A new working paper by the International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators looks at procedures for compensating victims in the context of non-conviction criminal case resolutions in six countries: the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany and Switzerland.

Plea deals, deferred prosecution agreements and other conviction-avoidance mechanisms can result in huge fines being paid to wealthy countries while victims look on – a jarring spectacle.

What's wrong with the system? What needs to be fixed?

Join Academy Fellows and the Basel Institute on Governance to explore the issues, with a deep dive into the situation in Latin America, the U.S., Switzerland and France.

Opening remarks: Lincoln Caylor, Bennett Jones and Academy Co-Founder

Moderator: Jonathan Spicer, Basel Institute on Governance

Panelists:

• Stéphane Bonifassi, Bonifassi Avocats & Academy Co-Founder
• Oscar Solórzano, Basel Institute on Governance
• Prof. Wolfgang Spoerr, Hengeler Mueller
• Prof. Karen Woody, Washington & Lee School of Law

Closing remarks: Elizabeth Ortega, ECO Strategic Communications & Academy Co-Founder