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Financial & Practice Management Upgrades: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey Up Close
Since firm attorneys are placed strategically in key global markets, and support staff and firm leaders are spread out among the global office network, it has always been paramount to have not only reliable, but also current, technology to keep everyone connected, ensure seamless business operations and enable firm attorneys to focus on their clients. In my role as Financial Systems Manager at Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., a firm of more than 850 lawyers in 30 offices and 14 countries around the world, I have sought out technology partnerships that support the firm's technology mission of dedication to client service through technology. Financial-management systems are a key part of this mission, and represent a collection of core financial and practice-management applications.
One of these applications, ADERANT Expert, has been a core component of this practice for over a decade. One of the reasons has been the ease with which we have been able to upgrade the product and migrate to newer technology platforms. In particular, our latest upgrade provided us with new functionality and processing speed that we were keen to introduce to the firm's broader user base, namely, our back office accounting group, timekeepers, and the management team for reporting and financial analysis purposes.
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.
Compliance Officers: Recent Regulatory Guidance and Enforcement Actions and Mitigating the Risk of Personal Liability
This article explores legal developments over the past year that may impact compliance officer personal liability.