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<b>Book Review:</b> Weekly Reminders for Revenue-Focused Leaders
There are lots of “How To” Books out there for lawyers on subjects ranging from going solo to building six figure books of business. I have read many of them and frankly there comes a time when it all becomes something akin to “yadda, yadda, yadda”! Now, however, comes something quite unique ' a small (7″ x 5″) top spiral bound “stand-up” booklet of weekly reminders. As the author, David Freeman, indicates in his cover note the booklet is “designed to show lawyer leaders how to grow their practice group; motivate lawyers to act on personal and group initiatives; and create a sustainable culture of business development.”
What this booklet does is provide an incentive for lawyers to “get busy” with the important work of building a firm culture that creates new opportunities, grows existing ones and increases profits and revenue. There are 52 activities that fall into four categories: Culture, planning, implementation and communications. The booklet advises that “if you have particular issues in any of these categories, go to the Activity Categories section of the booklet to find weekly activities that correspond to those areas. Otherwise go week to week and let the process unfold.” Each activity has a grid marked with three sections: Action, Who and When to be filled in as each activity is implemented. Simply stated this is just a great way to organize a personal plan for getting things done and creating a business development plan of action.
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.