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CIT Survey Examines the Middle Market's Outlook on the Economy
“So, how long do you think this will last?” That's what everyone wants to know. The answer, of course, is anyone's guess; but in the opinion of four out of five middle-market executives, the financial crisis will bottom out in 2009. This is according to a research report, “U.S. Middle Market Outlook 2009: Navigating the Credit Crunch,” the first in a series of four in-depth studies on the middle market sponsored by CIT Group and produced by Forbes Insights, the research practice of Forbes Media.
The study, based on the responses of 150 senior-level financial decision makers at U.S. middle-market companies (those with annual revenues between $25 million and $1 billion), highlights how these executives are managing the current economic crisis and also reveals their outlook for 2009. The executives, surveyed in December 2008 and January 2009, had functional responsibility for finance, strategy and business development, or general management. The research spanned numerous industries including, among others, energy, health care, IT, real estate, retail, manufacturing, and consumer goods.
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.