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Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass has named Matthew Bove and Laudan Raissi to the partnership. Both are members of the firm's real estate group, where they focus on commercial property transactions, including leasing, acquisitions and dispositions, financing, development and joint venture structuring and formation. Bove graduated from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1997, while Raissi received her J.D. from Hastings College of the Law in 1998. Svetlana Rishina has joined Carroll, Burdick & McDonough as an associate in the real estate and construction litigation group. Rishina was formerly with the Law Offices of Martin D. Goodman. She received her LL.M. from Golden Gate University School of Law in 2003 and her LL.B. from Tashkent State Institute of Law in Uzbekistan in 1996.
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.