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Product Review: DTE Enterprise Time Entry Software
Founded in 1890, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. is one of the largest U.S.-based international law firms with more than 750 attorneys and 26 offices strategically located around the world.
Our timekeepers' time had always been tracked in CMS, our time and billing system. As the firm looked for ways to improve the time entry process, it became clear that an easier and more flexible time entry solution was needed. We felt that if we had a tool where our timekeepers could enter time when they were disconnected (eg, flying or from a hotel), that it would increase utilization. At the time, some of our attorneys were tracking hours in Excel or Word when on the road, and then e-mailing their time to their secretaries to enter into CMS. Others would wait until they returned to the office to enter their time. We thought it would be more effective, and that billable hours would be more accurately captured, if our attorneys could track their time while it was still fresh in their minds.
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.
Compliance Officers: Recent Regulatory Guidance and Enforcement Actions and Mitigating the Risk of Personal Liability
This article explores legal developments over the past year that may impact compliance officer personal liability.