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In The Courts
Failure to List Document in Privilege Log Did Not Warrant Waiver of Attorney-Client Privilege
In United States v. British American Tobacco (Investments) Ltd., 2004 WL 2434615 (D.C. Cir. Nov. 2, 2004), the D.C. Circuit considered whether waiver of the attorney-client privilege was an appropriate sanction for failure to list a document in a privilege log. The district court held that British American Tobacco (Investments) Ltd. (BAT) waived any privilege to an attorney memorandum by failing to log it, because BAT lacked a reasonable belief that its general objections to the government's document request applied to the memorandum. In its analysis, the district court focused almost exclusively on BAT's alleged delay in raising its objections.
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.
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.