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'Cyber Monday' a Big Hit Again
Cyber Monday, three days after Black Friday (the traditional start of the holiday shopping season for bricks-and-mortar retail outlets), was its usual hit with e-tailers in 2009 ' in fact, the largest yet in terms of sales. Comprehensive final sales figures weren't available by press time, but it appears that online shopping at the start of the holiday season was up at least 5% over 2008.
According to Internet-use research firm comScore, online holiday shoppers rang up $16 billion from Nov. 1 through Dec. 6, with Cyber Monday '09 itself (Nov. 30) accounting for $887 million, up 3% from Cyber Monday 2008 ' although overall traffic may have been down from the previous year (Internet data-rating outfit Experian Hitwise reports that overall Cyber Monday activity was down 9% in the United States compared to the same day in 2008).
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.