on Inspectors General: An Analysis of Current Enforcement Activity and Trends Involving Regulatory Agencies)

Panelists:

• Cynthia Schnedar,  acting inspector general, U.S. Department of Justice
• H. David Kotz, inspector general,  U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
• Steve Linick,  inspector general, Federal Housing Finance Agency

When:   Wednesday, Dec. 7, 6-7:30 pm

Where:  American Bar Association, 740 15^th Street NW, 9^th Floor,  Washington, D.C.

With nearly 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is the world’s largest voluntary professional membership organization. As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.

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