Law.com Subscribers SAVE 30%
Call 855-808-4530 or email [email protected] to receive your discount on a new subscription.
The View from Canada: A Winning Client Development Strategy
Everyone agrees that the world for those delivering legal services to Fortune 500 clients is in a state of tremendous flux. Demands placed on lawyers and firms to deliver for their clients have never been more challenging, or potentially more rewarding. This new reality has created an enormous opportunity for Canadian law firms with the ability to offer service in the U.S., and it also creates an opportunity for U.S. firms to gain access to a rich talent pool.
A first-of-its-kind survey conducted almost a decade ago by Statistics Canada indicated that there was a fairly balanced level of cross border trade in legal services ' with Canada enjoying a modest $55-million surplus on total two-way business of almost half a billion dollars. With the growth of North American Free Trade, and the general economic growth of the last decade, it would be logical to assume consistent, healthy growth in the value of cross-border legal services, but that has not been the case. Over the years, the professional services industry has experienced lower than expected referral flow on both sides.
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.