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Jonathan Winer was one of the early architects of the Magnitsky Act as he notes in an article from ''The Daily Beast'':

Jonathan Winer was one of the early architects of the Magnitsky Act as he notes in an article from ''The Daily Beast'':

{{Quotebox|“When [[Bill Browder|Browder}} consulted me, he wanted to know what he could do to hold those involved in the case accountable. I suggested creating a new law to impose economic and travel sanctions on human-rights violators involved in grand corruption. Browder decided this could secure a measure of justice for Magnitsky. He initiated a campaign that led to the enactment of the Magnitsky Act. Soon other countries enacted their own Magnitsky Acts, including Canada, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and most recently, the United Kingdom.”}}

{{Quotebox|“When [[Bill Browder|Browder]] consulted me, he wanted to know what he could do to hold those involved in the case accountable. I suggested creating a new law to impose economic and travel sanctions on human-rights violators involved in grand corruption. Browder decided this could secure a measure of justice for Magnitsky. He initiated a campaign that led to the enactment of the Magnitsky Act. Soon other countries enacted their own Magnitsky Acts, including Canada, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and most recently, the United Kingdom.”}}

Russian authorities are still pursuing a case against Browder. As Winer notes, the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, allows Russian prosecutors to ask the [[U.S. Attorney General]] to arrange for Americans to testify in criminal cases—with one significant exception—as noted by Winer:

Russian authorities are still pursuing a case against Browder. As Winer notes, the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, allows Russian prosecutors to ask the [[U.S. Attorney General]] to arrange for Americans to testify in criminal cases—with one significant exception—as noted by Winer: