12^th Annual

Government Enforcement Institute

The Premier Forum for In-House Counsel, Practitioners, and Government Officials in
Protecting Companies and Executives in Government Investigations

Dallas Sep 17-18, 2026 Hotel ZaZa Dallas Uptown $725 Individual | $825 after Sep 2 $425 In-House Counsel | $525 after Sep 2 $650 Group rate per person (5 registrants minimum) | $740 after Sep 2 $580 Group rate per person (10 registrants minimum) | $660 after Sep 2

Overview

Join us for The University of Texas School of Law’s 12th Annual Government Enforcement Institute (UTGEI)—one of the premier enforcement programs in the country, bringing together leading enforcement practitioners, in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and top agency personnel from SEC, DOJ, and more. This year's panels include:

Current Issues for Recipients of Federal Funding
The SEC Today: Key Developments and Policy Shifts
Chief Compliance Officers' Perspectives
DOJ Updates
Current Trends: False Claims Act and Healthcare Fraud
Current Trends in International Enforcement
Prediction Markets "101" and Enforcement
State Enforcement Priorities and Developments
Thorny Issues Involving AI Compliance and Attorney-Client Privilege

UTGEI offers multiple opportunities for engagement and networking with some of the nation’s most prominent authorities on key issues and strategies for protecting companies and executives in government investigations—making this an event you don't want to miss!

Conference Faculty

Brent Benoit

Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, NOV, Inc.
Houston, TX

Lindsey Beran

Chief Compliance Officer, Celanese Corporation
Dallas, TX

Chad N. Boudreaux

Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
Newport News, VA

J. Nicholas Bunch

Partner, Haynes Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX

Holly Clarke

Head of Legal Defense, GKN Aerospace
Westlake, TX

Gregg J. Costa

Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Houston, TX

Chris Davis

Partner, Gray Reed
Dallas, TX

Jay Dewald

Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Dallas, TX

Jason S. Flemmons

Senior Managing Director, Ankura Consulting Group
Washington, DC

B. David Fraser

Associate Director, Invitation Homes
Dallas, TX

Jennifer S. Freel

Partner, Jackson Walker LLP
Austin, TX

Steven Gyeszly

Chief Compliance Officer, Valaris
Houston, TX

Stacie Hartman

Partner, Morgan Lewis
Chicago, IL

Nathan Hein

Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting
Dallas, TX

Elisha Kobre

Partner, Sheppard Mullin
Dallas, TX

Ojeaga (OJ) Longe

Sr. Manager, Export Controls and Sanctions Risk & Regulatory, PwC
Dallas, TX

Jessica B. Magee

Partner, Holland & Knight
Dallas, TX

Samantha Martin

Director, Scotiabank
Dallas, TX

Lisette Mendez

Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer, AT&T Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico

Daniel Meyers

President, Consulting & Information Governance, TransPerfect Legal
Dallas, TX

Matthew G. Nielsen

Partner, Bracewell LLP
Dallas, TX

Ronak V. Patel

Former Deputy Securities Commissioner, Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.
Austin, TX

David Peavler

Partner, Jones Day
Dallas, TX

Brian Pérez-Daple

Lecturer, UT School of Law
Austin, TX

Brendan F. Quigley

Partner, Baker Botts
New York, NY

Ryan R. Raybould

United States Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas
Dallas, TX

Olga Torres

Managing Member, Torres Trade Law
Dallas, TX

Will Wassdorf

Associate Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation, State of Texas Office of the Attorney
Austin, TX

Ephraim "Fry" Wernick

Partner, Vinson & Elkins LLP
Washington D.C. and Dallas, TX

Brice White

Chief Compliance Officer, The Brink's Company
Dallas, TX

Planning Committee

Kit Addleman—Co-Chair

Haynes Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX

Patrick K. Craine—Co-Chair

Gulfport Energy Corporation
Oklahoma City, OK

Vanessa Salinas Beckstrom

PwC
Dallas, TX

Jay Dewald

Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Dallas, TX

Jason S. Flemmons

Senior Managing Director, Ankura Consulting Group
Washington, DC

Jennifer S. Freel

Partner, Jackson Walker LLP
Austin, TX

Brooke A. Hopkins

Ankura Consulting Group
Dallas, TX

Joanna Jefferson

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Steve Korotash

Dallas, TX

Jim Letten

New Orleans, LA

Jessica B. Magee

Partner, Holland & Knight
Dallas, TX

Ashlee Martin

Gerger Hennessy & Martin LLP
Houston, TX

Matthew G. Nielsen

Partner, Bracewell LLP
Dallas, TX

David Peavler

Partner, Jones Day
Dallas, TX

Ephraim "Fry" Wernick

Partner, Vinson & Elkins LLP
Washington D.C. and Dallas, TX

Brice White

Chief Compliance Officer, The Brink's Company
Dallas, TX

Credit Info

Dallas

MCLE Credit

Texas – 10.50 hrs | 3.00 hrs Ethics
Legal Specialization(s): Expected for Civil Appellate Law, Expected for Consumer and Commercial Law, Expected for Civil Trial Law, Expected for Tax Law

