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David Schertler and Robert Trout Address Current White-Collar Defense Issues at Annual NACDL Seminar


OCTOBER 2021

David Schertler and Robert Trout served as panelists at the 2021 National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) White Collar Seminar, which took place in October 2021 in Washington, D.C.  Mr. Schertler discussed the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and related extradition issues.  Mr. Trout addressed ethical issues in discovery, including Brady compliance and the use of taint teams.  Each year, the panels at the NACDL White Collar Seminar feature prominent members of the white-collar criminal defense bar and federal judges from throughout the United States who address current legal and practice issues affecting white-collar litigation.

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