Criminal Law Professor, Founding Dir. Plea Bargaining Institute & leading global researcher re plea bargaining & innocence. All views expressed are my own.https://bsky.app/profile/luciandervan.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/luciandervan.bsky.social/post/3mkzydd466s2pBook Alert - Peeling the Orange: White Collar Crime Trial Problem w @whitecollarprof.bsky.social. Providing a practical application for an experiential learning of white collar criminal advocacy from the initial meeting with the client through sentencing. Available now! https://cap-press.com/books/isbn/9781531033842/Peeling-the-Orange-Second-Edition04 May 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:7vr2ncvxeariszeqgvzj7fzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzydd466s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/luciandervan.bsky.social/post/3mkng74azhs2aNew published paper - What is the Standard of Proof for Guilty Pleas? The piece explores the confusion around this question and proposes a path forward that values accuracy in a system dominated by pleas. Forthcoming Texas A&M Law Review. Draft below. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=638121829 Apr 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:7vr2ncvxeariszeqgvzj7fzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkng74azhs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/luciandervan.bsky.social/post/3mkkrmj3llc2xNew published paper - The Evolving Global Standard of Corporate Criminal Liability and Lingering Questions About Corporate Ethos, 55 Stetson Law Review 431 (2026). The piece examines corporate criminal liability in the US, UK, and Australia. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=647384128 Apr 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:7vr2ncvxeariszeqgvzj7fzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkrmj3llc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/luciandervan.bsky.social/post/3malmxfxm4s2kNew book alert! I was honored to join my friends and colleagues as an editor of this new book featuring 11 key jurisdictions (including Australia) that is a must have for anyone working in the international white collar space. Get your copy today! https://www.americanbar.org/products/inv/book/454772361/22 Dec 2025 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:7vr2ncvxeariszeqgvzj7fzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3malmxfxm4s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/luciandervan.bsky.social/post/3m7spvf6tqc2sExcited to announce that the Plea Bargaining Institute has filed its first amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Hunter v U.S. We look forward to continuing to bring important research findings re plea bargaining and defendant decision-making to the attention of the courts.12 Dec 2025 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:7vr2ncvxeariszeqgvzj7fzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7spvf6tqc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/luciandervan.bsky.social/post/3m5ssyisbuc2tA full house as we start the 2025 @abacjs Geneva International White Collar Crime Institute with a meet the enforcers panel.17 Nov 2025 08:36 +0000at://did:plc:7vr2ncvxeariszeqgvzj7fzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ssyisbuc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/luciandervan.bsky.social/post/3lmbcdw7mtc2aA wonderful joint event from the Plea Bargaining Institute and the Quattrone Center on plea bargaining policies, reforms, and research. Thank you to our friends at the Quattrone Center for hosting us in Philadelphia. #PBI [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Apr 2025 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:7vr2ncvxeariszeqgvzj7fzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmbcdw7mtc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/luciandervan.bsky.social/post/3lkqr7wxeyc2hEarlier this month I received the Charles R. English - Neal Sonnett Award from the @abacjs for my work in the field of criminal justice. I am deeply honored to receive this award & to have received an award carrying the names of two inspiring champions of justice. https://www.belmont.edu/stories/articles/2025/lucian-dervan-receives-english-sonnet-award.html19 Mar 2025 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:7vr2ncvxeariszeqgvzj7fzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkqr7wxeyc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/luciandervan.bsky.social/post/3liphrb4e7s2aGrowing Use of Sentencing Differentials in Resentencings. #PleaBargainingBlog #FixThePlea https://thepleabargainingblog.blogspot.com/2025/02/growing-use-of-sentencing-differentials.html21 Feb 2025 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:7vr2ncvxeariszeqgvzj7fzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3liphrb4e7s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/luciandervan.bsky.social/post/3liic4xzgy22aNew article on plea bargaining and plea bargaining reform in the @nacdl.org Champion Magazine. https://www.nacdl.org/Article/JanFeb2025-APrincipledPathtoPleaBargainingReform18 Feb 2025 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:7vr2ncvxeariszeqgvzj7fzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3liic4xzgy22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/luciandervan.bsky.social/post/3lhw6eufsb224The Plea Bargaining Institute is pleased to announce the creation of the Institute's Academic Working Group and the appointment of the first chairs of the group - Dr. Rebecca Helm (University of Exeter), Dr. Miko Wilford (Iowa State University), and Dr. Tina Zottoli (Montclair State University). https://pleabargaininginstitute.com/news/pbi-academic-working-group-co-chairs-appointed/11 Feb 2025 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:7vr2ncvxeariszeqgvzj7fzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhw6eufsb224https://bsky.app/profile/luciandervan.bsky.social/post/3lhkarfhsj22rConsistent with ABA CJS Plea Bargain Task Force Principle 4, new AG Bondi memo re charging and plea bargaining makes clear that prosecutors “may not use criminal charges to exert leverage to induce a guilty plea.” #FixthePlea #PleaBargaining06 Feb 2025 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:7vr2ncvxeariszeqgvzj7fzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhkarfhsj22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/luciandervan.bsky.social/post/3lfpie7lfwk2wInterested in plea bargaining? Take a look at this book from the ABA which tells the story of plea bargaining's rise, the early roots of the movement to reform pleas, and the work and recommendations of the ABA's Plea Bargain Task Force. #FixthePlea https://www.americanbar.org/products/inv/book/440099902/14 Jan 2025 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:7vr2ncvxeariszeqgvzj7fzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfpie7lfwk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/luciandervan.bsky.social/post/3lfphvqv64s2nIn the 1970 Brady decision approving the use of plea bargaining for the first time, the U.S. Supreme Court relied upon an assumption that innocent people do not falsely plead guilty. Yet case studies and research since that time demonstrate this assumption is false. #FixthePlea #CriminalJustice14 Jan 2025 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:7vr2ncvxeariszeqgvzj7fzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfphvqv64s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/luciandervan.bsky.social/post/3lfpgkcwsj22nThere are 59 significant U.S. Supreme Court plea bargaining decisions since 1970. This Plea Bargaining Institute report explores the history of plea bargaining and the development of Supreme Court precedent from 1970 until 2019. #pleabargaining https://pleabargaininginstitute.com/reports/pbi-2024-supreme-court-retrospective-report-1970-2019/14 Jan 2025 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:7vr2ncvxeariszeqgvzj7fzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfpgkcwsj22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/luciandervan.bsky.social/post/3lfpgbyn55k2nIf you are interested in plea bargaining research, check out the searchable database of research findings from 1979-2023 at the Plea Bargaining Institute - pleabargaininginstitute.com/summaries/ #PleaBargainingInstitute #CriminalJustice #PleaBargaining #Innocence https://pleabargaininginstitute.com/summaries/14 Jan 2025 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:7vr2ncvxeariszeqgvzj7fzz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfpgbyn55k2n