Pardons, Expungement &
Restoring Our Dignity
Saturday, October 11, 2025 · 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET · Virtual on Zoom
Conference Schedule
October 11, 2025 · All times Eastern
Welcome & Keynote Address
- Introduction: Craig Stanland
- Welcome: Jeff Grant
- Keynote: Jeffrey Toobin
- CNN Legal Analyst; author of "The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy" (Simon & Schuster, 2025)
- "A sweeping discussion of presidential clemency power in America"
Watch Recording
Fireside Chat — Joe Bankman
- Host: Brent Cassity (Nightmare Success Podcast)
- Guest: Joe Bankman
- Stanford Law School Professor; father of Sam Bankman-Fried (FTX founder)
- "On the impact of his son's high-profile prosecution on his family and his own experience navigating public scrutiny"
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Panel: "Pardons & Expungement"
- Moderator: Jeff Grant
- Panelists
- Prof. Mark Osler — University of St. Thomas School of Law (MN); former federal prosecutor; co-founder, Clemency Resource Center
- Prof. Rachel Barkow — NYU School of Law; leading clemency scholar
- Prof. Doug Berman — Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
- The distinction between presidential pardons and expungement; the push for federal expungement legislation
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Panel: "Restoring Our Dignity"
- Moderator: Drew Chapin (The Discoverability Company)
- Panelists
- Pamela Winn — Advocate, author
- Michael Gaines — WCSG member
- Gina Pendergraph — WCSG member
- Personal stories of restoration through community
Watch Recording
Special Research Presentation
Dr. Erin Frey — Yale School of Management
"Professional and Personal Restoration Study: Early Findings"
Research conducted in partnership with the White Collar Support Group
Watch Recording
Closing Remarks
Jeff Grant
Watch the 2025 Sessions
All sessions from the 2025 White Collar Conference are available free on YouTube.
Jeffrey Toobin: Pardons in America — Keynote
CNN Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin on the history and controversies of presidential clemency power
Pardons & Expungement Panel
Professors Osler, Barkow, and Berman on federal expungement and presidential pardons
Restoration Through Community Panel
Moderated by Drew Chapin with Pamela Winn, Michael Gaines, and Gina Pendergraph
Dr. Erin Frey: Yale Research on Restoration
Early findings from Yale's Professional and Personal Restoration Study
2025 Sponsors
We thank the following organizations for their support of the 2025 conference.
Lead Sponsor — Returning for Second Year
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Press Coverage
Media coverage of the 2025 White Collar Conference
"White Collar Conference 2025: Pardons, Expungement & Restoring Dignity"
Confraud · October 2025
"White Collar Conference Set for October 11 Featuring Jeffrey Toobin and Joe Bankman"
Corporate Crime Reporter · September 24, 2025
"White Collar Support Group Launches New Criminal Justice Reform Initiatives"
WRIC · April 28, 2025