27th Annual Transnational Crime Conference
14 May - 16 May 2025
Session information
Breakout session one - Navigating legal challenges in the prosecution of encrypted messaging service providers: recent cases and emerging trends
Thursday 15 May (1600 - 1730)
Committee(s)
Business Crime Committee
(Lead)
Criminal Law Committee
(Lead)
Description
This topic explores the growing legal complexities surrounding the prosecution of owners and issuers of encrypted chat messenger services, with a focus on recent high-profile cases, such a EncroChat and Telegram. It will examine the balance between privacy, security and law enforcement, and discuss the implications of these prosecutions for service providers, users and regulatory frameworks.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Manavendra Mishra | Khaitan & Co, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; Asia Pacific Regional Forum Liaison Officer, Business Crime Committee |
| Simone Nadelhofer | Schellenberg Wittmer, Zürich, Switzerland; Vice Chair, Business Crime Committee |
Speakers
| Jason D Linder | Mayer Brown, Los Angeles, California, USA; Vice Chair, Business Crime Committee |
| Alex Swan | Greenberg Traurig, London, England; Membership Officer, Business Crime Committee |