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Jim Meaney has joined the Columbus, OH, law firm Zaino & Humphrey. A veteran of nearly 30 years in franchising and commercial law, Meaney said, “I have a franchise practice that I am bringing to Zaino & Humphrey ' that complements their expertise as a small-business law firm.” Much of Meaney's background is in helping small franchisors to complete disclosure documents and to obtain federal and state registrations, and he has been directly involved with franchisors as general counsel and vice president of franchise development for Damon's Grill' and as the CEO-President of webSolve, LLC, an eLearning company focused on franchise systems. Also, Meaney has been section chief of the Ohio Attorney General's Consumer Protection Section (responsible for enforcement of Ohio's Business Opportunity Law), chairman of the Columbus Bar Association's Franchise and Distribution Law Committee, and a member of the Board of Governors, Columbus Bar Association. He wrote the book How to Buy a Franchise.
Jim Meaney has joined the Columbus, OH, law firm Zaino & Humphrey. A veteran of nearly 30 years in franchising and commercial law, Meaney said, “I have a franchise practice that I am bringing to Zaino & Humphrey ' that complements their expertise as a small-business law firm.” Much of Meaney's background is in helping small franchisors to complete disclosure documents and to obtain federal and state registrations, and he has been directly involved with franchisors as general counsel and vice president of franchise development for Damon's Grill' and as the CEO-President of webSolve, LLC, an eLearning company focused on franchise systems. Also, Meaney has been section chief of the Ohio Attorney General's Consumer Protection Section (responsible for enforcement of Ohio's Business Opportunity Law), chairman of the Columbus Bar Association's Franchise and Distribution Law Committee, and a member of the Board of Governors, Columbus Bar Association. He wrote the book How to Buy a Franchise.
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
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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.
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