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<b>Meyerowitz on Marketing</b>Strutting Your Stuff: The Advantages Of Seminar Marketing
After the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection went public with new “safe fill” regulations a while ago, a number of lawyers in the Pittsburgh office of Babst, Calland, Clements and Zomnir P.C., including Matt Jameson, a shareholder in the firm who concentrates his practice on construction litigation, recognized that the rule could affect almost every large construction project in Pennsylvania. They decided they needed to explain the developments to their clients ' and that the situation presented an opportunity to attract new business. Shortly thereafter, Babst, Calland held a seminar on the subject. Jameson says the seminar “generated several calls after the fact” that, indeed, led to additional legal work for the firm.
Jameson is a big believer in seminars as a client development tool. In fact, Melissa L. Jones, the firm's marketing director, states that “all groups” of lawyers at Babst, Calland put on seminars.
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.