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Movers & Shakers
Les Wharton has joined the Atlanta office of Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C. as senior counsel. Wharton left Spherion, a $2 billion publicly traded staffing company, at the end of 2006 and began to build a law practice, focusing on franchising, mergers-and-acquisitions, and staffing business legal issues.
'As part of my business plan, I had determined to join with another firm by the end of 2007 in order to be in a better position to accomplish the agreement and disclosure updates, as well as registration renewals that normally were needed in the January-March time frame,' said Wharton. 'In talking with EBG, I saw the opportunity a larger firm with a national practice (11 offices across the country) could offer. I also saw that the Business Law Group here in Atlanta could support a more rapid practice expansion than other firms with whom I had talked.'
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.