Perspectives Series: Lessons from a High-Profile Acquittal

Location: Zoom Webinar

September 20, 2022

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This course can be claimed as 1 hour of self-study CLE credit with the State Bar of Texas. Self-study is optional and 3 of your total 15 hours can be completed in the form of self-study activities. Contact your State Bar with any questions.

After two fatal airplane crashes, the Department of Justice brought charges against Boeing employee Mark Forner, alleging that he manipulated and deceived federal regulators in connection with the Boeing 737 Max passenger jets.

Forner’s defense team obtained an acquittal in this high-profile case after less than four days of trial. In this discussion, defense attorneys David Gerger and Ashlee Martin discussed their successful strategies and drew lessons from the experience pertaining to opening statements and cross examination. Cheryl Scarboro, partner at Simpson Thacher, moderated the discussion.

Cheryl Scaboro

Partner, Simpson Thacher

Cheryl Scarboro, formerly an Associate Director in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement and the first Chief of the SEC’s FCPA Unit, is a Partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and a member of the Firm’s Government and Internal Investigations Practice.

David Gerger

Partner, Gerger Hennessy & Martin LLP

David Gerger is the founder of Gerger Hennessy & Martin in Houston and has a national practice in criminal law. He graduated Yale College and the University of Texas Law School (Book Editor – Law Review) and clerked for two federal judges and served as Assistant Federal Public Defender