2026 Annual Attorney Meeting

WWCDA Annual Meeting 2026

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The 2026 WWCDA® Annual Attorney Meeting & Leadership Retreat was held at the Pendry, San Diego, CA on March 9-11, 2026. 
 
The WWCDA Leadership Retreat (March 9-10) began with breakfast and a spa morning on March 9, followed by lunch and afternoon strategy meetings. The day concluded with a reception and dinner. On March 10, the morning started with breakfast meetings and then adjourned for lunch with our sponsors.
 
The WWCDA Annual Attorney Meeting (March 10-11) included two days of dynamic programming and invaluable networking opportunities. The meeting kicked off with lunch with our corporate sponsors on March 10, followed by activities, including panel discussions on hot topics, networking breaks, cocktails and dinner. On March 11, the day included breakfast and Part 1 of our 2026 Global Enforcement and Compliance Series. 

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wwcda Annual Attorney Meeting & Leadership Retreat

2026 Agenda

leadership retreat

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

Monday, March 9, 2026 (Leadership Retreat)

  • 7:30 am: Registration Opens
  • 8:00 am - 12:00 pm: Breakfast & Spa Wellness Activities 
    • 8:00 am - 9:00 am: Group Walk/Run (Meet in Lobby)
    • 9:00 am - 11:00 am: Breakfast & Chair Massage* on the Pool Deck 

*First come, first served while spots are available

    • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Spa Appointments
  • 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm: Lunch 
  • 12:30 pm - 6:00 pm: Leadership Retreat - Business Meeting 
  • 6:15 pm - 9:30 pm: Reception, Dinner and Trivia Night! (including invited Diamond Sponsor Representatives)

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 (Leadership Retreat)

  • 7:30 am: Registration Opens
  • 8:00 am - 9:00 am: Committee Breakfast Meetings (for all Committee Members & Committee Leaders)
  • 9:00 am - 9:45 am: Leadership Breakfast (Leaders Only and Invited Diamond Sponsor Representatives)
  • 10:30 am - 12:00 pm: Leadership Retreat - Business Meeting

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, or for details about membership criteria learn more here. You can also contact your chapter leader. To become a sponsor, learn more here

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 (Annual Meeting)

  • 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm: Annual Attorney Lunch hosted by our Corporate Sponsors
    (Lionfish)
  • 1:30 pm - 6:00 pm: Annual Meeting Programming and Networking
    • 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm: Recent Case Study: Path to a Corporate Non-Prosecution Agreement
    • 3:05 pm - 3:55 pm: Avoiding the Pitfalls: Expert Witness Best Practices
    • 4:10 pm - 5:00 pm: Expert Insights on Monitors and Receiverships: A New Frontier or Business as Usual?
    • 5:15 pm - 6:05 pm: Building Castles in Shifting Sands: A Senior Leaders' Roundtable Discussion of Legal & Compliance Priorities in Uncertain Times
  • 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm: Reception (Oxford Social Club)
  • 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Dinner (Ballroom)

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 (Annual Meeting)

  • 8:00 am - 10:00 am: Breakfast and Global Enforcement and Compliance Series Part 1

speaker lineup

LeaderShip Retreat SPEAKER: optimizing strategic connections - mastering the art of building and leveraging high impact networks


Tracy
Former Wall Street Executive, Advocate for Women in Business, Board Advisor, Speaker
TCN Advisors

Recent Case study: Path to a Corporate Non-Prosecution Agreement

Tuesday, March 10th (2:00 - 2:50 PM)

Amy
Partner, Welsh & Recker, Counsel for Former President of AIS
Philadelphia Chapter
Moderator
Christiana
Corporate Vice President, General Counsel, Life Sciences & Litigation, B. Braun of America Group of Companies

Jessica
Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Counsel for B. Braun of America and AIS
Philadelphia Chapter
Claire
Partner, Thompson Coburn LLP, Local Counsel for AIS
Missouri Chapter
Carolyn
Partner & Head of White Collar West Coast, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Counsel for B. Braun of America and AIS
San Francisco Chapter

