Adam Kaufmann, New York City's Assistant District Attorney, to Keynote at First Annual Financial & Insurance Forum.

International Law Discovery & Disclosure forum to address tax haven abuses and compliance risks facing financial and insurance companies

HOUSTON -- International Law Discovery & Disclosure (ILDD), a professional association focusing on the intersection of emerging issues in the areas of international compliance, electronic discovery, records management and risk mitigation, announced its keynote speakers as New York City's Assistant District Attorney, Adam Kaufmann, and CEO of Bahamas Financial Services Board, Wendy Warren, for its first annual financial and insurance forum. This interactive forum will discuss the implications of the proposed legislation to stop tax haven abuses and compliance risks facing financial and insurance companies. It will take place on June 24, 2009, at the New York Marriott Downtown in New York City.

Adam Kaufmann is Assistant District Attorney and the Chief of Investigations Division Central ("IDC") in the Office of Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney for the County of New York. IDC investigates and prosecutes banking and securities frauds, many of them having international ramifications. Mr. Kaufmann supervises the investigation and prosecution of complex white collar criminal cases, focusing on cases involving securities fraud, international money laundering, tax evasion, shell companies, illegal money remitters, offshore accounts, illicit uses of correspondent banking relationships, and the underground financial systems that permit criminals to operate. Through IDC's efforts over the years, dating back to the BCCI investigation, more than one billion dollars has been returned to investors, and hundreds of defendants have been convicted and sentenced for white collar crime.

Wendy C. Warren is the second Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB), an organization devoted to increasing the quantity and quality of financial services in The Bahamas. She began her professional career in 1988 with one of the big four accounting firms. Since this time she has held senior positions in a global private banking institution and a niche provider of fund services. She was also a former Director of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation.

Other esteemed speakers at the forum include:

* Steve Cervantes, VP & International Compliance Officer at Morgan Keegan & Co, Inc.

* Dan Mitchell, Senior Fellow, Economist, The Cato Institute

* William Kattan, Bermuda Monetary Authority, Director of Legal Services and Enforcement

* Andy Rickman, ILDD Director and Co-Founder, Partner & General Counsel at Hagen, Streiff, Newton & Oshiro Accountants, PC "HSNO"

* Jack Blum, Tax Justice Network

* Matthew Blake, ILDD Founder and Chairman, Chief Compliance Officer at Hagen, Streiff, Newton & Oshiro Accountants, PC "HSNO"

This upcoming forum is particularly timely given the proposed Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act and the large recent settlements in the financial and insurance sectors: (1) UBS AG, Switzerland's largest bank, paid $780 million to U.S. authorities in order to resolve fraud allegations connected to its cross-border business practices; (2) Lloyds TSB paid $350 million to U.S. authorities as a result of U.S. export violations; and (3) Aon Corporation, one of the world's largest insurance and reinsurance brokers, was fined 5.25 million ($7.8 million) when its U.K. subsidiary failed to properly assess risks associated with payments being made to third parties overseas who were involved in assisting Aon in obtaining business. ILDD encourages participation and questions from all attending association members who will include corporate in-house counsel, corporate compliance officers, and corporate management.

The purpose of ILDD is to explore the convergence of emerging areas in discovery and disclosure, share information and education, and promote best practices for companies, entities and their professional advisors. ILDD members include accounting firms, corporations, government, law enforcement, law firms and legal vendors.

"The ILDD is honored to have the elite of the financial and insurance industries speak to fellow members of our international group," said Matthew Blake, Founder and Chairman of ILDD. "This New York event further demonstrates a continued interest for corporate entities to improve on best practices."

ILDD provides an open and candid venue for discussion among its members. Discussions within the group are confidential. Positions on issues or pronouncements made in the context of discussion are not to be attributable to or considered as representing the views of any specific corporation or group with which any ILDD member is associated.

To register for this event or for more information on ILDD conferences, roundtable discussions, events and networking opportunities, visit www.ilddgroup.com. ILDD membership and events are free and subject to approval for corporations, law and accounting firms and vendors.

About ILDD

International Law Discovery & Disclosure (ILDD) is a professional association focusing on the intersection of emerging issues in the areas of international compliance, electronic discovery, records management and risk mitigation. The purpose of ILDD is to explore the convergence of these emerging areas, share information and education, and promote best practices for companies, entities and their professional advisors. For additional information, visit www.ilddgroup.com.