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Practice Tip: <B>Some Seriously Serious Computer Forensics Tools</b>
In-house and outside personnel are increasingly on the lookout for software tools they can use themselves to work with electronic discovery. A plethora of tools is available today, ranging from software solutions intended to be used only by properly trained computer forensics specialists to ones any of us can load on our machines and begin working with after only minimal instruction.
This article focuses on two packages that fall squarely within the first group: EnCase Forensic Edition, and the Ultimate Toolkit. According to Jeremy Wunsch, Director of Data Forensics at Lucidata, LLC, and president of the Minnesota Chapter of the Information Systems Forensic Association, these are the two leading computer forensics products for the private sector.
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.