2026 Annual Attorney Meeting

WWCDA Annual Meeting 2026

The 2026 WWCDA® Annual Attorney Meeting & Leadership Retreat will be held at the Pendry, San Diego, CA on March 9-11, 2026. 
 
The WWCDA Leadership Retreat (March 9-10) will begin with breakfast and spa morning on March 9, followed by lunch and afternoon strategy meetings. The day will conclude with a reception and dinner. On March 10, the morning will begin with breakfast meetings and then adjourn for lunch with our sponsors.
 
The WWCDA Annual Attorney Meeting (March 10-11) will include two days of dynamic programming and invaluable networking opportunities. The meeting will kick off with lunch with our corporate sponsors on March 10, followed by activities, including panel discussions on hot topics, networking breaks, cocktails and dinner. On March 11, the day will include breakfast and Part 1 of our 2026 Global Enforcement and Compliance Series. 

Schedule

Leadership Retreat

Invited guests are Global Leaders, Chapter Leaders, Chapter Secretaries, Chapter Social Media Coordinators, and WWCDA Committee Chairs & Vice Chairs

Monday, March 9, 2026 (Leadership Retreat)

8:00 AM - 11:30 AM Breakfast & Spa Wellness Activities
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Lunch
12:30 PM - 6:00 PM Leadership Retreat - Business Meeting
6:15 PM - 9:30 PM Interactive Networking Activity and Dinner (including invited Diamond Sponsor Representatives)

                     

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 (Leadership Retreat)

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Committee Breakfast Meetings (for all Committee Members & Committee Leaders)
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Leadership Breakfast (Leaders Only and Invited Diamond Sponsor Representatives)
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM  Leadership Retreat - Business Meeting


Annual Attorney Meeting

Invited guests are attorney members and ticketed corporate sponsors. To check your membership type view your profile. If you have a question about your membership type, or for details about membership criteria learn more here. You can also contact your chapter leader. To become a sponsor, learn more here.

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM  Annual Attorney Lunch hosted by our Corporate Sponsors
1:30 PM - 6:00 PM Annual Meeting Programming and Networking
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Reception
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Dinner

               

Wednesday March 11, 2026

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Breakfast and Global Enforcement and Compliance Series Part 1

   

LeaderShip Retreat SPEAKER: optimizing strategic connections - mastering the art of building and leveraging high impact networks


Tracy

Tracy Castle-Newman
Former Wall Street Executive, Advocate for Women in Business, Board Advisor, Speaker
TCN Advisors

Recent Case study: Path to a Corporate Non-Prosecution Agreement

Amy

Amy Carver
Partner, Welsh & Recker, Counsel for Former President of AIS
Philadelphia Chapter
Moderator
Christiana

Christiana Jacxsens
Corporate Vice President, General Counsel, Life Sciences & Litigation, B. Braun of America Group of Companies

Jessica

Jessica Natali
Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Counsel for B. Braun of America and AIS
Philadelphia Chapter
Claire

Claire Schenk
Partner, Thompson Coburn LLP, Local Counsel for AIS
Missouri Chapter
Carolyn

Carolyn F. McNiven
Partner & Head of White Collar West Coast, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Counsel for B. Braun of America and AIS
San Francisco Chapter

Global Enforcement and Compliance Series Part 1: Enforcement Priorities in Year 2 of the Second Trump Administration

Stephanie Siegmann

Stephanie Siegmann
Partner, Hinckley Allen & Snyder, LLP
Boston Chapter
Moderator
Jessie Liu

Jessie Liu
Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia in first Trump Administration
Washington DC Chapter
Lisa Miller

Lisa Miller
Partner, Sidley Austin LLP, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for DOJ's Criminal Division Fraud and Appellate Sections
Washington DC Chapter
Soumya D

Soumya Dayananda
Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Washington DC Chapter
Gellie

Jennifer Kennedy Gellie
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, former Chief of Counterintelligence & Export Control Section, DOJ's National Security Division
Washington DC Chapter
Thea Kendler

Thea Kendler
Partner, Mayer Brown LLP, former Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Department of Commerce, former DOJ Prosecutor
Erica MacDonald

Erica MacDonald
Partner, Co-Chair of White Collar Defense & Investigations Team, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota in first Trump Administration
Minnesota Chapter

Hotels in the Area

The WWCDA room block is currently sold out. You are welcome to connect directly with the Pendry to inquire about what they still have available in their limited stock, or book accommodations at one of the other hotels listed on this page. Please note that inventory can change.

If you would like to be added to the WWCDA waitlist, email events@wwcda.org and include your preferred check-in and check-out dates. 

If you need to cancel your existing reservation, please notify us at events@wwcda.org so we can assist other attendees on the waitlist. If you cancel without letting us know, we may not be able to add your room back into our block.

Other nearby hotel options include the following (approximate walk times): 

Thank you to our annual sponsors


In-Person Meeting Disclaimer:  The Women’s White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA) is committed to the well-being of all event participants. Attendees should be aware that COVID-19 and other communicable illnesses remain present in our communities. By attending this event, you acknowledge and voluntarily assume the inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 or other illnesses, and you agree not to attend if you are feeling unwell, exhibiting symptoms of illness, or have had recent known exposure to someone with a communicable disease. Further, by attending the event, you assume all risks, hazards, and dangers arising from or relating in any way to the risk of contracting COVID-19 and other communicable illnesses, whether that exposure occurs before, during, or after the event, and regardless of how caused or contracted, and you hereby waive any and all claims and potential claims against the Women's White Collar Defense Association. 
 
Photographers and videographers will be on site
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WWCDA Business Conduct Standards Acknowledgement:  
By registering and attending a WWCDA event, you acknowledge and agree to abide by applicable WWCDA Policies & Procedures, including the Event Code of Conduct and Anti-Harassment Policy.

Cancellations: Tickets to the Annual Attorney Meeting are non-refundable.