Senator George J. Mitchell
Distinguished Diplomat and Former U.S. Senator

In his illustrious 14 year career in the Senate, Mitchell served as Senate Majority Leader from 1989-1995 and for six consecutive years he was voted "the most respected member" of the Senate by a bipartisan group of senior congressional aides. His two-years as chair of the peace negotiations between the United Kingdom and Ireland ended decades of conflict, earned him worldwide praise, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. Mitchell, one of Washington’s most trusted leaders and effective arbitrators, might be best known for leading two high-profile independent investigations – a Special Commission investigating allegations of impropriety in the bidding process for the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games, and a large-scale investigation for Major League Baseball into potential usage of anabolic steroids and human growth hormones (HGH) by its players.

Alice S. Fisher
Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice

Alice Fisher was appointed in August 2005 as Assistant Attorney General to head the Criminal Division in the United States Department of Justice. Prior to the appointment, she was a Partner for Latham & Watkins and had previously served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General for two years with responsibilities for managing both the counter-terrorism and corporate fraud sections. She currently serves as Chair of the National Procurement Fraud Task Force.

Robert Hare, Ph.D
Author, Professor of Psychology, University of British Columbia

Dr. Robert Hare has devoted most of his academic career to the investigation of clinical psychopaths and the widespread implications for mental health and criminal justice. He regularly consults with law enforcement, including the FBI and the RCMP. His current research on psychopathy explores the infiltration into today’s corporations by those with destructive personality characteristics that are invisible to many with whom they interact. In 2006, he co-authored Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go To Work that extends his theory and research to fraudulent behavior in the business and corporate world.

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John P. "Sean" Coffey
Co-Managing Partner of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, New York

Mr. Coffey served as lead trial attorney in two of the most notable civil fraud cases to go to trial (the WorldCom securities class action which settled for a staggering $6.15 billion and the BFA Liquidation Trust v. Arthur Andersen LLP audit malpractice case, the largest non-profit bankruptcy in U.S. history, in which he obtained a $217 million settlement, one of the largest amounts ever paid by an accounting firm). Mr. Coffey’s role in the WorldCom case and other notable prosecutions has been featured in many publications, and he was recently profiled by Bloomberg as the “King of Shareholder Lawsuits.” He is currently representing investors in securities litigation arising from financial scandals at Refco, HealthSouth, Delphi, Converium, and Omnicom.

Patrick Kuhse
Convicted Fraudster

This presentation will revolve around the processes and consequences of unethical behavior and how "seemingly unimportant decisions" can cause so much trouble in our lives. Patrick Kuhse will share his life story of prominence as a stockbroker and former Certified Financial Planner, his involvement in a bribery scheme with the Oklahoma State Treasurer’s Office, his subsequent flight and life as an international fugitive, eventual self-surrender and incarceration in both a foreign jail and U.S. Federal Prisons. During Patrick’s remarks, he will define business ethics, discuss common ethical dilemmas in the financial services industry, discuss why people make the ethical decisions they do, and provide insight on how to define, develop and control our own ethical behaviors. He will conclude with a proven ethical decision-making tool that guarantees one will do the right thing.