AvoIding the Pitfalls: Expert Witness Best Practices

Tuesday, March 10th (3:05 - 3:55 PM)

Beidel
Member, White Collar and Government Investigations, Dykema Gossett PLLC
Michigan Chapter
Moderator
Shelly
Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting
Rachel
Vice President, Risk, Investigations & Analytics, Charles River Associates
New York Chapter
Anderson
Global Co-Leader, Investigations and Forensic Accounting, Senior Managing Director, Ankura
Dallas Chapter
Mariah
Managing Director, BDO
Florida Chapter
Toomey
Vice President & Managing Director, Global Investigations Practice Group, Epiq
Washington D.C. Chapter

Expert Insights on Monitors and Receiverships: A New Frontier or Business as Usual?

Tuesday, March 10th (4:10 - 5:00 PM)

Sandra
Partner and Co-Chair White Collar & Government Investigations, Morgan Lewis
Washington D.C. Chapter
Moderator
Lisa
Partner and Managing Director, AlixPartners
Washington D.C. Chapter
Carrie
Managing Director, Alvarez and Marsal - Disputes & Investigations
Florida Chapter
Krista
President, DEA Regulatory Compliance, Guidepost Solutions LLC
Washington D.C. Chapter
Karyl
Senior Managing Director, J.S. Held
Houston Chapter
Edwards
Partner, StoneTurn
Chicago Chapter

Building Castles in Shifting Sands: A Senior Leaders' Roundtable Discussion of Legal & Compliance Priorities in Uncertain Times

Tuesday, March 10th (5:15 - 6:05 PM)

Amy Longo
Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP
Los Angeles Chapter
Moderator
Hemma
Deputy General Counsel, Vice President, Head of Global Business Integrity, Docusign, Inc.
Kaitlin
Associate General Counsel and Senior Director, TP-Link Systems
Sally
Corporate Ethics Officer and Head of Corporate Function Compliance, Prudential Financial
Kaitlin Shannon
Lead Counsel, Meta
Soifer
Vice President, Legal & Chief Compliance Officer, Zura Bio Ltd.

Global Enforcement and Compliance Series Part 1: Enforcement Priorities in Year 2 of the Second Trump Administration

Wednesday, March 11th (8:00 - 10:00 AM)

Stephanie Siegmann
Partner, Hinckley Allen & Snyder, LLP
Boston Chapter
Moderator
Jessie Liu
Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia in first Trump Administration
Washington DC Chapter
Lisa Miller
Partner, Sidley Austin LLP, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for DOJ's Criminal Division Fraud and Appellate Sections
Washington DC Chapter
Soumya D
Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Washington DC Chapter
Gellie
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, former Chief of Counterintelligence & Export Control Section, DOJ's National Security Division
Washington DC Chapter
Thea Kendler
Partner, Mayer Brown LLP, former Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Department of Commerce, former DOJ Prosecutor
Washington DC Chapter
Erica MacDonald
Partner, Co-Chair of White Collar Defense & Investigations Team, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota in first Trump Administration
Minnesota Chapter

hotel information

The WWCDA room block is currently sold out. You are welcome to connect directly with the Pendry and book what is currently available on their site. Please note that inventory can change.

If your dates are not available and you would like to be added to the WWCDA waitlist, email events@wwcda.org and include your preferred check-in and check-out dates. 

If you need to cancel your existing reservation, please notify us at events@wwcda.org so we can assist other attendees on the waitlist. If you cancel without letting us know, we may not be able to add your room back into our block.

Other nearby hotel options include the following (approximate walk times): 

March 8


In-Person Meeting Disclaimer:  The Women’s White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA) is committed to the well-being of all event participants. Attendees should be aware that COVID-19 and other communicable illnesses remain present in our communities. By attending this event, you acknowledge and voluntarily assume the inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 or other illnesses, and you agree not to attend if you are feeling unwell, exhibiting symptoms of illness, or have had recent known exposure to someone with a communicable disease. 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-19 and other communicable illnesses, 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.