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On the Move
Vinson & Elkins LLP has announced a significant expansion of its Insolvency and Reorganization practice in New York and Houston with the addition of six prominent bankruptcy lawyers. Joining the firm's New York office as partners are Denis Cronin, Jane Vris, and Dov Kleiner, formerly of Cronin & Vris. J. Ronald Trost and Larry Cherkis, also of Cronin & Vris, are joining V&E as Counsel in New York. Prior to forming their own firm, Cronin, Vris, Kleiner and Cherkis were with Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. Trost is a past chair of the National Bankruptcy Conference and one of the primary architects of the current U.S. Bankruptcy Code. In addition, the firm also announced that Harry Perrin, co-head of the energy-focused investment bank Petrie Parkman's Restructuring Business and a former bankruptcy partner at the law firm Weil Gotshal & Manges, is joining the firm's Houston office as a partner.
Herrick, Feinstein LLP of New York has announced that Gary Eisenberg has joined the firm as partner in Financial Restructuring/ Bankruptcy Practice Group. Prior to joining Herrick Feinstein, Eisenberg practiced as a partner with Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf in its Bankruptcy, Creditor's Rights and Workouts Practice Group and Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Group.
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.