As law students we are taught how to fight our cases in court, but as practicing criminal lawyers we quickly learn that our clients’ best interests are not necessarily achieved through litigation. While pleading guilty and pleading not guilty would appear to be binary options, very often the best outcome is achieved by carefully exploring the area in between. For both the prosecution and defense litigation carries risk, cost and uncertainty; in most jurisdictions there are therefore formal and/or informal processes for engaging with enforcement authorities. This panel will take a critical look at this topic from the perspective of different jurisdictions and ask the important question: does cooperation produce good and just outcomes?