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AWARDS PRESENTERS

Nicolas Bourtin is the Managing Partner of Sullivan & Cromwell’s Criminal Defense
and Investigations Group and a co-head of the FCPA and Anti-Corruption Group. His
practice focuses on white collar criminal defense and internal investigations, regula-
tory enforcement matters, and securities and complex litigation. He has conducted
numerous jury trials and has represented individuals and corporations in high-profile
matters.

Previously, Nic served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York.
He has been recognized by The National Law Journal as a White Collar, Regulatory
and Compliance Trailblazer, and by Chambers USA as a leader in White-Collar Crime & Government
Investigations. Nic is the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Office of the Appellate Defender and
serves on the Criminal Justice Act Panel of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Joanna C. Hendon is the co-leader of Alston & Bird’s White Collar, Government &
Internal Investigations Team. Joanna represents companies and individuals at trial
and in arbitration, in civil litigation, and in matters before the Department of Justice,
the SEC, and the Federal Reserve, among other entities. Joanna is ranked Band 1 by
Chambers USA for White Collar Crime and Government Investigations, and in 2019,
Chambers shortlisted Joanna for its New York White Collar Crime & Government
Investigations Lawyer of the Year award.

Early in her career, Joanna was as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District
of New York. As a prosecutor, Joanna received the John Marshall Award, the DOJ’s highest honor given to
a lawyer for excellence at trial. Joanna served as a clerk for the Hon. Frank M. Coffin, U.S. Court of Appeals
for the First Circuit. Joanna serves on the Board of Directors of the Office of the Appellate Defender.

Lisa Vicens, Partner at Cleary Gottlieb, focuses on governmental and internal inves-
tigations, white collar defense, and SEC enforcement matters. She has extensive
experience representing companies and individuals both domestically and inter-
nationally, and conducting investigations on behalf of public companies and their
boards and audit committees—with a particular focus on Latin America. In addition
to her investigatory and enforcement matters, she regularly advises on the devel-
opment and implementation of effective compliance and integrity programs and
provides guidance on managing and monitoring risk, including with respect to issues
such as human rights and sustainability.

Lisa is Chambers ranked and was recognized as White Collar Crime Lawyer of the Year at Euromoney’s
2022 Americas Women in Business Law Awards and has also been recognized in Global Investigations
Review’s Top 100 Women in Investigations. Lisa serves on the Board of Directors of the Office of the
Appellate Defender.

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