Current Composition of the PCIE (2024–2026)
With the decision of the HQCJ as of 29 April 2024, the following individuals have been selected to the Public Council of International Experts (PCIE):
Mary K. Butler
Gabrielė Juodkaitė-Granskienė
Norman Aas
Robert Hein Broekhuijsen
Jessica Lott Thompson
John J. O’Sullivan
Biographical Information of Members of the Current Composition of the Public Council of International Experts:
Mary K. Butler is a prosecutor from the United States. She graduated from Vassar College and the University of Wisconsin Law School. Currently, she serves as the Chief of the International Unit of the Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section (MLARS) at the U.S. Department of Justice. Prior to joining MLARS in July 2014, Mary K. Butler worked for many years as an anti-corruption prosecutor in specialized units within the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., and at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami, Florida. Throughout her career, she prosecuted cases involving lobbyists, state and local law enforcement officers, and public officials at all levels of government, including a U.S. Congressman. Mary K. Butler served for 11 years in the Public Integrity Section of the Criminal Division at the U.S. Department of Justice and for 12 years at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida in Miami. In the Southern District of Florida, she worked as a trial attorney in the General Crimes and Economic Crimes Units and later as the Chief of the Public Corruption Section. She also served for three years as a Resident Legal Advisor in Ukraine for the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training (OPDAT) at the U.S. Department of Justice.
Gabrielė Juodkaitė-Granskienė is a judge from Lithuania. She graduated from Vilnius University with a degree in law in 1996 and obtained a PhD in criminal law in 2003 after defending her dissertation on “Formation and Evaluation of Forensic Opinions”. Since 1996, she worked at the Forensic Science Center of Lithuania (FSCL), where she served as Director from 2004 to 2017. In 2017, she became a judge of the Supreme Court of Lithuania, and since 2022 she has been leading its Criminal Chamber. Since 1997, she has been a lecturer at the Faculty of Law at Vilnius University, teaching forensic examination, evidence collection, evidentiary procedures, and criminal procedure.
Norman Aas is a lawyer from Estonia. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Tartu (1998) and a Master’s degree from the University of Greifswald in Germany (2001). From 1997 to 2017, he held various positions within the Prosecutor’s Office and the Ministry of Justice of Estonia. He has significant expertise in criminal law and procedure, including investigations of economic offenses and crimes related to public office. As the Prosecutor General of Estonia from 2005 to 2014, he was responsible for prosecuting large-scale corruption cases. During the same period, he was a member of the Council of the Administration of Courts in Estonia, where one of his tasks was assessing the suitability of candidates for Supreme Court to become a justice. At the same time, he served as the Chairperson of the Council for the Appointment of Prosecutors, where he reviewed hundreds of candidates competing for high-level judicial offices. He is also a lecturer in criminal law and procedure at Tallinn University and has co-authored commentaries on several laws. Currently, he works as a private lawyer serving as a partner of a private law firm.
Robert Hein Broekhuijsen is a lawyer from the Netherlands. He graduated from Leiden University in 1982. From 1982 to 2003, he worked as a lawyer specializing in maritime law and insurance, providing services to clients worldwide. In 1999, he became the Managing Partner of the international law firm DLA in the Netherlands, and from 2003 he served as a member of the DLA’s Board. From 2005 to 2012, he worked as a Special Prosecutor in the Serious Fraud Office of the Dutch Prosecution Service, where he was responsible for major investigations into fraud, corruption, and money laundering. As Chief Prosecutor, he successfully concluded the most significant corruption case in the Netherlands. He has handled numerous complex international fraud and corruption cases in the United States, the United Kingdom, India, and the Middle East. He has also provided expert assistance on money laundering, asset tracing, and anti-corruption through the Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative (StAR), a joint project of the World Bank and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Additionally, he has consulted and conducted training programs on anti-corruption investigations in countries such as Moldova, Jordan, and Thailand. Currently, he is the co-founder of a specialized law firm that advises corporations, government authorities, and countries on corruption-related issues, conducts corruption investigations, and defends companies against corruption allegations. He also serves as a judge of the Disciplinary Court of Appeal of the Dutch Bar. Since 2021, he has been a member of the Competition Commission for the Selection of Candidates for the Positions of Members of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine.
