Seattle Program chair
 evelyn
cruz sroufe
Evelyn Cruz Sroufe is a partner at Perkins Coie LLP, resident in the Seattle office. Her practice emphasizes corporate finance, securities, and governance matters, primarily for public companies. From 1998 through 2000, Ms. Sroufe was the Senior VP of Worldwide Operations for Visio Corporation, where she oversaw Visio's legal department. She is also a former director of Willamette Industries, served as president and CEO for the Websea Group, and is a former vice-president of the Microsoft Corporation. Ms. Sroufe was listed in the Best Lawyers in America (recognized for Corporate Law) and in Washington Law & Politics, "Washington's Super Lawyers". Ms. Sroufe speaks and writes frequently on corporate governance matters.
Seattle Program panel
 Kristin
Snyder
Kristin Snyder is a branch chief for the San Francisco Regional Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission where, among other responsibilities, she develops and presents cases involving violations of the federal securities laws. She joined the SEC’s enforcement division in 2003 and became branch chief for enforcement in 2008. Prior to joining the SEC, Kristin was an intellectual property litigator in San Francisco at the law firms Skjerven Morrill LLP and Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP.
 David
Taylor
David Taylor is a partner in the Seattle office of Perkins Coie LLP. A former Assistant United States Attorney and Co-Chair of the firm's Investigations & White Collar Defense Group, Mr. Taylor represents companies, directors, officers and others in complex civil and criminal litigation and investigations. Mr. Taylor's experience includes corporate white collar criminal defense, securities and corporate governance litigation, SEC enforcement actions, commercial disputes and civil fraud cases, including actions under the False Claims Act and RICO. Mr. Taylor also regularly leads internal corporate investigations and advises clients concerning corporate governance issues, director and officer liability, employee misconduct and fraud, and the design and implementation of corporate compliance programs. Mr. Taylor speaks and writes frequently on matters related to his practice. He has been recognized in the Best Lawyers in America and in Washington Law & Politics, "Washington's Super Lawyers".
carl
blackstone
Carl Blackstone is an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington. He currently supervises the Complex Crimes Unit, which is responsible for prosecuting a number of federal crimes including, corporate fraud, cyber crime, investment fraud, mortgage fraud, bank fraud, environmental crimes, health care fraud, public corruption, procurement fraud and tax fraud. Prior to becoming a federal prosecutor, Carl worked at Morrison & Forester in San Francisco after having completed a clerkship for Ninth Circuit Judge Cecil Poole. Carl is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and received his law degree from the University of Oregon.
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Portland Program Chair
 Brendan McDonnell
Brendan McDonnell is a partner with the global law firm K&L Gates and counsels clients on corporate and securities laws, mergers and acquisitions and public and private financings, including private equity and venture capital transactions. Brendan counsels companies on a variety of everyday business issues including advice on securities laws, corporate laws (including director and officer duties), executive compensation plans and general corporate contracts. Brendan served on the board of directors of Hollis Eden Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: HEPH) from 1996 to 2008, including service on the compensation, audit and nominating committees. He currently serves on the board of the Oregon Food Bank.
Portland Program presenter
 dick thornburgh
Dick Thornburgh is Of Counsel in K&L Gates’ Washington, D.C. office and serves as an active advisor and counselor to the firm’s government affairs clients with respect to matters concerning federal, state and local governments as well as international organizations. Mr. Thornburgh served as Governor of Pennsylvania, Attorney General of the United States under two presidents and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations during a public career which spanned over 25 years.
After his unanimous confirmation by the United States Senate, Mr. Thornburgh served three years as Attorney General of the United States (1988-1991) in the cabinets of Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. He mounted an unprecedented attack on white-collar crime as the Department of Justice obtained a record number of convictions of savings and loan and securities officials, defense contractors and corrupt public officials. Mr. Thornburgh established strong ties with law enforcement agencies around the world to help combat drug trafficking, money laundering, terrorism and international white-collar crime. All told, Mr. Thornburgh served in the Justice Department under five Presidents, beginning as United States Attorney in Pittsburgh (1969-1975) and Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division (1975-1977), emphasizing efforts against major drug traffickers, organized crime and corrupt public officials.
In August 2002, he was appointed Examiner in the WorldCom bankruptcy proceedings to report on wrongdoing and malfeasance that led to the company’s downfall. He was also chosen in 2004 by CBS to conduct an investigation into the 60 Minutes Wednesday segment on President Bush’s service in the Texas Air National Guard.
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