NACDL’s White Collar Crime Policy Department is on the front lines right now combating new and unnecessary criminal legislation and pushing for meaningful criminal justice reform. Our advocacy focuses primarily on the problems of overcriminalization, vicarious corporate criminal liability, and disproportionate and insufficiently flexible sentencing, among others. In support of this effort, NACDL serves as a leader in a politically diverse coalition of bar, non-profit and business groups who advocate for a sound and just criminal justice system.
Developing resources and education opportunities for the white collar criminal defense bar is also a top priority. Through cutting edge white collar CLE programs, an active white collar crime listserv, and service on the white collar defense committee, we bring together the best-informed criminal defense attorneys to share information and strategy. Exclusive for NACDL Members, we maintain a briefs and motions bank dealing specifically with white collar crime and recently developed a filings bank devoted to post-Skilling honest services fraud cases. The department frequently conducts and publishes cutting-edge policy analysis on emerging issues in white collar enforcement.
This main page serves as a blueprint for the White Collar Crime Policy Department’s work. Extensive information about our initiatives and links to all of our tools can be found on the following pages.
Upcoming Events
White Collar Criminal Defense College, presented in partnership with Stetson University Law School, will be held on March 15-20, 2011, in Gulfport, FL. Click here to learn more!
News of Interest
ALERT! NACDL Flags Problems in the Clean Up Government Act of 2011 (HR 2572)
NEW! Webcast of Public Corruption Hill Training: Have You Committed a Felony Today?
“ACC Challenges Illinois Ruling on Attorney-Client Privilege,” Corporate Counsel, January 27, 2012.
“Con Artist Starred in Sting That Cost Google Millions,” The Wall Street Journal, January 25, 2012. [Free access for non-subscribers until Tuesday]
“Federal judge in Denver rules suspect must unlock her computer,” Denver Post, January 24, 2012. [Opinion here and EFF Amicus here]
“Megaload, meet Morrison,” Thomson Reuters, January 24, 2012.
“In Sentencing Naaman, Judge Huvelle Dismisses DOJ’s Rhetoric And Refuses To Make Naaman The ‘Poster Child’ The DOJ Would Like,” FCPA Professor, January 23, 2012.
Brandon L. Garrett, Globalized Corporate Prosecutions, December 2011. [Related Database: Federal Organizational Plea Agreements]
Charles D. Weisselberg & Su Li, Big Law’s Sixth Amendment: The Rise of Corporate White-Collar Practices in Large U.S. Law Firms, January 2012.
Jack Fernandez, An Essay Concerning the Indictment of Lawyers for their Legal Advice, January 2012.
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