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<b>Professional Development University: </b>Concepts Of Justice In Literature
'Equal justice under law' ' these words, written in stone on the face of the Supreme Court building in Washington, DC, express the goal of our judicial system. But what exactly is justice, and when was the last time you and your partners and associates thought about justice as it relates to your practice?
When I was in my third year at Catholic University Law School, one of my favorite college professors, Joseph Cropsey, came to campus to give a lecture on Natural Law. I had taken two of Mr. Cropsey's courses at the University of Chicago ' Ancient Political Philosophy and Modern Political Philosophy. Those courses changed my life. Most memorable was studying Plato's Republic, in which Socrates, employing his famous method, engages his fellow Athenians in a dialogue about the nature of justice. Maybe it was because the Republic was the first work of political philosophy I had ever read, or maybe it was something about the nature of justice itself that drew me in. In any case, I experienced the power of ideas for the first time in Mr. Cropsey's course ' and it was huge.
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.