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In The Marketplace
The Alta Group of Glenbrook, NV has named Charles Taylor as an associate in Alta's London-based European unit, which specializes in asset finance, cash handling and electronic payments, sales and marketing and turnaround management for companies in distress. Taylor spent more than 20 years managing the leasing program at North West Securities Ltd. (Bank of Scotland) where he arranged more than '150 million in head lease transactions a year for the branch network and was a part of the big-ticket team that launched Gerrard & National Leasing, Union Discount Leasing and others. Later as a managing director at Sovereign Finance PLC he turned cumulative losses of '145 million into '20 million profit and sold the business to Alliance & Leicester. He was later appointed commercial bank director of Alliance & Leicester in charge of all its commercial lending.
American Bank of St. Paul, MN has appointed Paul Odlaug as vice president, commercial banking, leasing specialist. With more than 25 years of experience in the equipment finance and leasing industry, Odlaug has been involved in all aspects of equipment financing and leasing. His experience ranges from large multinational corporations like GE Capital and Citicorp to small, independent firms. American Bank was created in 2002 through the merger of Midway and Dakota Banks and is the largest independently-owned bank headquartered in the Twin Cities metro area.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
The DOJ's New Parameters for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
The parameters set forth in the DOJ's memorandum have implications not only for the government's evaluation of compliance programs in the context of criminal charging decisions, but also for how defense counsel structure their conference-room advocacy seeking declinations or lesser sanctions in both criminal and civil investigations.
Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar Investigations
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.