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
Tuesday 6 October (0930 - 1300)
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 |