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Media & Communications Corner: Weaving External Marketing and Communications into Professional Development
Sharon Meit Abrahams, a member of this newsletter's Board of Editors, is one of the true leaders of law firm professional development. One of the pioneers in the early 1990s who helped launch this discipline for law firms, she was the first to hold such a position without a law degree. What she brought to the table was a deep background in adult learning theory, thanks to a doctorate in adult education, and experience gained from an early career in the corporate sector. With that, she has helped blaze a trail for the other law firm professional development personnel who have followed this career path.
Abrahams is currently Director of Professional Development at McDermott Will & Emery, LLP in Miami, and has served with the firm for eight years. Prior to that she was Director of Professional Development and Training at Greenberg Traurig for eight years. Before entering the legal sphere, Abrahams began her career in the corporate world, serving as a training manager for the largest bank in Florida, and subsequently in the health care and insurance sectors.
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.