Joe Khan.

Speakers

Joe Khan of Weisbrod Matteis & Copley is scheduled to present at the 40th annual conference for the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws.

The conference is set to be held Dec. 9 at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown.

Khan will participate in a panel discussion titled “Combatting Corruption: Do Politicians Now Have a Get Out of Jail Free Card?” where he will discuss recent developments in federal anti-corruption law.

As an assistant U.S. attorney, Khan led the corruption probe of the mayors of Allentown and Reading, who were convicted along with numerous other public officials this year.

He now prosecutes civil RICO suits and other complex claims at the Philadelphia office of Weisbrod Matteis.

Additions

Kleinbard LLC announced that Nancy L. Williams joined the firm as a partner; Heather A. Wyman joined as of counsel; and Joseph F. Stranix Jr. joined as an associate, all of the business and finance department and real estate group.

Williams focuses her practice in the fields of corporate and commercial law, with an emphasis on finance, commercial real estate, mergers and acquisitions, and equine law.

She has represented financial institutions, security alarm companies, health care institutions and other corporate clients, as well as entrepreneurs, in connection with their financing, real estate and growth opportunities.

Wyman focuses her practice on mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, in general corporate and commercial transactions and in debt and equity financings, acquisition financings and leveraged buyouts.

Her practice has recently been focused primarily on lending and transactional work with an emphasis on the security alarm industry.

Stranix focuses his practice on real estate matters, including property acquisitions and leasing, as well as on corporate and securities matters.

He also has experience representing private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in fund formations and acquisitions.

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