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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,
regulatory 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.

Sean Hecker is a partner at Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP. He is an experienced trial
lawyer whose practice focuses on white-collar criminal defense, government and
internal investigations, complex civil litigation, and regulatory compliance.

Sean is nationally recognized as a go-to lawyer for white-collar criminal defense
matters. He was recently named the 2020 White-Collar Crime/Investigations/
Enforcement Attorney of the Year by Benchmark Litigation, which has also
recognized him as among the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in the country. Sean was also
recently inducted as a fellow into the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of North America’s premier
legal associations. Sean serves as President of the New York Council of Defense Lawyers, is a member of
the board and past Chair of the Office of the Appellate Defender and the Federal Defenders of New York,
Inc., and previously served as Chair of the New York City Bar Association’s Mass Incarceration Task Force.

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