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Schnader Selects CaseLogistix Evidence and Litigation Support Software
As Director of Information Services for Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, a firm that employs about 200 attorneys with offices in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New York City, San Francisco, Washington, DC, Wilmington, DE and Cherry Hill, NJ. I, and the complete team of 18 IT professionals, supply our attorneys and staff with the technology tools they need to best serve their clients. The firm serves the complex litigation and transactional needs of both long-established and newly emerging businesses, including clients doing business internationally and in cyberspace.
Wanting to provide a high level of client service, and based on the increasing technology demands and expectations of handling complex litigation, we sought a customizable litigation support software system that would fulfill our attorney's needs. Specifically, our existing technology was beginning to show its age ' it lacked necessary customization options, required intense user training to allow for initial 'ramp-up' time and, most critical to us, was not based on a Microsoft SQL database backbone ' a key technology architecture component and our base requirement for scalability and growth-oriented software.
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.
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.
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.
Second Circuit Reinforces Bankruptcy Code Settlement Payment Safe Harbor
The Second Circuit affirmed the lower courts' judgment that a "transfer made … in connection with a securities contract … by a qualifying financial institution" was entitled "to the protection of ... §546 (e)'s safe harbor ...."