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Sorting Software With the e-Discovery Application Matrix
With so many products that describe themselves as end-to-end solutions and the resulting struggle in the legal technology community in determining which products solve a particular problem, it was only a matter of time before an enterprising consultant created a tool to navigate the sea of product information. That tool, the e-Discovery Application Matrix (www.reason-ed.com/reasoned/matrix), arrived earlier this year just prior to Legal Tech New York, thanks to Greg Buckles, an independent e-discovery consultant to corporate legal departments and outside software providers, of Houston, TX-based Reason-eD LLC.
“As part of my consulting practice in the last two years, I've spent a lot of time compiling spreadsheets, demonstrating the specific features and functionality of competing products, and I realized it's too big for an individual or even an analyst to track,” says Buckles. “Instead, it needs to be a collective effort to track this and to keep this type of information up to date.” For that reason, the Matrix is a publicly available resource that contains features and functions for 56 e-discovery software applications.
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.
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.
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.