You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number provided on your certificate of attendance.

California – 10.50 hrs | 3.00 hrs Ethics

You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Oklahoma – Expected – 12.50 hrs | 3.50 hrs Ethics

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the conference.

Pennsylvania – 10.50 hrs | 3.00 hrs Ethics

UT Law CLE is an approved provider of Pennsylvania credit, sponsor #236. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. Attorney attendance will be reported to Pennsylvania within 2 weeks after credit is claimed . Attorneys are not able to report this credit on their own, and UT Law CLE pays all associated fees for the credit hours. Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

Other States – Expected – 10.50 hrs | 3.00 hrs Ethics

Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State

If you wish to satisfy MCLE or other professional education requirements in another state for a program offered by the University of Texas School of Law, please check with the state bar or other licensing authority in that state to ensure it will qualify for self-reporting your credits.

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records and to provided to other licensing authorities as needed.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Other Credit

TX Accounting CPE – 12.60 hrs

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live conferences are presumptively approved by The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

At the conference, you are welcome to sign in on the Accounting CPE Record of Attendance form at the registration desk, but we are now reporting all credit online. You will receive a Texas Accounting Certificate of Completion in Your Briefcase. Self-report your CPE credit directly to TSBPA. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

Key Dates

Dallas – Sep 17-18, 2026 – Hotel ZaZa Dallas Uptown

Dallas

Individual
Last day for $725.00 Regular pricing: Sep 2, 2026
$825.00 for registrations received after this time

In-House Counsel
Last day for $425.00 Regular pricing: Sep 2, 2026
$525.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (5 registrants minimum)
Last day for $650.00 Regular pricing: Sep 2, 2026
$740.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (10 registrants minimum)
Last day for $580.00 Regular pricing: Sep 2, 2026
$660.00 for registrations received after this time

Cancellation Policy
Last day for full refund cancellation: Sep 11, 2026
$50 processing fee applied after this date
Last day for cancellation: Sep 14, 2026

Venue

Hotel ZaZa Dallas Uptown

2332 Leonard Street
Dallas, TX 75201
214-468-8399
888-880-3244 (reservations)
Map

Accommodations

A limited number of rooms are available at our negotiated rate of $289 per night, plus taxes (subject to availability). Click here to book your room before Monday, August 17.

Our Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors! Click each logo below to learn more.

Ankura Consulting

Ankura Consulting
ankura.com/

Ankura Consulting Group, LLC is an independent global expert services and advisory firm that delivers end-to-end solutions to manage conflict, crisis, performance, risk, strategy, and transformation. Ankura has more than 2,000 professionals serving 3000+ clients across 55 countries. Collaboration and experience drive our multidisciplinary approach to Protect, Create, and Recover Value™. For more information, please visit www.ankura.com.
TransPerfect Legal

TransPerfect Legal
www.transperfectlegal.com/

TransPerfect Legal is a global leader in legal technology and investigation support. TransPerfect Legal’s suite of AI and analytics-driven solutions, including the Reef Technology ecosystem, empowers lawyers to find the most pertinent documents quickly, respond to the government 65% faster, and reduce the volume of data that needs to be produced by 40%. Supplemented by our Compliance, Investigations & FCPA Practice Group, TransPerfect is the market leader in both investigative technology and services.

