IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026

4 Oct - 9 Oct 2026

B3 3+4, Level 0

Session information

Criminal Law Section mock trial - corruption strikes back
B3 3+4, Level 0

Committee(s)

Criminal Law Section (Lead)
Anti-Corruption Committee
Asset Recovery Committee
Business Crime Committee
Criminal Law Committee

Description

This year, join us as corruption strikes back, and a fictional international medical-technology group's sales director is accused of bribing a Danish regional health authority's procurement director in exchange for awarding the group's Danish subsidiary a multi-million DKK contract to supply MRI and CT machines in the region. Following a private investigation instigated by a losing supplier in the bidding process, information was passed to the Danish National Unit for Special Crimes, resulting in criminal charges against the sales director, the health authority's director, their intermediary as well as the Danish subsidiary entity itself.
 
Come and watch the trial play out before your eyes! We will have factual and expert witnesses on the stand and examine the financial crime trial process for individuals and corporate entities through the lens of Danish law and procedure. IBA members will take the roles of defendants, defence and prosecuting counsel, witnesses, lay and professional judges. Will we end up with guilty verdicts? Will the defendants flee the jurisdiction? Will any witnesses crumble on the stand? Come and find out on Tuesday 6 October.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Diana Czugler Peters & Peters, London, England; Senior Communications Officer, Criminal Law Committee
Marina Hadjisoteriou Patrikios Pavlou & Associates, Limassol, Cyprus; Representative, Levant, Asset Recovery Committee
Thomas Markert HortenDahl, Copenhagen, Denmark
Leonel Pereznieto del Prado Creel Garcia-Cuellar Aiza y Enriquez, Mexico City, Mexico; Vice Chair, Non-trial Resolutions of Bribery Cases Subcommittee
Laura Perkins Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Treasurer, Business Crime Committee
Andreas Pollak Petsche Pollak Attorneys at Law, Vienna, Austria
Vaijayanti Sharma MZM Legal , Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; Young Lawyers' Committee Liaison Officer, Criminal Law Committee

Speakers

Daniel Addo Asiedu Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited, Accra, Ghana; Committee Liaison Officer, Corporate Counsel Forum
Caroline Black Gherson LLP, London, England
Nicola Bonucci nbonucci, Paris, France; Member, Anti-Corruption Committee Advisory Board
Shaul Brazil BCL Solicitors , London, England; Vice Chair, Criminal Law Committee
Ralph Caccia Wiley Rein, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; In-House Counsel Liaison Officer, Criminal Law Committee
Stéphane De Navacelle Navacelle, Paris, France; Business Crime Committee Liaison Officer, Anti-Corruption Committee
Lorna Emson Macfarlanes LLP, London, England
Jennifer Fox Ogier, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Andrew George Doogue + George Defence Lawyers, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Individual Defence Counsel Officer, Criminal Law Committee
Jan Handzlik Handzlik & Associates APC, Los Angeles, California, USA
Marc Hassberger Chabrier Avocats, Geneva, Switzerland; Social Functions Officer, Asset Recovery Committee
Victoria Low Victoria Low, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Prashant Mara BTG Advaya, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; Membership Officer, Anti-Corruption Committee
Gustavo Morales Oliver FTI Consulting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Carl Newman CMS , London, England; Conference Coordinator, Criminal Law Committee
Clarissa Oliveira Oliveira Becker e Capalbo, São Paulo, Brazil; Whistleblowing Officer, Compliance Subcommittee
Victoria Pigott Mishcon de Reya LLP, London, England
Marlon Pinto AnotherDay, London, England
Wook Jin Rha Yulchon LLC, Seoul, South Korea; Compliance Programme Officer , Compliance Subcommittee
Edmund Smyth Kingsley Napley , London, England; Social Media Officer, Criminal Law Committee
Burcu Tuzcu Ersin STG Partners, Istanbul, Türkiye; Pro Bono Initiatives Officer, Criminal Law Committee
Juan Diego Ugaz Payet Rey Cauvi Perez, Lima, Peru
Stijn Van den Wijngaard Ivy Advocaten, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Charles Van der Voort VOI advocaten, Breda, Netherlands