Corporate Whistleblowing in the Coronavirus Era 2020
Practising Law Institute (PLI)
Webinaire | July.13.2020 | 1:30pm - 5:30pm (Eastern Standard Time)
Mike Delikat and Renee Phillips for Practising Law Institute (PLI)'s Corporate Whistleblowing in 2020 on July 13.
Mike and Renee will provide in-depth perspectives on recent regulatory and legal whistleblower developments, including the current and future direction of federal whistleblower programs in light of COVID-19, what to expect in regulatory enforcement in the coming year, the next wave of private whistleblower claims, and best practices for stakeholders on all sides in this rapidly evolving area.
CLE Credits Available: Y
- D: +1 212 506 5230
- E: [email protected]
Practice:
- Finance Sector
- Technology & Innovation Sector
- Droit du travail & Contentieux
- Lanceurs d'alerte et enquêtes d'entreprise
- Investigations internes
- Litiges en matière de secrets commerciaux
- Durée du travail
- Cybersécurité et confidentialité des données
- Contentieux complexes & Résolution des litiges
- Parité salariale
Mike Delikat Partner
New York Office
Michael Delikat, a partner in the New York office, was the previous Chair of Orrick's Global Employment Law Practice for over twenty years, which has employment law teams in the European Union, Asia as well as the United States.
He also is the founder of the firm’s Whistleblower Task Force. He previously served as the Managing Director of Orrick’s Litigation Division.
Under Mike's leadership, Orrick’s Employment Law & Litigation group was recently named Labor & Employment Department of the Year in California for the fourth consecutive year by The Recorder, the premier source for legal news, in recognition of their significant wins on behalf of leading multinational companies on today’s most complex and challenging employment law matters. The practice group has also been chosen as one of the top national employment law practices by Law 360. Chambers USA and Chambers Global has ranked him in Band 1 since it began publishing its rankings, noting he is a "giant of the employment bar, widely regard as an expert in whistleblowing matters and sex harassment claims","sought out by premier clients to handle high-stakes employment litigation and investigations," and "a very persuasive advocate who knows the law inside out and is able to get to the heart of the issue very quickly."
He represents a broad range of major corporations and other institutions including law firms in all facets of labor and employment law. Mike has an active trial, arbitration and appellate practice and handles a number of high-visibility class action and impact cases.
- D: +1 212 506 5153
- E: [email protected]
Practice:
- Finance Sector
- Lanceurs d'alerte et enquêtes d'entreprise
- Droit du travail & Contentieux
- Discrimination et harcèlement
Renee Phillips Partner
New York Office
Renee Phillips, partner in the New York office and Co-Head of Orrick’s Whistleblower Task Force, focuses her practice on employment litigation and counseling, with particular emphasis on Sarbanes-Oxley/Dodd-Frank whistleblower issues and internal investigations.
Renee has successfully defended employers in federal and state court litigations as well as administrative proceedings and arbitrations involving claims of discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, whistleblowing, trade secret misappropriation and other employment-related claims. She regularly counsels employers on a variety of employment-related issues and assists clients in creating and implementing human resources policies, whistleblower policies, negotiating and drafting executive contracts, restrictive covenants and other employment agreements, and conducting internal investigations.
Renee is the co-author of the PLI treatise, Corporate Whistleblowing in the Sarbanes-Oxley/Dodd-Frank Era. She regularly writes and speaks on whistleblower and other employment topics.