Founded in 1992, TransPerfect Legal has offices in 120+ cities across six continents and offers a full suite of services and technologies to Am Law 200 and Global 100 law firms as well as corporate legal departments worldwide.TL solutions include forensic technology and consulting, eDiscovery and early data assessment, managed review and legal staffing, language services, deposition and trial support, and paper discovery and production.
Gray Reed

Gray Reed
www.grayreed.com

Gray Reed’s Government Investigations and Compliance team represent clients in a variety of heavily-regulated industries in all types of regulatory inquiries, including both civil and criminal enforcement proceedings, federal and state administrative actions, and other regulatory investigations. Our attorneys also conduct internal company investigations of potential misconduct and design effective and forward-thinking compliance programs to prevent or mitigate the impact of regulatory investigations. With more than 50 years of collective experience working for the government across the DOJ, SEC, FBI and Department of Defense, clients benefit from the team’s behind-the-scenes knowledge of how government agencies evaluate and litigate cases. Clients also benefit from the firm’s full-service capabilities in the areas that regularly come within the government’s crosshairs for investigation or enforcement, including healthcare, securities, banking & finance, tax, transactional, real estate, blockchain and digital assets, agriculture and construction, among others.
Ernst & Young, LLP

Ernst & Young, LLP
www.ey.com

Your business will only succeed if you build it on a strong foundation and grow it in a sustainable way. At EY, we believe that managing your tax obligations responsibly and proactively can make a critical difference. Our global teams of talented people bring you technical knowledge, business experience and consistency, all built on our unwavering commitment to quality service—wherever you are and whatever tax services you need.

We create highly networked teams that can advise on planning, compliance and reporting and help you maintain constructive tax authority relationships—wherever you operate. Our technical networks across the globe can work with you to reduce inefficiencies, mitigate risk and improve opportunity. Our 50,000 tax professionals, in more than 150 countries, are committed to giving you the quality, consistency and customization you need to support your tax function.
Haynes Boone

Haynes Boone
www.haynesboone.com

Haynes and Boone, LLP is among the fastest-growing Am Law 100 firms, providing full-service counsel across sectors, including corporate, energy, financial services, real estate, restructuring, litigation, intellectual property and specialty transactions. Companies at all stages rely on Haynes Boone, whether they’re in the Fortune 500 and/or S&P 500, well-funded, exchange-listed, privately held or in emerging-growth mode. More than 750 lawyers practice across 20 global offices in California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, D.C., London, Mexico City and Shanghai. In 2025, Chambers USA ranked 41 firm practice areas, and in 2024 Haynes Boone became the first top-100 firm to earn Mental Health America’s Gold Bell Seal for its industry-leading commitment to creating a mentally healthy workplace. For more information, visit haynesboone.com.
FTI Consulting

FTI Consulting
www.fticonsulting.com/

FTI Consulting is an independent global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations manage change, mitigate risk and resolve disputes: financial, legal, operational, political & regulatory, reputational and transactional. FTI Consulting professionals, located in all major business centers throughout the world, work closely with clients to anticipate, illuminate and overcome complex business challenges and opportunities.
Jackson Walker LLP

Jackson Walker LLP
www.jw.com

With more than 500 attorneys, Jackson Walker is the largest law firm in Texas and has represented some of the most influential companies and business leaders in the world. Our Chambers-ranked Investigations and White Collar Defense team has considerable experience representing businesses and individuals in government investigations and enforcement actions as well as conducting internal investigations. Our team includes accomplished former prosecutors strategically positioned throughout Texas in the Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio offices. Jackson Walker attorneys leverage their extensive experience on both sides of the aisle, providing comprehensive counsel to clients facing state and federal enforcement, fraud, antitrust, securities, sanctions, and healthcare issues.
Vinson & Elkins LLP

Vinson & Elkins LLP
www.velaw.com

Vinson & Elkins LLP was established in 1917 and has grown to over 700 lawyers today. The firm offers experienced legal counsel and commercially-focused service to sophisticated corporate clients across numerous industries. From 14 offices in financial centers and political capitals across the globe, our lawyers provide strategic legal advice on our clients’ most challenging and complex transactional, regulatory, and litigation matters, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures, fund formation, venture capital and growth equity investments, project developments, financings, arbitrations, lawsuits, environmental matters, tax cases, intellectual property matters, restructurings/reorganizations, and regulatory proceedings.
Baker Botts L.L.P.

Baker Botts L.L.P.
www.bakerbotts.com/

Baker Botts is a full-service law firm whose more than 650 lawyers practice throughout a network of 12 offices around the globe. From our history in the energy industry, to establishing deep benches of talent in intellectual property, technology, and life sciences, we have a heritage of helping our clients push into new business frontiers. Baker Botts represents Fortune 100 companies, as well as many individuals and small and medium-sized business entities. We are chosen for our experience in representing clients in novel and innovative projects, and for matters that can determine the success or failure of a company. Trust is a cornerstone of all our client relationships.
Bracewell LLP

Bracewell LLP
bracewell.com

Bracewell is a leading law firm that is known worldwide for its unique depth and experience in the energy, infrastructure, finance and technology sectors. To complement our sector-focused excellence, we boast an impressive and diversified array of market-leading substantive practices, including award-winning transactional, litigation, regulatory and government relations practices. This robust mix of sector and practice strengths has allowed us to be a firm of choice for many of the world’s largest and most successful corporate enterprises, financial institutions, private funds and governmental entities.

