Oxley Direct

Now that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has been in place for three years and corporations and the accounting and legal communities have had a chance to implement and understand the sweeping changes of the Act, what are the next steps? Have corporations fully implemented Sarbanes-Oxley or is there more to be done? Do modifications to the environment need to be made, and if so, what are they? If not, why? Join us for an interactive panel consisting of Rep. Michael Oxley, Tim Bentsen of KPMG, Patrick Gnazzo of Computer Associates International, and Tom Wardell of McKenna Long & Aldridge.

Additionally, our lunch panel will feature a presentation on the current trends in enforcement by the Department of Justice. We’ll be discussing what you need to know to anticipate and respond to these trends.

DATE
October 17, 2005

PROGRAM

LOCATION
The panel and lunch will be held at the InterContinental Hotel – Buckhead Atlanta located at 3315 Peachtree Road NE.

Oxley Direct Presenters Moderated by Clay Long, McKenna Long & Aldridge REP. Michael Oxley Congressman Oxley is serving his twelfth term in the House of Representatives and is the co-author of the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley Act. As Chairman of the Committee on Financial Services, Oxley is committed t promoting competition that results in more choices and lower prices for consumers of financial products; making sure markets are healthy so businesses have access to capital that creates jobs; protecting investors; ensuring the soundness of the banking system; and maintaining America’s leading role in world finance. Tim Bentsen Tim Bentsen is the Managing Partner of the Atlanta office of KPMG. Formerly, he was the MidSouth Business Unit partner in charge of the Assurance Practice and the Leader for KPMG’s Financial Services Practice in the Southeast. Tim has completed numerous comprehensive evaluations of internal audit and other risk management functions. Additionally, he currently leads KPMG’s Audit Committee Institute in Atlanta and consults with clients on corporate governance matters. Patrick Gnazzo Patrick Gnazzo is senior vice president, business practices and chief compliance officer of Computer Associates International, Inc. Previously, Gnazzo served as chief compliance officer at United Technologies Corporation (UTC) where he was also a member of the board of directors of the Ethics Officers Association. Gnazzo joined UTC after serving as the chief trial attorney and director of the U.S. Department of the Navy’s litigation division. Thomas Wardell Tom Wardell is chair of the Corporate Department at McKenna Long & Aldridge and is the visionary behind MLA’s Corporate Governance Quick Reference Guide. Tom was president and CEO of Versyss, a provider of computer systems for small business applications. He focuses his legal practice on corporate counseling and corporate finance and securities. He represents public and private companies, state agencies and mutual fund complexes. Trends in Enforcement Presenters Jason Klitenic Before becoming a partner at McKenna Long & Aldridge, Jason served from 2003-2005 as the Deputy General Counsel of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the agency’s second-ranking legal officer. Previous to that, Jason was Deputy Associate Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice. He focuses his legal practice on homeland security and government enforcement matters. Joshua Hochberg Joshua Hochberg is a partner in McKenna Long & Aldridge’s white collar crime practice. Prior to joining the firm, Josh was chief of the fraud section, criminal division, at the Department of Justice where he developed and implemented policy on white collar crime issues, organized complex investigation and prosecution of significant corporate securities, health care, and bank fraud matters.