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For a new firm having limited experience with the inner workings of time and billing systems, the inclination would be to find a system offering the most features for the least amount of money. In fact, that's the route our consultant suggested we take. But what we really wanted was a system that supported our most critical business needs: accurate and timely billing with single-click review of fees and hours billed and realized.
Wargo & French LLP is a newly formed 13-attorney firm in Atlanta, GA. Our practice areas include complex commercial litigation, intellectual property litigation, class action litigation, labor and employment law and general corporate law. While the firm itself was formed in 2003, most of our members have practiced with each other for the majority of their careers. Similarly, the vast majority of the firm's clients have been served by members of Wargo & French for years and in many instances for over a decade. Many of these clients are Fortune 100 companies, allowing the firm to enjoy a practice that is truly national in scope. At least half of the litigation matters handled by the firm at any given time are pending outside Georgia. Indeed, during the past 12 months alone, the firm's attorneys have actively litigated matters in no fewer than 20 states. Furthermore, members of the firm are licensed to practice in California, Florida, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Texas.
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.