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A Fireside Chat with Gurbir Grewal, the Director of the Enforcement Division at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Jan 11, 2024

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Gurbir Grewal has been the Director of the Enforcement Division at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission since 2001. Prior to that, he had the distinction of being the first Sikh American to be Attorney General in any of the fifty states, and only the second South Asian to hold such an office after the former Attorney General of California, Kamala Harris. Gurbir was the Chief Prosecutor of Bergen County in New Jersey, and before that the Head of the Economic Crimes Unit in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey. Justin and Gurbir sat down for a “fireside chat” at the annual White Collar Conference of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (PACDL). The episode was recorded in front of a live audience, with PACDL’s permission.

A Discussion with T. Markus Funk, A Member of the Prosecution Team in 'Operation Family Secrets' Dec 14, 2023

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T. Markus Funk, a Partner at Perkins Coie in Denver, Colorado, was a Section Chief with the U.S. State Department in the Balkans, following the war in Kosovo, where he represented the United States in diplomatic negotiations and participated in the restructuring of Kosovo's post-war justice system. Markus graduated from Northwestern School of Law, and later received a doctorate in law from the University of Oxford, where he taught as a law professor. Markus was also a federal prosecutor in Chicago, where he prosecuted members of the Chicago mafia, most notably in a case called Operation Family Secrets, the subject of our discussion today.

A Discussion with Elizabeth Kelley on Representing Criminal Defendants with Dementia and Other Mental Disabilities Nov 16, 2023

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Representing criminal defendants with mental disabilities comes with a range of challenges that make these representations different from the usual criminal representation in important ways. Elizabeth Kelley is an expert in the field, and the Editor of Representing People with Dementia: A Practical Guide for Criminal Defense Lawyers, recently published by the American Bar Association. The book is a collection of 16 essays by lawyers, psychiatrists, and psychologists. You can purchase the book here.

The Experiences of LGBTQ+ Individuals In the Criminal Legal System: A Discussion with Richard Saenz of Lambda Legal Oct 31, 2023

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Our guest is Richard Saenz, who is a senior attorney in the criminal justice and police misconduct strategist at Lambda Legal. He focuses his work on the criminal legal system, coordinating litigation and policy work on behalf of incarcerated people and against the criminalization of LGBTQ+ people. Richard has been featured in the Washington Post, NBC News, USA Today, Newsweek, and The Advocate.

A Discussion with Marc Bookman and Patrick Egan of the Atlantic Center for Capital Representation Oct 12, 2023

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The Atlantic Center for Capital Representation was founded in 2010, in Philadelphia. The Center provides advice and counsel in death penalty cases around the country, as well as in federal death cases, and represents the Government of Mexico in death penalty cases involving Mexican nationals here in the United States. Justin and Geonard interviewed the Center’s co-founder and Executive Director, Marc Bookman, and the President of its Board of Directors, Patrick Egan. Marc and Pat are long-time members of the Philadelphia criminal defense bar, and have, themselves, litigated numerous death penalty cases. Marc is also the author of the recently published book by The New Press, called a Descending Spiral: Exposing the Death Penalty in 12 Essays. Marc has also published in The Atlantic, and Slate, among other publications.

An Interview with the Innocence Project Co-Founders, Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld Sep 28, 2023

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For three decades, since its founding in 1992 at Yeshiva University’s Cardozo School of Law, the Innocence Project has led a national effort to exonerate wrongly convicted defendants through scientific advances in DNA technology. That work has led to the exoneration of hundreds of wrongly convicted defendants, some of them on death row. Justin and Geonard interviewed the founders of the Innocence Project, Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld.

White Collar Talks: Jim Felman- Sentencing Guidelines Sep 27, 2023

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On this episode, Nina and Joe have a discussion with Jim Felman on the United States' sentencing guidelines.

White Collar Talks with Nina & Joe: Scott Schools Aug 16, 2023

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White Collar Talks makes its return! In this episode, Nina and Joe engage in a compelling discussion with Scott Schools, the Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer at Uber. Scott takes us through a typical day at Uber, where he navigates the intricacies of his role, and mentions the challenges he encounters as the Chief Compliance Officer of a corporation of Uber's magnitude.

White Collar Talks: The London White Collar Crime Institute - How It Started and Why You Should Be There Sep 19, 2022

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Featuring: Bill Shepherd is an experienced trial lawyer and partner at Holland & Knight's West Palm Beach and Washington, D.C. offices. As previous Chair of the Criminal Justice Section, Bill discusses his early career and how he became involved in the Criminal Justice Section as a law student, eventually creating the London White Collar Crime Institute.
Bill joins Nina and Joe to discuss the London White Collar Crime Institute and how it came to be. They also discuss why it is worth attending this conference, how it's different from others, memorable moments, social networking, virtual programming, and details of this year's upcoming conference.
Want to get involved with the Criminal Justice Section? Join us! https://www.americanbar.org/membership/join-now

White Collar Talks: The Evolution of International Internal Investigations and International White Collar Crime Aug 30, 2022

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Featuring: Lucian Dervan is a Professor of Law and Director of Criminal Justice Studies at Belmont University College of Law.
Lucian joins Nina and Joe to discuss international internal investigations, international white collar crime, and international criminal justice issues. As former Chair of the ABA's Criminal Justice Section, Lucian led the Section into the international space of criminal justice.
Want to get involved with the Criminal Justice Section? Join us! https://www.americanbar.org/membership/join-now

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