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The General Assembly of Pennsylvania has introduced State Senate Bill 1122, the Computer and Electronic Equipment Disposal and Recycling Act. If passed, the law would mandate the collection of a recycling fee by equipment lessors and retailers and is patterned on the California program with variable fees determined by a sliding scale based upon diagonal screen size of equipment. It does not include a provision similar to the one enacted in California that would allow vendors to bill lessors for the fee.
Lamm, Rubenstone & David, LLC of Trevose, PA, has announced that it will be expanding to include attorneys from the former Allentown, PA, office of Blank Rome LLP. Bernard M. ('Buddy') Lesavoy, Edward H. Butz and Jack M. Seitz, formerly of Blank Rome LLP, will be joining Lamm, Rubenstone & David as partners. Zachary J. Cohen and Emanuel Kapelsohn, also formerly of Blank Rome LLP, will be joining the firm as associates. The firm will now be known as Lamm, Rubenstone, Lesavoy, Butz & David, LLC, with offices in Trevose and Allentown, PA. The firm also maintains offices in Cherry Hill, NJ.
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.