Jessica Lott Thompson is a lawyer from Canada. In 2003, she graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Victoria in British Columbia, and in 2017, she earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Constitutional Law from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University in Toronto, Canada. From 2008 to 2014, she served as a Federal Criminal Prosecutor in the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, where she handled criminal and administrative cases, including homicide, sexual offenses, fraud, theft, robbery, firearms and drug-related charges, as well as criminal cases involving mental health issues. From 2015 to 2020, she served as Director of Yukon Human Rights, overseeing the Yukon Human Rights Commission, which reviewed complaints against the government, corporations, and organizations. Currently, she works as a senior lawyer specializing in criminal, administrative, and constitutional law, as well as human rights and legal reform. She chairs the War Crimes Accountability Working Group of the Ukrainian Canadian Bar Association and serves as an International Election Observer for the OSCE-ODIHR. From 2017 to 2019, she was a Member of the Federal Judicial Advisory Committee for Yukon and served as the Minister of Justice for Canada. In this role, she was responsible for evaluating candidates, verifying their credentials, and making recommendations to the Federal Minister of Justice regarding judicial appointments to the High Court, adhering to constitutional, ethical, and political standards.
6. John J. O’Sullivan is a retired judge from the United States. He completed his Juris Doctor degree in 1985 at the University of Miami and holds a Bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Albany. He served as a U.S. Magistrate Judge from 1999 to 2022. Before his appointment to the bench, he was the Chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida, where he began his career in 1986. Over the years, he held several senior positions, including Chief of the Narcotics Section, Senior Litigation Counsel, and Deputy Chief and Acting Chief of the Economic Crimes Section. John J. O’Sullivan investigated several high-profile cases of public corruption involving law enforcement officers, government officials, and judges. Notably, he worked on Operation Courtroom, a judicial corruption case that resulted in the indictment of several state judges and attorneys. In August 1995, he was appointed Deputy Independent Counsel in the investigation of the late Secretary of Commerce, Ron Brown, a role he held for one year. From 1978 to 1985, he served as a Special Agent in the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service. He is also an experienced lecturer, delivering training sessions at the International Law Enforcement Academies in Budapest, Hungary, and Gaborone, Botswana, as well as at the National Advocacy Center, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, the FBI Academy, and the Inspector General’s Academy.
GUTAUSKAS, Aurelijus – Judge of the Supreme Court of Lithuania.
He has extensive judicial experience and specializes in criminal law, organized crime, judicial ethics, and discipline. He serves as the Head of the Department of Criminal Proceedings and the Commission on Judicial Ethics and Discipline. Aurelijus Gutauskas is an expert for MONEYVAL and GRECO and previously served as a member of the Commission for the Examination of Candidates at the Prosecutor General’s Office.
DENKER, Flemming C. – Former Deputy State Prosecutor in the Office for the Investigation of Particularly Important Economic Crimes. Flemming Denker has worked as a prosecutor and lawyer, specializing in corruption and economic crimes. He is a former member of GRECO (the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption), multidisciplinary Group on Corruption under the Council of Europe, and the UN Convention against Corruption Implementation Review Group.
ZARZECZNY, Ted – Judge of the Court of Queen’s Bench in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Ted Zarzeczny has experience as a prosecutor and lawyer, with a specialization in criminal and civil law, corruption, fraud, and criminal conspiracy. He previously served as a state prosecutor and participated in an educational project for judges in Ukraine. Ted Zarzeczny is a former co-chair of the Disciplinary Committee of the Law Society of Saskatchewan, which oversees compliance with the Code of Professional Integrity and ethical standards.
LAZAROVA TRAJKOVSKA, Mirjana – Former President of the First Section of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Mirjana Lazarova Trajkovska has judicial experience in human rights, constitutional matters, and issues related to corruption. She served as a judge of the Constitutional Court and a member of the Venice Commission. For three years she acted as a sole judge at the ECtHR on cases involving Ukraine. She also chaired the State Election Commission.
HARRIS, Lorna – Retired British Prosecutor. Lorna Harris has expertise in anti-corruption, money laundering, and fraud, with a focus on international cases. She previously led the International Cooperation Department and the Asset Recovery Division in Civil Proceedings within the Royal Chancery (Court of Queen’s Bench). Lorna Harris has worked in the Serious Fraud Office and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service in Scotland. She chaired the Committee of Experts that drafted the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure, and Confiscation of Proceeds of Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism.
HOOPER, Sir Anthony – Retired Judge of the Court of Appeal. Sir Anthony Hooper has extensive experience in judicial proceedings, specializing in asset recovery and confiscation in both criminal and civil contexts, including confiscating proceeds from corruption. He served as a judge in the criminal and civil divisions of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. Sir Anthony Hooper was a member of the Ethics Commission of the International Association of Athletics Federations. He also conducted training courses for judges on preserving and confiscating proceeds from crime and corruption.
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