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Join Morrison Foerster for a morning roundtable for compliance professionals, hosted by our friends at Palo Alto Networks.State AG Enforcement Landscape and Congressional InvestigationsLed by Christine Wong, Partner, and Leif Dautch, Partner, Morrison FoersterState Attorneys General are stepping up enforcement, and congressional investigations can put a company’s practices under a microscope with little warning. Christine and Leif will discuss how these two fronts are shaping risk for compliance leaders and what it means for preparing your program.Building a Compliance Program That Fits the BusinessLed by Catherine Razzano, Head of Global Ethics & Compliance, Palo Alto NetworksCatherine will share how compliance teams are moving from reactive to proactive, including how trending analysis and dashboards can sharpen the view of risk and how approaches to third party risk and diligence continue to evolve alongside the business.<hr>

Ethisphere In-Person Roundtable: Bay Area

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<div class="videoWrapper"><iframe class="sticky-video" title="Meet MoFo San Francisco Litigation Partner Christine Wong" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/27P0I7oxkbc?rel=0" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="1" title="iframe"></iframe></div>Christine Wong focuses her practice on investigations, white collar criminal defense, and cross-border compliance matters. Christine draws on her unique background as an internal advisor and as a federal prosecutor in advising companies, boards and executives in a variety of matters that present significant legal and reputational risk – including white collar criminal and regulatory enforcement, internal investigations and related civil litigation. She also provides ongoing compliance advice to corporate clients. Christine has an active trial practice as first chair in both criminal and civil cases. Christine is a former co-chair of MoFo’s Global Litigation Department and the firm’s Securities Litigation, Enforcement, and White Collar Defense practice group. She also served as an Adjunct Professor at UC Berkeley School of Law, where she taught Civil Trial Practice. Christine served as a federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York and the Northern District of California, where she investigated a wide range of matters including public corruption, fraud, and organized crime, and served as lead counsel in over a dozen jury trials. She briefed criminal appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.Christine is regularly recognized by leading industry publications, including The Legal 500 US in its Corporate Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense category and Chambers USA in its California Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations category. Clients have highlighted Christine’s “exceptional and unique background combining DOJ experience, in-house experience, handling complex investigations and negotiations with government agencies,” and noted that she is “responsive to all levels and her team command is second-to-none.” Christine was named to the Daily Journal’s 2026 list of Top Women Lawyers in California and the San Francisco Business Times’ 2026 list of the Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business. She was also highlighted in Global Investigations Review’s 2025 Women in Investigations series, recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2026 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar, and named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Global Leaders in Crisis Management. Before joining MoFo, Christine led the development and implementation of the global compliance program for a Fortune 500 multinational corporation, where she served as vice president, head of international compliance. In that capacity, she conducted risk assessments for dozens of entities, which resulted in enacting necessary amendments to business workflows and policies. She was responsible for managing investigations and related litigation, reviewing policies and procedures, developing and delivering training modules, and ultimately reporting to the board of directors.Christine speaks conversational Mandarin and Cantonese.<h4>Representative Experience</h4><ul><li>Representing Hawaiian Telcom in all matters arising from the 2023 Maui Wildfires.</li><li>Representing a waste management company in negotiating a deferred prosecution agreement with the DOJ and the resolution of a parallel civil lawsuit filed by local authorities related to a public corruption investigation.</li><li>Conducting an internal investigation for a global commercial real estate services firm into whistleblower allegations of a kickback scheme involving India-based employees and third-party contractors, and advising on related employment, criminal law, and compliance matters.</li><li>Representing Northerner Scandinavia, Inc. in a civil action brought by the City of San Francisco concerning alleged sales of flavored tobacco products and shipping requirements, resulting in a favorable mediated settlement.</li><li>Representing a senior bank executive in a multi-agency investigation by the FBI, IRS, and FDIC involving allegations of campaign finance violations, fraud, bribery, money laundering, and espionage.</li><li>Representing two advisers of a cryptocurrency exchange in responding to requests arising from the exchange’s internal investigation and a related DOJ investigation.</li><li>Representing a venture capital fund in responding to regulatory inquiries from the DOJ, SEC, and CFTC.</li><li>Representing Pacific Gas and Electric Company in investigations by the Safety and Enforcement Division of the California Public Utilities Commission and related proceedings pertaining to wildfires.</li><li>Defending a Chinese semiconductor company indicted for theft of trade secrets and economic espionage.</li><li>Representing employees of a company in an accounting and securities fraud investigation.</li><li>Obtaining a declination for an individual in a criminal tax fraud investigation.</li><li>Representing a senior executive in an accounting fraud investigation by the DOJ and the SEC.</li><li>Counseling a multinational information technology equipment and services company on anti-bribery, antitrust and export control compliance.</li><li>Counseling a multinational entertainment company on anti-bribery training, policies and procedures.</li></ul><h4>Professional Memberships</h4><ul><li>American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section, White Collar Crime Committee, Vice-Chair</li><li>Women in White Collar Defense Association, Committee Member of the San Francisco Chapter</li><li>American Bar Association Northern District of California White Collar Subcommittee, Committee Member</li></ul>