Our firm’s success is anchored by four authentic pillars of strength: a culture based on personal relationships, collaboration and a shared passion for the firm and its clients; our distinction as a destination firm for talent; blue-chip clients; and a reputation for excellence as a sector and large-practice powerhouse.
Holland & Knight LLP

Holland & Knight LLP
www.hklaw.com/en

Holland & Knight is a global law firm with approximately 2,200 lawyers in our U.S. and international offices and legal colleagues in over 40 countries around the world. Our clients recognize the ability of our firm to consistently provide excellent value in a variety of areas that range from commercial litigation, regulatory matters, mergers and acquisitions, healthcare, real estate and government advocacy.
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
www.nortonrosefulbright.com

Norton Rose Fulbright provides a full scope of legal services to the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions. The global law firm has more than 3,000 lawyers advising clients across locations in the United States, Europe, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Middle East. With its global business principles of quality, unity and integrity, Norton Rose Fulbright is recognized for its client service in key industries, including financial institutions; energy, infrastructure and resources; technology; transport; life sciences and healthcare; and consumer markets.

Norton Rose Fulbright Verein, a Swiss verein, helps coordinate the activities of Norton Rose Fulbright members but does not itself provide legal services to clients. For more information, see nortonrosefulbright.com/legal-notices.
PwC

PwC
www.pwc.com

PwC Forensic Services helps companies prepare for, respond to, and emerge stronger from unplanned events. Our team of experienced professionals is dedicated to meeting the challenges caused by fraud allegations, financial crimes and other irregularities. We help you build resilient strategies and solutions to protect what matters most: reputation and value. Every day, through our team of over 90 Forensic Services specialists based in Texas and more than 2,000 through PwC’s global network, we work with attorneys and corporations to address the challenges of investigations, expert testimony, data analytics, economic damages, complex accounting, eDiscovery, cybercrime, information governance—and more. For more information, please visit pwc.com/us/forensics.
Sheppard Mullin

Sheppard Mullin
www.sheppardmullin.com/

Sheppard Mullin is a full service Global 100 firm with more than 1,200 lawyers in 16 offices globally handling handle high stakes investigations and litigation, government regulatory matters, complex financial transactions, labor and employment, and other areas. Our Governmental Practice, with more than 100 lawyers in the United States, Europe, and Asia, provides the full range of legal services to clients that interface with the Government, whether in the contractual, regulatory, enforcement, or litigation context. For decades, we have helped organizations navigate complex government regulations and contract terms; guided them through audits, investigations, and enforcement actions; and defended them in the event of litigation.
Women’s White Collar Defense Association

Women’s White Collar Defense Association
www.wwcda.org/home

The Women’s White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA) is a coalition of women attorneys and other professionals who specialize in the white collar criminal defense field. These women are members of WWCDA chapters around the world and focus their practices on representing corporations, other organizations and individuals facing government enforcement actions (criminal, civil, regulatory, and administrative), and in internal investigations, compliance and ethics matters. Many of the WWCDA chapter members previously served in government positions and in corporate roles. Notable members include former corporate General Counsels and Chief Compliance Officers, as well as former prosecutors and high ranking government officials.
The Texas Lawbook

The Texas Lawbook
texaslawbook.net

The Texas Lawbook is an online news publication covering the Texas corporate legal market. We have content partnerships with the Houston Chronicle and the Dallas Business Journal.

Government Enforcement Institute

Overview

Conference Faculty

Planning Committee

Credit Info

MCLE Credit

Other Credit

Key Dates

Venue

Hotel ZaZa Dallas Uptown

Accommodations

Our Sponsors

Ankura Consulting

TransPerfect Legal

Gray Reed

Ernst & Young, LLP

Haynes Boone

FTI Consulting

Jackson Walker LLP

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Bracewell LLP

Holland & Knight LLP

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

PwC

Sheppard Mullin

Women’s White Collar Defense Association

The Texas Lawbook

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