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POSTPONED
This program is postponed and will not take place on October 22-23, 2025 as previously announced.
- Speakers, session times and credit hours are subject to change.
Ethics | 
Professionalism | 
Trial Practice
- Presiding:
- Brian F. McEvoy, Program Co-Chair; Partner, BakerHostetler LLP, Atlanta, GA
- Gabriel L. Imperato, Program Co-Chair; Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Hon. Joe D. Whitley, Program Co-Chair; Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, Atlanta, GA
Tuesday,
October 21, 2025
- 5:00–7:00 p.m.
- Registration
- 6:00–8:00 p.m.
- Welcome Dinner Reception
Wednesday,
October 22, 2025
- 7:30
- Registration and Breakfast
- 8:20
- Introduction
- Julia D. Neighbors, ICLE Director, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta, GA
- 8:25
- Welcome and Program Overview
- Brian F. McEvoy
- Gabriel L. Imperato
- Hon. Joe D. Whitley
- 8:30
- GOVERNMENT ENFORCEMENT IN THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION
- Moderator:
- Kirk Ogrosky, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP, Washington, D.C.
- Panelists:
- Randy S. Chartash, Owner, Chartash Law, LLC, Atlanta, GA
- James D. “Jim” Durham, Partner, Griffin Durham Tanner Clarkson LLC, Savannah, GA
- Theodore S. Hertzberg, U.S. Attorney, United States Attorney’s Office Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta, GA
- William R. “Will” Keyes, U.S. Attorney, United States Attorney’s Office Middle District of Georgia, Macon, GA
- 9:30
- COOPERATION, SELF-DISCLOSURE AND RESOLUTION
- Moderator:
- Sanford V. Teplitzky, Senior Counsel, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, Baltimore, MD
- Panelists:
- Amy E. Fouts, Partner, BakerHostetler LLP, Atlanta, GA
- Jillian D. Willis, Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Washington, D.C.
- 10:45
- Break
- 11:00
- FALSE CLAIMS ACT DEVELOPMENTS
- Moderator:
- Jonathan L. Diesenhaus, Partner, Hogan Lovells, Washington, D.C.
- Panelists:
- Susan C. Atkinson, Partner, Smith Gambrell & Russell, LLP, Atlanta, GA
- John T. “Tom” Clarkson, Partner, Griffin Durham Tanner Clarkson LLC, Atlanta, GA
- Michael D. Granston, Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
- William T. “Taylor” McNeill, Deputy Civil Chief, Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Middle District of Georgia, Macon, GA
- 12:15
- LUNCH
- KEYNOTE SPEAKER
- Hon. Michael P. Boggs, Chief Justice (RET.), Partner, HunterMaclean, St. Simons Island, GA
- 1:30
- AN INSIDER’S PERSPECTIVE – GENERAL COUNSEL & COMPLIANCE PROFESSIONALS
- Moderator:
- Leo Reichert, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, WellStar Health Systems, Kennesaw, GA
- Panelists:
- T. Mills Fleming, Partner, HunterMaclean, Savannah, GA
- Kathryn S. Hutton, Managing Senior Counsel, McKesson Corporation, Atlanta, GA
- 2:30
MEDICAID FRAUD ENFORCEMENT
Moderator:
James P. “Jim” Mooney, Deputy Attorney General of the Medicaid Fraud Division, Office of the Attorney General, Atlanta, GA
Panelists:
Robert M. Brennan, Partner, Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs,LLP Atlanta, GA
Kurt R. Erskine, Government Investigations Chair, Polsinelli, Atlanta, GA
- 3:30
- Break
- 3:45
- A CONVERSATION: MANAGED CARE FRAUD AND ENFORCEMENT
- Edward A. Baker, Partner, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Berstein, New York, NY
- Daniel Meron, Partner, Lathan & Watkins LLP, Washington, D.C.
- 5:00
- Recess
- 6:00–8:00 p.m.
- Dinner
Thursday,
October 23, 2025
- 8:00
- Registration and Breakfast
- 8:45
- Introductory Remarks
- Brian F. McEvoy
- Gabriel L. Imperato
- Hon. Joe D. Whitley
- 9:00
- TRIAL PRACTICE DEMONSTRATION – PRECISION LENS
- Moderator:
- Hon. Joe D. Whitley
- Panelists:
- Thomas Beimers, Partner, Hogan Lovells, Minneapolis, MN
- Joseph T. Dixon, III, Shareholder, Fredrikson & Byron P.A., Minneapolis, MN
- Bahram Samie, Counsel, Robins Kaplan LLP, Minneapolis, MN
- 10:00
- COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS, CORPORATE INTEGRITY AGREEMENTS, INDEPENDENT REVIEW ORGANIZATIONS AND BOARD EXPERTS
- Moderator:
- Gabriel L. Imperato
- Panelists:
- C. Patrick Braley, Shareholder, Bennett Thrasher P.C., Atlanta, GA
- Steve W. Ortquist, Founder and Principal, Managing Director, Arete Compliance Solutions, Phoenix, AZ
- 11:15
- Break
- 11:30
- HANDLING A CRIMINAL HEALTHCARE FRAUD CASE
- Moderator:
- Ralph J. Caccia, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, D.C.
- Panelists:
- E. Bart Daniel, Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Charleston, SC
- Brian F. McEvoy
- Brian Rafferty, Founder, Rafferty Law Firm, Atlanta, GA
- Jill E. Steinberg, Partner, Ballard Spahr LLP, Atlanta, GA
- 12:30
- Lunch
- 1:30
- MEDIATING AND NEGOTIATING A FALSE CLAIMS ACT CASE
- Moderator:
- Michael E. Clark, Senior Counsel, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, Houston, TX
- Panelists:
- Edgar D. Bueno, Partner, HunterMaclean, Savannah, GA
- Bradford Patrick, Deputy Chief, United States Attorney’s Office Southern District of Georgia, Savannah, GA
- Jonathan A. Porter, Partner, Husch Blackwell LLP, Washington, D.C.
- Emily C. Ward, Founding Partner, Barron Ward LLC, Atlanta, GA
- 2:30
- ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR RELATOR, DEFENSE AND GOVERNMENT COUNSEL
- Moderator:
- Habib F. Ilahi, Partner, SChertler Onorato Mead & Sears, Washington, D.C.
- Panelists:
- R. Joseph “Joey” Burby, IV, Partner, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA
- Jacklyn DeMar, President and CEO, The Anti-Fraud Coalition, Washington, D.C.
- Jennifer G. Solari, Partner, BakerHostetler LLP, Atlanta, GA
- 3:30
- Adjourn
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October 22 Conference Dinner
Join the October 22 Conference Dinner, from 6 – 8 p.m.
Attendee and guest dinner tickets are $100. There is limited availability.
Dinner is complimentary for presenters.
More details to come.
POSTPONED
This program is postponed and will not take place on October 22-23, 2025 as previously announced.
Location
371 Riverview Dr, Jekyll Island, Georgia 31527, United States
912-319-4349
www.jekyllclub.com
