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Product Review: Back-up and Disaster Recovery Solutions Solutions from NSI Software
After the attacks of September 11, 2001, Thacher Proffitt & Wood was forced to relocate from its offices at the World Trade Center, and as a direct result began to enhance its business continuity plan to protect itself in the event of another catastrophe. Part of that plan included the safeguarding of the firm's IT assets.
In the event of an emergency, we had to ensure that lawyers and administrative staff would always have access to servers on the firm's network, and therefore the vital data and applications that run the business. We needed to make sure our lawyers could continue providing client services under any conditions, which requires constant access to our computer network. Because of these requirements, the business continuity plan had to include a method to constantly replicate all of the applications and data on our key servers in New York, to another location outside the city.
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.
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.
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.