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Federal Bar Council presents
9/11: The Day U.S. Counterterrorism Changed Forever
October 29, 2026
5:45pm – 7:15pm
Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse
As part of the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the FBC has convened this panel to provide a retrospective of the events of 9/11. The panelists will survey terrorism investigations and prosecutions pre-9/11, their experiences on the day of 9/11, and the long-lasting institutional and legal changes in counterterrorism that we still live with today.
Moderator
The Honorable Kenneth M. Karas
U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York
On 9/11, Judge Karas was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the SDNY; he became Chief of the Organized Crime and Terrorism Unit several weeks later
Panelists
The Honorable Joseph F. Bianco
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
On 9/11, Judge Bianco was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the SDNY and Deputy Chief of the Organized Crime and Terrorism Unit
Mary Jo White, Esq.
31st Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
On 9/11, Ms. White was U.S. Attorney for the SDNY
Karen J. Greenberg, Esq.
Fellow at the Reiss Center on Law and Security at NYU Law School
Future Security Fellow at New America
Author and Historian
Coordinators:
Cynthia A. Kouril, Esq.
Kouril Law Office, P.C.
Hugh D. Sandler, Esq.
Radford Scott LLP
Federal Bar Council Program Committee Co-Chairs
Celeste Koeleveld, Esq.
Clifford Chance US LLP
Julian S. Brod, Esq.
Shapiro Arato Bach LLP
In order to register, you must sign in to your Federal Bar Council account. If you do not have an account, you can create one using this link.
This program is free for Federal Bar Council Members and $112.50 and a 3% convenience fee for Non-Members. For more information about the benefits of membership in the Federal Bar Council, click here.
Financial Hardship Policy
The Federal Bar Council is pleased to offer a 50% discount on the cost of its CLE Programs to attorneys who are unemployed, who are employed in the public sector or who work for a not-for-profit entity and are able to establish financial hardship. The original application for this discount must be submitted to the Federal Bar Council at least two weeks prior to the CLE Program for which it applies. Please contact the Council for an application form. If you have any questions, please contact CLE@federalbarcouncil.com.
Federal Bar Council presents
Lunchtime CLE Pop up
Art Law Extra: In re Art Institute of Chicago and Criminal Turnover Order
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Live Webinar
1.0 Transitional/Non-transitional credit in Areas of Professional Practice
For years, the Antiquities Trafficking Unit of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has used Section 450.10 of the New York Penal Law to resolve private disputes over ownership of allegedly looted art works through summary proceedings in criminal court. In September, in In re Art Institute of Chicago, the First Department rejected this use of Section 450.10 and held that private ownership disputes must be resolved in civil court, with full civil due process. Join Edward B. Diskant (McDermott Will & Schulte) and The Honorable Gary Stein (Southern District of New York) in conversation about the Art Institute of Chicago case and the ramifications for the resolution of disputes over allegedly looted art.
Presenters
The Honorable Gary Stein
Magistrate Judge, SDNY
Edward (Ted) B. Diskant
McDermott Will & Schulte
Program Coordinators
Taline Sahakian, Esq.
Constantine LLP
Travis Mock, Esq.
Rakower Law PLLC
Federal Bar Council Program Committee Co-Chairs
Celeste Koeleveld, Esq.
Clifford Chance US LLP
Julian S. Brod, Esq.
Shapiro Arato Bach LLP
In order to register, you must sign in to your Federal Bar Council account. If you do not have an account, you can create one using this link.
This program is free for Federal Bar Council Members and $75.00 and a 3% convenience fee for Non-Members. For more information about the benefits of membership in the Federal Bar Council, click here.
Financial Hardship Policy
The Federal Bar Council is pleased to offer a 50% discount on the cost of its CLE Programs to attorneys who are unemployed, who are employed in the public sector or who work for a not-for-profit entity and are able to establish financial hardship. The original application for this discount must be submitted to the Federal Bar Council at least two weeks prior to the CLE Program for which it applies. Please contact the Council for an application form. If you have any questions, please contact CLE@federalbarcouncil.com.
Federal Bar Council presents
Expert Insights on AI and Criminal Law
Thursday November 12, 2026
5:45 – 7:45 pm
Venable LLP
151 West 42 Street
New York, NY 10031
2.0 Transitional/Non-transitional CLE credits in Areas of Professional Practice
AI is becoming part of the everyday machinery of the criminal justice system. This year’s program on AI and Criminal Law will provide an up-to-date introduction on AI and cover the use of AI prediction tools in decision making by Pretrial, Judges, and Probation; privilege and privacy issues; how the government is using AI in criminal investigations and at trial; and how the defense bar is using AI.
Moderator
The Honorable Rachel P. Kovner
United States District Judge, EDNY
Panelists
Eun Young Choi, Esq.
Arnold & Porter
Co-lead, Artificial Intelligence Industry Group
Katherine B. Forrest, Esq.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Co-Chair Global Artificial Intelligence Group
Alexander Mindlin, Esq.
Co-Chief, National Security and Cybercrime Section, U. S. Attorney’s Office, EDNY
Allison Young
Federal Defenders of New York
Litigation Support Forensics Specialist
Program Coordinator
Avrom Robin, Esq.
Law Office of London & Robin
Federal Criminal Practice Committee Co-Chairs
David B. Anders, Esq.
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Carolyn Pokorny, Esq.
Akerman LLP
Federal Bar Council Program Committee Co-Chairs
Celeste Koeleveld, Esq.
Clifford Chance US LLP
Julian S. Brod, Esq.
Shapiro Arato Bach LLP
In order to register, you must sign in to your Federal Bar Council account. If you do not have an account, you can create one using this link.
This program is free for Federal Bar Council Members and $150.00 and a 3% convenience fee for Non-Members. For more information about the benefits of membership in the Federal Bar Council, click here.
Financial Hardship Policy
The Federal Bar Council is pleased to offer a 50% discount on the cost of its CLE Programs to attorneys who are unemployed, who are employed in the public sector or who work for a not-for-profit entity and are able to establish financial hardship. The original application for this discount must be submitted to the Federal Bar Council at least two weeks prior to the CLE Program for which it applies. Please contact the Council for an application form. If you have any questions, please contact CLE@federalbarcouncil.com.