Stories of Challenges and of Faith From The Enron Trial and Beyond October 14, 2008

Former lead prosecutor for the Enron trial, which successfully prosecuted Enron executives Skilling and Lay, Mr. John Hueston, will be the featured speaker at the breakfast event on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at Crow Canyon Country Club, 711 Silver Lake Drive, Danville, CA 94526.

Hueston, a key litigator at the law firm of Irell & Manella, has extensive jury trial experience, and has been selected to serve as lead trial counsel by Fortune 500 companies and by governments in a variety of cases, including shareholder class action cases, patent litigation cases, trademark infringement cases, environmental cases and cases alleging unfair business practices.

A full buffet breakfast is served starting at 7:00 am (Mass is offered at 6:30am at the same location.) Cost is $20 for members and $25 for non-members. To register visit

http://www.catholicsatwork.org/EventDesc.aspx.

Listed as one of American Lawyer’s Fab 50 litigators, Hueston was selected in 2006 by Fortune Magazine as one of the 25 men and women who shaped the business world. California Lawyer magazine named Mr. Hueston a 2007 "California Attorney of the Year”.

Hueston will share behind-the-scenes stories of how power and responsibility were warped by the abandonment of values. He will talk about challenges that overcame people because of misplaced value, and about challenges that were overcome by people who embraced the values of their faith.

Commenting on what he felt was at the heart of the Enron scandal, Hueston said, “What began as a few creative interpretations of where the line is truly drawn for disclosure obligations and accounting rules, became a game of line jumping under the rationale that the rules were really made for those incapable of creating an enterprise like Enron.”

Hueston will also explain how a winning trial narrative is always premised on truth and a passion that flows from one's conscience and faith.
“This is a speaker no one who has any relationship with a business organization, be it a large corporation or a small company, should miss,” said Alison Yount, president of Catholics@Work. “John Hueston is guaranteed to enlighten our understanding of how to incorporate our values into the everyday workplace, and not fall prey to the desertion of those values.”

ABOUT CATHOLICS@WORK
Catholics@Work is committed to fostering fellowship and connectivity among Catholics facing the realities of life in today’s workplace environment. The monthly breakfast gatherings are a unique opportunity for Catholics to:
• grow in their understanding of the Catholic faith,
• be encouraged to apply the principals of their faith in the everyday workplace,
• and, to network with other Catholic business professionals.

The breakfast series is held at Crow Canyon Country Club, Danville, California, on the second Tuesday of the month nine times per year (February-June, September-December). The event starts with a buffet breakfast followed by a speaker or panel discussion and runs from 7:00-8:30am. The event offers a great way to network with people who look for purpose and leadership in their lives. There is time prior to the beginning of each speaker’s presentation to interact with other attendees, to share faith, and business and personal information. Mass is offered at 6:30am for those who wish to attend before breakfast at the same location. Managed by Catholic business professionals, Catholics@Work breakfast events are open to all, regardless of faith or occupation, who want to explore the issues of actively living one’s beliefs in the workplace.

For more information visit www.catholicsatwork.org or call +1 925-683-5263.

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