jeff sessions may know pro-business conservative u.s. attorney general unlikely shy away indict big company individuals serious white-collar crimes legal experts say cite record lawmaker president-elect donald trump friday name sessions four-term senator alabama former federal prosecutor lead justice department sessions 69 early supporter trump expect accept cabinet post confirm spokesman sessions respond request comment dearth big bank company home state little sessions track record federal prosecutor state attorney general 1970s 1990s suggest might approach complex case corporate malfeasance review record senate indicate likely push corporate indictments instead settle fin may focus put executives prison lawyers specialize white-collar crime say example 2010 confirmation hear jam cole sessions question former u.s. deputy attorney general dangerous philosophy charge company criminally concern could lead bankruptcy hurt employees shareholders normally teach violate law charge violate law charge sessions say hear matthew schwartz former federal prosecutor lawyer boies schiller flexner say sessions remark suggest may will current administration require guilty plea corporations less concern collateral consequences say sessions would also likely support justice department renew efforts prosecute executives outline policy memo last year deputy attorney general sally yates unabashed businessman trump highly critical hillary clinton tie wall street accuse democratic rival behold interest big investment bank message resonate many work class voters suffer financial crisis 2008 still angry top-level wall street figure prosecute act almost bring global financial system see evidence contrary appear new justice department one seek hold every individual accountable full extent stake may high schwartz say jackson sharman white-collar defense lawyer alabama say believe sessions would want tough white-collar street criminals point sessions recent opposition crime bill would show sentence leniency non-violent offenders daniel richman former federal prosecutor columbia law school professor testify sessions senate judiciary committee agree alabama senator strong supporter corporate enforcement past sessions come favor tough justice department tactics company accuse fraud 2007 corporate counsel push law would stop justice department pressure company waive attorney-client privilege fraud investigations senate judiciary committee hear sessions argue rule note prosecutors regularly pressure street criminals waive constitutional right use threat tough penalties co-operate sessions say justice department able use similar leverage corporations corporate crime easy prosecute investigate best lawyers find utilize legitimate tool sessions say strong ... prosecutor weak-kneed person go major corporation fraud case pro-business sessions go easy corporate crime lawyers