I also question whether these “experts” are right in their expectation that there would be far more trials. I am not so sure that many corporate executives want public airings of the factual details of the company’s wrongdoing. “Experts” predicted that the enactment of the Sentencing Guidelines would overwhelm the federal courts with trials since many more criminal defendants would exercise their right to trial because of the perceived (and actual) harshness and rigidity of the Guidelines upon a conviction. That simply has not happened….
via Will the SEC’s Requiring Settling Parties to Admit Wrongdoing Increase the Number of Trials?.– White Collar Crime Prof Blog
