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How to Represent the Non-Biological Parent in a Custody Fight
It seems simple enough: Two women, having made an emotional commitment to each other, registered as domestic partners and participated in a ceremonial marriage (New York, of course, does not permit same-sex couples to enter into a civil marriage). They decide to start a family, and one of them was inseminated. The other rearranges her work schedule so that she can be the child's primary caregiver. They agree informally that they will each be the parent of any children born. The non-biological mom (NBM) attends each insemination appointment with her partner and, once she becomes pregnant, each of the biological mother's (BM) prenatal appointments.
When the child is born, the NBM is in the delivery room. She is the first to hold, feed, change and bathe their daughter. When the child comes home, the NBM becomes her primary caretaker. She is responsible for feeding, changing, and bathing her, and taking her to all doctors' appointments. She is the first person the child sees in the morning and the last at night.
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.