2025 Annual Attorney Meeting




The 2025 WWCDA® Leadership Retreat and Annual Attorney Meeting was held at The Mandarin Oriental Miami on March 3-5, 2025. See the highlights here!

The WWCDA Leadership Retreat (March 3-4) started with breakfast and spa morning on March 3, followed by lunch and afternoon strategy meetings. The day ended with a fun wine tasting, cocktails, and dinner. On March 4, the morning started off with a breakfast leadership meeting and then adjourned for lunch with our sponsors.  

The WWCDA Annual Attorney Meeting (March 4-5) was two days of dynamic programming and invaluable networking opportunities. The meeting kicked off with a leadership lunch with corporate sponsors on March 4, followed by fun and substantive activities, including panel discussions on hot legal topics, networking breaks, cocktails and dinner with a featured speaker. On March 5, the day started with breakfast and a panel discussion from experts in the legal field.

Check back soon for highlights of the meeting.

Schedule

Leadership Retreat

Invited guests are Chapter Leaders, Chapter Secretaries, Chapter Social Media Coordinators, and WWCDA Committee Chairs & Vice Chairs

March 3, 2025

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Breakfast & Spa Morning Wellness Activities
  8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.  Yoga (optional)
  9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  Breakfast, Chair Massage & Networking (optional)
12:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Lunch and Leadership Retreat Meeting
   2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Leadership Keynote Presentation by Michele DeStefano, Professor of Law University of Miami, Visiting Faculty Harvard Law School, Program Chair Harvard Law School Exec Ed., Founder of MOVELAW
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Networking Reception and Interactive Activity including invited Diamond Sponsor representatives
7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.  Dinner

                     

March 4, 2025

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Committee Breakfast Meetings (Committee Members & Leaders Only)
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Leadership Breakfast (Leaders Only) and invited Diamond Sponsor representatives
9:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  Leadership Retreat Meeting, Cont'd.


Annual Attorney Meeting

Invited guests are attorney members and ticketed corporate sponsors. To check your membership type view your profile, if you have a question about your membership type, details about membership criteria learn more here. You can also contact your chapter. To become a sponsor, learn more here

March 4, 2025

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.  Leadership Lunch with Sponsors (members invited)
1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Annual Meeting Programming and Networking
   1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Around the World: White Collar Hot Topics

   3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Diamond Sponsors: Partnering for our Future

   4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

General Counsel Viewpoints: Navigating Risk & Counsel Selection

6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Dinner with Keynote Speaker The Honorable Jacqueline Becerra, United States District Judge Southern District of Florida

               

March 5, 2025

8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Breakfast and Global Enforcement and Compliance Series Part 1

   

LeaderShip Retreat SPEAKER

Michele DeStefano
Professor of Law, University of Miami
Visiting Faculty, Harvard Law School
Program Chair, Harvard Law School Executive Ed.,
Founder, MOVELAW

KEYNOTE Dinner SPEAKER

Michele DeStefano
United States District Judge,
Southern District of Florida

Around the World: White Collar Hot Topics

Join our experts from around the world to explore recent enforcement trends, regulator expectations, and best practices.

Jennifer Schubert
Partner, MoloLamken
New York Chapter
Moderator
Caroline Day
Partner, Kingsley Napley LLP
London Chapter

Soumya Dayanada
Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher 
Washington DC Chapter
Adrienne Frazior
Partner, Polsinelli 
Dallas Chapter
Muriel Goldberg-Darmon
Partner, Cohen & Gresser
France Chapter
Gabriela M. Ruiz
Partner, King & Ruiz LLP
Florida Chapter

Sophie Scemla
Partner, Gide Loyette Nouel
France Chapter

Diamond Sponsor Panel: Partnering for our Future

Part 1: Case Reviews (Money Laundering, Fraud, Financial Restatements, False Claims Act, and Crypto)

Part 2: Navigating Change & Sponsor Partnership Recommendations

Stacey F. Gottlieb
WWCDA Annual Meeting Co-Chair
Partner, Papetti Samuels Weiss McKirgan LLP
Phoenix Chapter
Moderator
Amanda Raad
WWCDA Annual Meeting Co-Chair
Co-lead, Anti-Corruption & International Risk and Crisis
Management & Investigations, Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP
London Chapter
Moderator
Mandy Asgeirsson
Director, BRG
Washington DC Chapter
Kyla Curly
Partner
StoneTurn
Lindi Jarvis
Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting
Seattle Chapter
Susan G. Markel
Partner/Managing Director, AlixPartners
Washington DC Chapter
Mariah Rodriguez
Managing Director
BDO
Stephanie Talamantez
Managing Director
Guidepost Solutions LLC
Michelle Taylor
Vice President, CRA - Risk,
Investigations & Analytics
Washington DC Chapter
Suzanne Thompson
Senior Director, Alvarez & Marsal
Disputes and Investigations LLC
San Francisco Chapter
Danielle Wolford
Senior Director, 
JS Held
Chicago Chapter

General Counsel Viewpoints: Navigating Risk & Counsel Selection

Susan Bozorgi
WWCDA Global Vice Chair
Managing Partner, Bozorgi Law, PLLC
Florida Chapter
Moderator
Ruchi Kaushal
VP, General Counsel
Cable & Wireless Communications
Yasbel Perez
Junior Counsel
Bradesco Bank
Effie Silva
SVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

Global Enforcement and Compliance Series Part 1

Irina Sivanchenko
Senior Attorney, Anti-Corruption & International Risk and Investigations, Ropes & Gray LLP
New York Chapter
Moderator
Alise Johnson
Senior Trial Counsel
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Lindsey Lazopoulos Friedman

Lindsey Lazopoulos Friedman
Assistant United States Attorney Chief, Major Crimes Section
Southern District of Florida

Thank you to our annual sponsors






COVID safe event practices and waiver of liability will be required. Attendees must be fully vaccinated or have a negative COVID test (taken within 24 hours of the event). In accordance with local regulations, masks are optional. By accepting this invitation, you are confirming that you will only attend the event if you comply with these requirements and that you will not attend the event if you feel unwell or experience any COVID symptoms. Please note that while WWCDA is putting in place a range of precautions to ensure the health and safety of event attendees, by accepting this invitation, you are confirming that you understand and assume the risk of possible COVID exposure. Further, by attending the event, you assume all risks, hazards, and dangers arising from or relating in any way to the risk of contracting COVID, whether that exposure occurs before, during, or after the event, and regardless of how caused or contracted, and you hereby waive any and all claims and potential claims against the Women's White Collar Defense Association.

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Cancellations: Tickets to the Annual Attorney Meeting are non-refundable.