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The Best of MLF 2006
As 2006 comes to a close ' and in keeping with tradition ' we will take a look back at the topics that defined this past year in the areas of marketing, business development, media and, most recently, management issues.
In the past year, I have endeavored to expand the scope of topics covered in the newsletter. To accomplish this, I invited several people to write columns that target major areas of interest in our profession. This year, several new columns appeared, including Practice Building Skills, written by Evan and Chuck Polin, partners in The Training Resource Group. Evan and Chuck have written articles that provide a window into the world of coaching and training attorneys with a view toward enhancing marketing and business development skills. Chuck joined our Board of Editors. In March, we premiered a new column, Technology in Marketing, written by Joshua Fruchter and Nancy Manzo. Joshua, an attorney, is President and Co-founder of eLawMarketing, a provider of online marketing services to law firms and other professional service providers. Nancy Manzo is President of Manzo Marketing, Inc., a law firm consulting group. Both Joshua and Nancy are members of our Board of Editors. In August, in cooperation with the Legal Sales and Service Organization (and with special thanks to our Board member, Silvia Coulter), Sales and Service Strategies joined our list of regular columns and will feature information about sales and service excellence. In November, Corner Office, written by Mel Morrione, who joined our Board of Editors and is Managing Director of MSM Consulting and a former international tax partner with Arthur Andersen, had its first outing. This column will provide insight into the world of managing partners and how their role impacts marketing, business development, communications, growth and professional development. The Media & Communications column, written by Jaffe Associates, did a fabulous job of presenting a great series on media and communications executives in our profession. This series got rave reviews from our readership. I also wanted to mention that beginning in February, The Place To Network column will be written by Christy Burke, founder of Burke & Company.
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.