Compliance & Ethics Institute

Foley Partners Pamela Johnston and Cheryl Wagonhurst are speaking at the Society or Corporate Compliance & Ethics (SCCE) "Compliance & Ethics Institute," September 13 - 16, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ms. Johnston is speaking on September 15, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. with Lori S. Richardson Pelliccioni, PhD, JD, Assistant Professor at UCLA’s School of Public Health, Department of Health Services. Their session is titled "Federal Monitors: What to Expect and How to Avoid Problems." Topics that will be covered include:

• Educate in house counsel and compliance officers about the nuts and bolts of monitorships
• Help such persons protect their companies so that a monitor is not necessary
• Promote discussion about the costs and benefits associated with monitorships

Ms. Wagonhurst is speaking on September 15, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. with Marcella Henry, Compliance Officer at Sunrise Community, Inc. Their session is titled "Practical Challenges of Implementing a Compliance Program in the Not-for-Profit Sector." Topics that will be covered include:

• Why should a not-for-profit establish a compliance program?
• Learn about “Tone at the Top” support that is needed
• Challenges that can be stumbling blocks and growing pains, internally and externally, and how to get cooperation and buy in internally
• How to be creative with developing training with limited resources
• Learn about the importance of evaluating the compliance program externally

Ms. Wagonhurst is also speaking on September 16, 2009 from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. with David Childers, CIPP, CEO and President at EthicsPoint, Inc. and Amanda Mayhew, General Counsel & Privacy Officer at Ethics Point, Inc. Their session is titled "Doing More with Less: Obstacle or Opportunity for Compliance Leaders?" Topics that will be covered include:

• Optimize your compliance spending
• Turn operational compliance “silos” into “synergies”
• Build a compliance program with limited funds and staff
• Evaluate and prioritize your risk, knowledge and transparency requirements
• Improve the implementation of your compliance goals and programs
• Change your approach and do more with less without diluting effectiveness
• Present your ideas and get senior management buy-in