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Chaykin Ethics Symposium – May 15, 2015
Moderators and Panelists
Arango, Jacqueline [Panel 3 Moderator] is a partner at the Miami offices of Akerman Senterfitt
where she concentrates her practice on white collar criminal defense and complex civil matters.
Prior to entering private practice she was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Miami where she served
as Deputy Chief of the Narcotics Section and then as Deputy Chief of the Public Corruption and
National Security Section.
Bozorgi, Susan is a partner in the firm of Marrero Bozorgi where she represents individuals and
corporations under investigation or charged with criminal offenses with an emphasis on white
collar crimes. A former Assistant Public Defender, Ms. Bozorgi is a member of the Board of
Directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, as well as Co-Chair of the
ABA Criminal Justice Section Defense Function Committee, and regularly blogs about issues
concerning women criminal lawyers.
Bustillo, Eric is the Director of the Miami Regional Office of the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, which covers Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto
Rico. Prior to his current post, Mr. Bustillo served at the SEC’s Miami office as Chief of an
Enforcement Branch and for 15 years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Miami, where he rose to
head that office’s Economic and Environmental Crimes Section.
Greenberg, Ben is the First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern
District of Florida.
Gregorie, Richard, a veteran federal prosecutor who spearheaded the investigations that
resulted in the indictments of members of the Medellin Cartel and former Panamanian General
Manuel Noriega, is currently Senior Litigation Counsel in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami.
Mr. Gregorie started in the Organized Crime Section of the Department of Justice in 1972 and
prosecuted cases in Newark, Boston, Providence and New Haven. He has served as Chief of
Narcotics, Chief of the Criminal Division and Chief Assistant United States Attorney in Miami
and tried over 100 federal criminal trials in his career.
Hochman, Nathan, a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP and Deputy Chair of their
White Collar Litigation and Government Investigations Group, concentrates his practice on high
profile white collar criminal matters, with an emphasis on criminal tax cases. A nationally
recognized criminal tax expert, Mr. Hochman has served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the
Central District of California and as Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Tax Division for
the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. Mr. Hochman is currently President of the
Los Angeles City Ethics Commission.
Kudman, Tama represents individuals and companies in a variety of criminal defense matters in
New York, New Jersey and South Florida. Ms. Kudman is a regular legal commentator for
numerous broadcast news organizations.
Kuehne, Benedict devotes his practice to white collar criminal defense, election law matters and
complex civil litigation. Recently, he prevailed against the U.S. Department of Justice in a test
case in which he was charged, as an attorney, with money laundering for having reviewed and
approved the propriety of legal fee payments to another attorney for the representation of a
defendant charged with drug trafficking. Mr. Kuehne was vindicated when the Justice
Department dropped all charges against him following a decision by the Eleventh Circuit Court
of Appeals adverse to the government.
Lavecchio, Larry is an Assistant U.S. Attorney based in Ft. Lauderdale and a veteran public
corruption prosecutor. Among his many accomplishments over the years, Mr. Lavecchio served
on the “Operation Courtbroom” team that resulted in the convictions of numerous defendants for
their roles in that infamous judicial bribery conspiracy in the early 1990s. More recently, he was
one of the prosecutors who headed up the prosecution of numerous defendants for their roles in
the billion-dollar Rothstein ponzi scheme.
Menchel, Matt is a partner with Kobre & Kim where he directs the firm’s Center for Trial
Advocacy. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Menchel served as an Assistant District
Attorney at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the
Southern District of Florida where he was Chief of the Criminal Division.
Markus, David Oscar is a partner at Markus/Moss PLLC where he handles a wide variety of
criminal defense matters. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Markus served as law clerk to
then Chief U.S. District Court Judge Edward B. Davis in Miami, as an associate at Williams &
Connelly in Washington, D.C. and as an Assistant Federal Public Defender in Miami.
Martinez, Hon. Jose E. is a U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of Florida. Prior
to his appointment to the bench in 2002, Judge Martinez served as a naval legal officer and as an
Assistant U.S. Attorney in Miami and practiced law in South Florida for over thirty years.
Matthewman, Hon. William is a federal Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Florida.
He began his professional career as a police sergeant in Miami and was in private practice as a
criminal defense attorney.
Neiman, Jeffrey is a partner with Marcus Neiman & Rashbaum, LLP and devotes his practice to
defending individuals and corporations in white collar criminal litigation, matters involving tax
controversies, government regulatory enforcement matters, internal investigations, compliance
counseling, and complex civil litigation. Prior to founding his current firm, Mr. Neiman was a
trial attorney at the Department of Justice’s Tax Division and at the Criminal Division’s Fraud
Section. He also served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of
Florida.
O’Neill, Robert is a Managing Director with Freeh Group International Solutions. Previously,
he was an Assistant District Attorney for the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and a federal
prosecutor in several offices, including the Southern District of Florida, where he served as
Deputy Chief of the Narcotics Section. He went on to serve as Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney for
the Middle District of Florida for several years until his appointment as U.S. Attorney for that
district in 2007.
Pelletier, Paul is a member of the Washington, D.C. law firm Mintz Levin. He specializes in
representing public and private companies and individuals in state and federal investigations.
