Law.com Subscribers SAVE 30%
Call 855-808-4530 or email [email protected] to receive your discount on a new subscription.
Declaring Digital Documents As Records
Many law firms have joined the quest to go 'paperless.' This holy grail of efficiency and order in the digital age has been touted for years as being just over the horizon. The answer to the question 'how do we get there?' has been just as elusive. Sure, some of your colleagues may have achieved this ideal within the confines of their personal office, but frequently at the expense of significant additional burden and paper for those who support or collaborate with them. In a world where so many attorneys and support staff still rely on hard copy versions of documents, the only way to quickly go paperless has involved massive amounts of document imaging, even when many of the documents being scanned originated in an electronic format.
What is the attraction of a 'paperless office'? This phrase conjures images of a pristine working environment, free of clutter, where any piece of information is available at a moment's notice. There is no doubt that electronic information offers the promise of easy searching and reuse coupled with a very slim physical footprint. Paper, on the other hand, turns very quickly into a disorganized mess and tends to clutter our sight for years because this hardcopy information sits in piles on desks and floors or in boxes in basements and warehouses.
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.