Business Crime

Corruption in the Private Sector: The Growing Importance of Legislation Designed to Combat Private Corruption

Paul Gully-Hart

Traditionally, criminal sanctions were reserved for corruption of public officials based on the assumption that the state should intervene where public funds or public duties are at stake. Therefore, corruption in the private sector was originally dealt with by means of civil remedies and self-regulation. In other words, the criminalisation of private bribery is a recent phenomenon the importance of which has been rapidly growing in the last years.

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Recent International Trends in Business Crime Defence

Monty Raphael

Since I last sat down to write the introduction to Who’s Who, the world’s media have continued to report an ever-expanding list of business crime causes célèbres.

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Potential Opportunities in Arbitration for Specialists in Criminal Work

Arthur Harverd

Carter Backer Winter UK

This introduction deals first with potential opportunities in arbitration for lawyers who specialise in criminal work and then proceeds to consider some current issues relating to expert evidence in the field of accountancy.

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Editorial: Business Crime

Our latest research indicates an increased number of highly skilled practitioners competing to appear in the publication. Numerous highprofile cases in recent years, coupled with an increased awareness of the responsibilities of company executives, ensure that the services of lawyers on the following pages are increasingly sought after.

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Editorial: Business Crime in Florida

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.

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Editorial: Business Crime in Singapore

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 ten lawyers with expertise in the representation of companies, corporate officers and individuals in criminal litigation arising from their business activities.

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Editorial: Business Crime in California

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 26 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.

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Editorial: Business Crime in Texas

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.

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Editorial: Business Crime in Georgia

This chapter highlights 13 individuals of exceptional talent in what is a highly competitive practice area. The level of expertise reflects the high standard of the white collar criminal defence bar in the state. An obvious breeding ground for this ability is the United States Department of Justice, where many of the individuals below served before private practice.

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Editorial: Business Crime in Illinois

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.

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