Christine Wong

Partner

Leif Dautch is a partner in Morrison Foerster’s Investigations + White Collar Defense practice group. Leif draws on nearly 15 years of experience as a federal and state prosecutor advising clients on government investigations and enforcement matters. His experience spans all phases of criminal matters, from investigation through trial and appeal. Leif focuses his practice on guiding clients through complex investigations, enforcement actions, and strategic advice, informed by his experience overseeing wide-ranging investigations and prosecutions. He advises companies and individuals on white-collar, financial, and cybersecurity-related matters, with particular strength in navigating parallel proceedings, responding to government scrutiny, and addressing evolving regulatory and enforcement challenges. Most recently, Leif served as chief of the Organized Crime Strike Force in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California, where he led a team of prosecutors and staff handling racketeering and complex conspiracy cases. As an assistant U.S. attorney, he worked closely with federal law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute more than 200 federal criminal cases involving fraud, cyber intrusion, cryptocurrency, money laundering, RICO, import/export controls, and drug and firearms trafficking. Leif handled a wide array of jury and bench trials, receiving the U.S. Attorney Award for Outstanding Trial Achievement and being nominated for the FBI Director’s Award for Outstanding Criminal Investigation following a three-month racketeering jury trial. Before joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Leif was a deputy attorney general in the California Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, where he litigated more than 400 cases in state and federal trial and appellate courts, including the California Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He also served in a supervisory role and worked closely with the Attorney General’s policy and legislative teams on initiatives pertaining to cybercrime, data transparency, and money laundering. Leif began his legal career as a litigation associate at an international law firm. He earned his J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School and his B.A. magna cum laude in ethics, politics, and economics from Yale University.<h4>Representative Experience</h4><h5>Private Litigation Experience</h5><ul><li>Secured favorable settlement and dismissal of all charges for major technology company in joint investigation by Department of Justice and Department of Labor related to PERM hiring practices.</li><li>Represented individual in investigation by San Francisco Ethics Commission, resulting in no charges.</li><li>Represented medical technology company in response to subpoena from state attorney general in consumer protection and data privacy investigation.</li><li>Advised artificial intelligence company in data privacy inquiry by state attorney general.</li><li>Conducted internal investigation into misappropriation scheme at major technology company.</li><li>Representing technology executives in connection with civil action and parallel criminal investigation.</li><li>Representing semiconductor company in securities action.</li><li>Representing ecommerce company in multiple product liability matters.</li></ul><h5>Government Experience</h5><ul><li>Trial counsel in three-month, four-defendant jury trial, securing convictions against all defendants on RICO charges involving money laundering, multiple murder conspiracies, and drug trafficking.</li><li>Brought wire fraud case against serial fraudster who targeted major Bay Area technology companies, resulting in conviction on all charges and substantial prison term.</li><li>Brought wire fraud conspiracy case against transnational ring that defrauded dozens of victims throughout California, resulting in conviction on all charges, substantial prison terms, and delivery of nearly $1,000,000 in restitution that was seized through cryptocurrency tracing and paid to 80 identified victims of the scheme.  </li><li>Brought computer intrusion case for the hacking of major Bay Area financial institution, resulting in conviction on all charges, substantial prison term, and large restitution award.</li><li>Negotiated favorable resolution of import-export case involving foreign national engaged in multi-million-dollar scheme to avoid anti-dumping and countervailing duties imposed on Chinese goods.</li><li>Successfully briefed and argued constitutional issues of first impression in trio of cases before the California Supreme Court.  </li></ul>

Leif Dautch

State Attorneys General + Local Government Enforcement

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Ethisphere In-Person Roundtable: Bay Area

27 Oct 2026 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT