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Plug Pulled on Live Video Testimony
Real-life video transmission of important proceedings, such as the inauguration of the new president or the nitty-gritty body banging of football combatants in the Super Bowl, brings to one's living room details of events contemporaneously unfolding thousands of miles away. Thanks to masterful video technology the concept of a “ringside seat” has expanded to include one's own armchair or sofa. Events, statements, gestures, even body language can be transmitted and seen real-time or recorded for later viewing and reviewing. Close-ups bring us the proverbial “joy of victory and agony of defeat” written on the faces of those expressing exultation, sadness, anger, misery and frustration.
Televised Trials
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.