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How Safe Is The Store?
Twenty years ago, the vast majority of retail business was conducted in conventional, storefront fashion. A proprietor established a physical location, stocked merchandise and sold it to the consumer during normal business hours. At most, “protecting the business” meant little more than safeguarding the premises with, perhaps, a security guard by day, security system by night, smoke alarm against fire damage, and sensors on garments or products to reduce the risk of theft. All typical measures for securing a traditional brick-and-mortar business of the 1980s.
Certainly, business (particularly retail business) has changed drastically in recent years. The advent of inexpensive and readily available Internet access has reshaped the retail environment, with the explosion of e-commerce emerging as an alternative to and extension of brick-and-mortar businesses. In the comfort of home, any time of the day or night, anyone can browse the shelves and racks of major chain stores, boutiques and businesses many time zones away. The convenience and availability of the World Wide Web has changed the retail sales climate permanently.
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.
How AI Has Affected PR
When we consider how the use of AI affects legal PR and communications, we have to look at it as an industrywide global phenomenon. A recent online conference provided an overview of the latest AI trends in public relations, and specifically, the impact of AI on communications. Here are some of the key points and takeaways from several of the speakers, who provided current best practices, tips, concerns and case studies.
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.