Before entering private practice, Mr. Pelletier was a federal prosecutor for over twenty-five years
-- first, as a trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Tax Division, then as an Assistant
U.S. Attorney in Miami where he headed up the Economic Crimes Section and, finally, as
principal deputy chief of the Fraud Section of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division in
Washington, D.C.
Poston, Rebekah is a partner at the Miami office of Squire Patton Boggs where she represents
individuals and companies in a wide array of white collar criminal matters. She also heads the
firm’s global FCPA practice. Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Poston served as an
Assistant U.S. Attorney in Miami and as Special Attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice’s
Organized Crime and Racketeering Section in Cleveland, Ohio.
Prieto, Peter is a partner at Podhurst Orseck, P.A. where he focuses his practice on complex
commercial litigation and white collar criminal defense. Before joining his current firm, Mr.
Prieto served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Miami, as an Associate Independent Counsel in
the criminal investigation of the late Secretary of Commerce Ronald Brown and as a partner at
Holland & Knight LLP, where he chaired that firm’s 400-attorney litigation section.
Raskin, Jane Serene [Panel 1 Moderator] a partner at Raskin & Raskin, concentrates her
practice on white collar criminal matters and related administrative and civil actions. Before
entering private practice, Ms. Raskin served as a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of
Justice Organized Crime Strike Force, as First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of
Massachusetts, and as Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division in
Washington, D.C. where she supervised investigations and prosecutions nationwide.
Schnapp, Mark [Panel 2 Moderator] is a shareholder with the firm of Greenberg Traurig where
he concentrates his practice in the areas of white collar criminal defense and complex civil
litigation. He previously served seven years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Miami where he
was Chief of the Public Corruption Section and Chief of the Criminal Division.
Scola, Hon. Robert N. is a U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of Florida. Prior
to his appointment to the federal bench, Judge Scola served as an Assistant State Attorney for the
Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, was engaged in private practice as a criminal defense
attorney and served for sixteen years as Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida.
Shapiro, Hy heads a boutique firm devoted to representing individuals and companies in the
defense of white collar criminal matters. He is one of the co-founders of this program.
Shohat, Ed is Special Counsel at Jones Walker, where he is a member of the Corporate
Compliance and White Collar Defense team. For over thirty years, Mr. Shohat has handled some
of the most notorious and high publicity criminal, tax and related civil cases in the U.S. He has
lectured throughout the country on criminal defense matters and has appeared as a legal
commentator on numerous national television news programs.
Silverstein, Joan is Chief of the Economic and Environmental Crimes Section of the U.S.
Attorney’s Office in Miami. Prior to her service as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Ms. Silverstein
was Special Assistant to the Associate Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice in
Washington,, D.C.
Sonnett, Neal, [Panel 5 Moderator] is a nationally renowned criminal defense attorney who
defends white collar, corporate and complex federal and state criminal cases throughout the
country. Prior to private practice, Mr. Sonnett served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and Chief of
the Criminal Division for the Southern District of Florida. He has served as Chair of the ABA
Criminal Justice Section and President of the NACDL, FACDL, Florida Bar Foundation, and the
Spellman-Hoeveler American Inn of Court.
Srebnick, Scott devoted his practice primarily to trials and appeals of white collar offenses. For
over ten years he has taught a seminar at the University of Miami, School of Law, entitled
Criminal Prosecution and Defense Lawyering: Zealous Advocacy and Situational Ethics.
Srebnick, Howard [Panel 4 Moderator] is a partner at Black Srebnick Kornspan Stumpf where
he concentrates his practice on criminal defense and high-stakes civil litigation cases. Prior to
private practice, Mr. Srebnick served as law clerk to then Chief U.S. District Court Judge
Edward B. Davis and to Judge Irving L. Goldberg of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth
Circuit and as an Assistant Federal Public Defender in Miami.
Tarbe, Susan J. has been Assistant General Counsel at Greenberg Traurig since 2009. Prior to
that position, Ms. Tarbe served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida
where she was Chief of the Economic Crimes Division. In addition to thirteen years of practice
as a commercial litigator and white collar criminal defense attorney, she was General Counsel,
Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for a publicly traded health care
company.
Trawick, Hon. Daryl is Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida. Prior to his
appointment to that court, Judge Trawick served as a judge of the Miami-Dade County Court, as
an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida where he was Chief of Special
Prosecutions and as a Judge Advocate in the U.S. Air Force. He retired from the Air Force
Reserve as a Lieutenant Colonel.
Van Vliet, Theresa is a partner with Genovese Joblove & Battista, P.A. She concentrates her
practice in white collar litigation and civil and compliance matters. Prior to entering private
practice, Ms. Van Vliet served in the U.S. Department of Justice in a variety of capacities -- first,
as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida and, ultimately, as Chief of the
Narcotics Section of the Criminal Division at Justice Department headquarters in Washington,
D.C.
Ungaro, Hon. Ursula is a U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of Florida. Prior to
taking the federal bench in 1992, Judge Ungaro was in private practice and served as Judge of
the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida.
Williams, Hon. Kathleen is a U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of Florida.
Judge Williams previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Miami, an associate with both
the Fowler White and Morgan Lewis law firms, Chief Assistant Federal Public Defender for the
Southern District of Florida and, for sixteen years, as the Federal Public Defender for that
district. During her tenure as FPD for the Southern District, she was also appointed as Acting
Federal Public Defender for the Middle District of Florida.