Considering the growth of the worldwide white-collar criminal practice, we saw a need to bring together hardcore litigators to foster skills and allow court access when the case needs to be decided there.
A foundation for maintaining the rule of law is a strong and independent bar. The Academy will seek to foster our strength and independence through collegiality, nonpartisanship, inclusiveness, internationalism and learning.
We are a collegial fellowship of academics and litigation service professionals seeking to enrich skills, lead critical thinking, share experiences, and expand our knowledge related to the world of financial crime.
The Basel Institute encourages prosecution agencies to engage The Academy's litigators to represent them in foreign courts against financial institutions facing money laundering and corruption.
Gretta Fenner was the Managing Director of the Basel Institute on Governance and Director of its International Centre for Asset Recovery. She led the organisation from 2005–2008 and from 2011 to April 2024.
The Academy is immensely valuable. Sharing experiences with these bright minds sparks my creativity and offers fresh perspectives from other jurisdictions, which I leverage to benefit my clients.
Where theory meets practice
The International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators emerged from a vision to develop worldwide collaborative solutions that are based on research, collective experiences and best practices in cases of economic crime. The Academy has united the top public- and private-sector litigation professionals with the renowned Basel Institute on Governance and like-minded academics to form an independent, non-partisan global center of excellence that encourages collaboration and innovation to shape and advance financial-crime litigation practices for the future.
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White Collar Crime
Litigation Strategies
Corruption
Manhattan DA Launches Corporate Crime Task Force
As federal white-collar enforcement narrows, Manhattan’s new Corporate Crime and Antitrust Task Force signals more aggressive state and local scrutiny of companies and executives.
Cyrus R. Vance Jr.
White Collar Crime
Corruption
Litigation Strategies
Inside the DOJ’s New Corporate Enforcement Directive
Directive 26-12 from the National Fraud Enforcement Division outlines investigative priorities, ten charging factors that will receive great weight in plea decisions, and new whistleblower incentive programs.
Jonathan S. Sack
Money Laundering
Asset Recovery
White Collar Crime
Abramovich, Cyprus and the Adviser Liability Question
Reported falsification of tax documents and backdated asset transfers in the Abramovich case raise serious questions.
Anand Doobay
Bulletin of The International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators
Issue 6 | Spring 2026
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Built to Shape Economic Crime Litigation
Our founders share with Law360 how a bold idea became a platform for emerging voices tackling complex legal challenges.
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Sanctions and the rule of law
Overview of modern sanctions regimes in the UK, EU, and US, highlighting their design, impacts, and rule-of-law tensions. Read here.
GIR Series
Series of articles provided exclusively to GIR by members of the International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators.
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