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NY Courts May End Civil Unions Performed Elsewhere
A New York court has the power to decide whether a civil union entered into outside the state should be dissolved, an Albany appeals panel ruled on March 18. Citing the state's “clear commitment to respect, uphold and protect parties to same-sex relationships,“ a five-judge panel of the Appellate Division, Third Department, reversed a lower court that had dismissed, for lack of jurisdiction, a complaint by a woman seeking to end the civil union she entered into with her former partner in Vermont.
“The narrow issue before us is whether Supreme Court has subject matter jurisdiction to entertain an action ' seeking dissolution of a civil union validly entered into outside of this state,“ Justice Karen K. Peters wrote for the panel in Dickerson v. Thompson, 507892. “We hold that it does.“
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.