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<b>Professional Development University</b> Leadership, Legacy and Self Determination: A PD Exercise for the New Year
I have been fortunate to work with or for a Congressman, numerous Chief Justices, trial and appellate judges, university professors and deans, committee chairs, school principals, corporate executives and other leaders without formal titles. Many of them were trained as lawyers and we worked in partnership. But, while most of the corporate and public sector professions constantly have an eye on leadership development, law firm management has only recently started to give adequate attention to strategies that build the leadership capabilities of individuals and teams.
There are reams of scholarly advice and millions of consulting dollars spent on leadership thinking and development. From the halls of the Harvard Business School, to bar sponsored seminars, to offices of in-house counsel, to law-firm conference rooms, there is a constant search for signs of leadership that will guide the legal profession to higher standards of client service and civility, lower costs and higher profitability, strategic advantage, and survival in a volatile global economy. Whether you adapt Jack Welch's GE model, Lawrence Summers' standard at Harvard, one of Steven Covey's Seven Habits “Begin with the end in mind,” or a less prominent role model, you possess the ultimate power to control your leadership destiny and legacy. Leadership development requires active engagement, introspection, dialogue and courage to listen and learn.
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.