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Infill Development Projects
Despite all the advocacy of infill development as a way to achieve smart growth and reduce sprawl, there continue to be significant obstacles to infill development. Significantly, it is still easy for neighbors (and for officials) to stop or dramatically delay projects by raising claims such as impacts on traffic, shadows and views. Often, these impact claims relate to effects created as much by other projects as by the proposed new infill development, yet they are still asserted to stop new residential projects.
What are some of the options for streamlining the impact review of infill projects under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)? There are no 'magic bullets' that ensure prompt processing of an infill development application, but the legislature and the courts have provided some limited relief, including; a recent Court of Appeal decision upholding the approval of a San Diego infill project.
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.