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Movers & Shakers
Since toxic tort litigation partner Douglas Wah announced that he would be joining the larger Foley & Mansfield PLLP, the ripples have carried away 14 of Bishop, Barry, Howe, Haney & Ryder's 32 lawyers, all of whom focused on toxic tort litigation. Eight associates and partner J. Scott Wood joined Wah at 90-attorney Foley & Mansfield on April 1. Four more associates have left for other firms in recent weeks.
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP has announced that it will open a Dallas branch with U.S. Attorney Matthew D. Orwig as the new office's managing partner. Chicago-based Sonnenschein is opening the office at a time when Dallas is flush with lawyers looking for work. The 101-year-old firm had been considering for years moving into Texas to focus on high-end corporate litigation related to intellectual property, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, health care, and government enforcement actions. Sonnenschein, with 700 lawyers firmwide, decided to move into Dallas just as two of the city's well-known firms ' Jenkens & Gilchrist and Vial, Hamilton, Koch & Knox, L.L.P. ' were closing their doors.
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.