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!
NACDL's 2nd Annual West Coast White Collar Seminar will be held in beautiful Lake Tahoe, NV, at the luxurious Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, June 7-8, 2012. Click here to learn more!
News of Interest
NEW! Coalition Letter to DOJ and the SEC on "Guidance Concerning the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act," February 21, 2012.
ALERT! "House of Representatives Correct to Reject Flawed 'Public Corruption' Amendment to STOCK Act," NACDL Press Release, February 9, 2012.
“Defense Lawyers Grilled on Their Knowledge of Juror Misconduct,” New York Law Journal, February 17, 2012. [Additional coverage here]
“SEC Lists 13 New Actions Eligible for Whistleblower Bounties,” Corporate Counsel, February 17, 2012.
“Justice’s Bribery Racket,” The Wall Street Journal, February 17, 2012.
“A New Era of Global Anti-Corruption Enforcement,” New York Law Journal, February 14, 2012.
“With Tips From Whistle-Blowers, more Hands on Deck in Pollution Cases,” The New York Times, January 13, 2012.
“Distinguishing between the ‘public corruption amendment’ and fighting public corruption,” PointofLaw.com, February 13, 2012.
Drury D. Stevenson & Nicholas J. Wagoner, FCPA Sanctions: Too Big to Debar?, November 2011
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