“If there was a Nobel Prize in criminology, Sutherland undoubtedly would have been awarded it for his work on white-collar crime.” – Karl Mannheim.

Monty Raphael QC of Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP discusses the control of economic crimes.

Ilias Anagnostopoulos of Anagnostopoulos discusses the developments in business crime enforcement in Greece.

The International Who’s Who of Business Crime Defence Lawyers has brought together two of the leading practitioners in the world to discuss key issues facing lawyers today.

Leading lawyers from MZM Legal provide an important insight into rapid legal developments in the Indian corporate world.

In the course of international mutual assistance proceedings, Switzerland may be requested by a foreign authority to allow an infiltrated agent to act on its territory.

The 2008 edition of The International Who's Who of Business Crime Lawyers identifies 376 practitioners from 34 jurisdictions who are considered by clients and peers to be the most eminent white-collar crime lawyers.

There are 15 individuals from 10 firms featured in this chapter. The number of boutiques included reflects their high standing in the local market. In addition, several of the lawyers have a background in government at the US Department of Justice (DoJ), giving them an inside perspective and enhancing the service they provide for their clients.

Business crime defence is an increasingly important area in Singapore, where a number of recent high-profile cases have been dominating the headlines. This chapter identifies a select group of nine lawyers with expertise in the representation of companies, corporate officers and individuals in criminal litigation arising from their business activities.

Business crime is a dynamic legal area in the financially strong and economically diverse state of California. A starting point and breeding ground for extraordinary legal skill is the US Department of Justice – many of the individuals below served as United States attorney or assistant attorney before entering private practice. Forty individuals from 27 firms feature in this chapter. The presence of a number of individuals from specialised firms highlights the weight that such outfits carry within the market.

Texas’s business crime bar has had a particularly high profile ever since light was thrown upon the goingson at Enron Corp in 2001. The state fields 16 practitioners of the highest reputation in white-collar defence work. An obvious breeding ground for such extraordinary ability is the United States Department of Justice, with many of the individuals below having served as US attorney or assistant attorney before entering private practice. The inclusion of a large number of individuals from specialised firms highlights the presence litigation boutiques carry within the market.

White-collar crime has a strong historical link with the state of Illinois. Edwin Sutherland, who earned his doctorate and worked as a research professor at the University of Chicago, coined the term; and from its roots in criminology, whitecollar criminal defence has become a thriving legal practice area. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has noted that with significant growth in the securities and commodities markets comes a marked rise in intentional corporate fraud and misconduct. In an appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee in June 2006 an official from the Department of Justice’s criminal division confirmed that despite statistical drops in the level of business crime prosecutions, white-collar crime remains a priority for the Department of Justice and owing to the numerous high-profile cases of recent years, the market for legal advice in this area shows no signs of slowing down. It is therefore a dynamic area in which to work in Illinois.