Conclude the criminal file with commercial sense.
Assessing settlement, effective remorse and alternative resolutions in criminal files together with their commercial outcome; the corporate closure of the result.
Not every case has to end in the courtroom
A significant portion of white-collar files can be concluded through settlement, effective remorse and similar mechanisms, without entering years-long litigation. The right question is as much “what is the total cost of this outcome to the company?” as it is “will we win?”
A map of the options
For offences subject to settlement, negotiation is under the parties' control, confidential and fast. Effective remorse can significantly reduce the sentence by remedying the loss; mechanisms such as the deferral of the announcement of the verdict manage the effect on the criminal record. The impact of each option on the company's side — public-procurement bans, licence conditions, insurance and compliance declarations — is calculated together.
Structuring the negotiation
On the victim's side the mathematics of recovery, on the suspect's side a realistic risk analysis, are put on the table; offer packages (payment schedule, confidentiality, scope of the waiver) are structured to be written and enforceable. The other party's ability to pay is verified in advance.
Corporate closure
Whatever the outcome, the file is closed with a management report, lessons learned and preventive arrangements. On the reputational side, communication coordination comes into play; for the risk of recurrence, a prevention programme is activated.
Where the options live in statute
The map has identifiable anchors: reconciliation (uzlaştırma) is governed by Article 253 of the Criminal Procedure Code and runs through an appointed conciliator during the investigation phase, with wide freedom in shaping the remedy; pre-payment sits in Article 75 of the Criminal Code, and the accelerated trial procedure in Article 250 CMK. Effective remorse is not a single article — it hides in offence-specific provisions, and in most economic crimes the timing of restitution determines the size of the reduction. In tax-linked files, the criminal proceeding and the assessment before the tax office follow separate calendars that must be read together — closing one while leaving the other open is not outcome management.
How we work
First comes a realistic map of the file: the legal characterisation, the state of the evidence, the parties' positions and which mechanisms are actually available. Then each option gets a one-page outcome card — sentence exposure, record effect, corporate side-effects and cost.
For companies on the victim side, collection security is built into the deal: performance schedules are collateralised and enforceability is tested in advance. At closing, the decision is documented for the board, with its effect on registers and compliance declarations noted. The defence side runs with our corporate defence practice under the white-collar focus.
Other Applications of This Service
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Matter Connections
The focus areas, practice areas, desks and legislation connected with this sub-service.
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As a rule, conciliation does not amount to an admission of the offence and does not appear on the record as a conviction; the wording of the text matters, however. We structure the scope of waivers and statements with care.
A management authority matrix is applied according to amount and impact; in critical files we recommend a board resolution and a reasoned memorandum — this also protects the executives against liability.
It depends on the institution concerned; payment during the investigation phase generally secures the highest reduction. The way the payment is documented prevents disputes over the reduction.
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