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Speakers

Gawthrop Greenwood attorney John Rafferty spoke at a conference focused exclusively on labor trafficking.

Rafferty offered his insights about how victims can be identified in his presentation “Falling Through the Cracks: When Screening for Victims of Labor Trafficking Goes Wrong.”

Catholic Charities of Louisville and the Southeast Regional Human Trafficking Advisory Group hosted the conference in Louisville, Kentucky, from Oct. 24-25.

Experts from 28 different states came together to identify best practices around increasing the capacity of organizations that address labor trafficking, addressing trends specific to labor trafficking and highlighting challenges related to identifying and supporting victims of labor trafficking.

Rafferty is a litigator who focuses his practice on civil and business litigation matters. He currently serves on the board of advisers for Villanova University's Charles Widger School of Law's Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation. He is also a member of the Chester County and Philadelphia Anti-Trafficking coalitions.

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Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young partner Gregory D. DiMeglio served as a panelist at the Investment Company Institute's Securities Law Developments Conference on Oct. 25 in Washington, D.C.

DiMeglio's panel, “Chairman Clayton's Impact on OCIE and Enforcement: Reset or Continuity?” discussed the work of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations and Division of Enforcement under Chair Clayton, significant examination issues and enforcement actions over the past year that impact funds and their advisers and what members should anticipate over the next year.

DiMeglio is chair of Stradley Ronon's securities enforcement practice group.

He represents investment companies, investment advisers, broker-dealers, public companies, boards of directors, board committees, auditors, other entities and individuals in connection with examinations, investigations and enforcement actions by the SEC, Department of Justice, other federal and state regulators, and industry self-regulatory organizations.

He also conducts internal investigations designed to assist clients in preventing or limiting the scope of potential enforcement action.

Honored

The First Judicial District hosted its annual Pro Bono Award Ceremony on Oct. 24 recognizing the importance of lawyers from around the city who provide pro bono legal services and the role those services play in ensuring access and justice for the citizens of Philadelphia.

The award recipients are listed below:

• Former Court of Common Pleas Judge Jerome Zaleski, Pro Bono Distinguished Service Award.

• Anthony Baratta, Court of Common Pleas—Trial Division, Civil.

• Qawi Abdul-Rahman, Court of Common Pleas—Trial Division, Criminal.

• Shannon L.C. Ammon, Court of Common Pleas—Family Division, Juvenile.

• Lisa Shapson, Court of Common Pleas—Family Division, Domestic Relations.

• Stanley Askin, Court of Common Pleas—Orphans' Court.

• Thomas Ivory, Municipal Court—Traffic.

• Margo E. Meta, Municipal Court—Civil.

• Alexandre Turner, Municipal Court—Criminal.

Events

The Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel is set to hold a CLE program titled “Expert Vendors 101: Hiring and Best Utilizing Your Experts.”

It is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at the ninth-floor conference center, 1515 Market Street, Philadelphia.

One substantive CLE credit is offered. Price is $15 which includes a reception.

For more information, call 844-744-5600.

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