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The Kensington Wi-Fi Finder: Now You Find It, Now You Don't!
Any attorney or legal assistant who in the past few months has purchased a Wi-Fi ready laptop or similar device is in for some exciting news! Simply put, more establishments than ever before, including your favorite coffee stop or fast-food hang out, are setting up Wi-Fi wireless Internet connections ' commonly referred to as “Hot Spots.”
These hot spot areas can be accessed by merely walking into your favorite establishment and connecting, for a fee or even free in some locations. But the problem seems to be how to locate these spots. The hot spots are not well advertised and have no identifying symbols so that we can scout them out, albeit, McDonalds seems to use a sign with a large “M” to tell its consumers “Come on in here for Wi-Fi” or a T-Mobile sign in a small corner of a Starbuck's window. For the most part you just have to play search and seek to find the locations.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.