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Fulbright & Jaworski LLP of New York has announced the expansion of its public finance and asset finance practices with the addition of five attorneys who were previously with the New York office of O'Melveny & Myers LLP. Among these five attorneys is Stan Ladner who will join the firm as a partner. He concentrates his practice on public finance matters, leasing transactions and financial products. Ladner was the former head of O'Melveny's New York office's leasing practice and has substantial experience in leasing, both domestic and cross-border, with an emphasis on transportation and utility transactions. He also has substantial experience in the use and development of financial products, including caps, collars, float contracts, swaps, forward delivery arrangements, guaranteed investment arrangements, indexed notes, municipal call rights, options and repurchase agreements.
Smith Debnam Narron Wyche Saintsing & Myers, LLP of Raleigh, NC has announced that Byron L. Saintsing, a partner and head of its Construction and Leasing Practice Group, has become the firm's newest named partner. A partner since 1993, Saintsing leads a practice group whose attorneys concentrate on matters of construction law, commercial and business litigation, representation of equipment lessors and creditor bankruptcy.
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.