On October 25, 2007, the Project for Law and Business Ethics hosted a symposium entitled Unearthing Corporate Wrongdoing: Detecting and Dealing with Ethical Breaches in the Business World. The Symposium occurred in the courtroom at the University of Dayton School of Law. Students, alumni, practitioners, and other members of the community attended the event.
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Event Schedule:
Opening Remarks
Lisa Kloppenberg
Dean, University of Dayton School of Law
Panel One: Ethical Compliance and Monitoring Systems (CLICK TO WATCH PART 1 & PART 2) – The Delaware Chancery Court has held that directors and officers have a fiduciary duty to create ethical compliance and monitoring systems to prevent and detect wrongdoing. See In re Caremark International Inc. Derivative Litigation, 698 A.2d 959 (Del. Ch. 1996). This panel will explore the nature of this duty and the structuring and implementation of compliance and monitoring systems.
Moderator:
The Honorable Mary Kate Huffman
Judge, Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas & Adjunct Professor, University of Dayton School of Law
Speakers:
John Hasnas
Associate Professor, McDonough School of Business (Georgetown University) & Visiting Associate Professor of Law, Georgetown Law Center
Jon Hoak
Vice President, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, Hewlett-Packard
Steve Priest
President, Ethical Leadership Group
Panel Two: Internal Corporate Investigations (CLICK TO WATCH PART 1 & PART 2) – Once a possible ethical breach has been detected, corporations and business entities must determine the nature and the extent of the wrongdoing. Internal corporate investigations can be extraordinarily important in retaining investor confidence, surviving government investigations, and dealing with shareholder litigation. This panel will focus on the issues surrounding these investigations.
Moderator:
Lori Shaw
Dean of Students and Professor of Lawyering Skills, University of Dayton School of Law
Speakers:
Todd Carver
Law Vice President and Chief Legal Counsel, Teradata Corporation
J. Richard Chema
Partner, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Paul E. Fiorelli
Professor, Williams College of Business (Xavier University) & Director, Center for Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
Panel Three: Government Investigations and Shareholder Litigation (CLICK TO WATCH) – When an ethical breach occurs, external pressures on the corporation commonly come from two sources, the government and investors. This panel will explore the issues relating to government investigations and shareholder litigation.
Moderator:
Kelly Henrici
Executive Director of the Program in Law and Technology, University of Dayton School of Law
Speakers:
James R. Cummins
Chair, Corporate and Securities Department, Waite, Schneider, Bayless & Chesley
Brent Tabacchi
Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of Ohio
Robert Ridge
Partner, Thorp Reed & Armstrong
Closing Remarks
Eric Chaffee
Chair, Project for Law and Business Ethics & Assistant Professor, University of Dayton School of Law
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