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Getting the Most Out of Technologies You Already Own
Microsoft PowerPoint is a popular component of the Microsoft Office package; providing templates and tools for creating slides, overheads and visual effects for presentations. The use of PowerPoint is becoming a staple in law firms. From the boardroom, to the classroom, to the courtroom, presentations enhance the delivery of your message. PowerPoint makes it easy for a novice to prepare and deliver a professional-looking presentation in little time. With that in mind, you will encounter many garish, confusing or boring PowerPoint presentations ' because it is so easy and even fun to use, people get carried away with its special effects and end up creating what amounts to an animated comic strip.
Picking a Presentation
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.