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State Regulators Declare Registration Do's and Don'ts
Attorneys seeking to obtain or renew franchise registration in state-registration states are always interested in how to get those state registrations quickly and with the least amount of back-and-forth with regulators. At the “Ask the Regulators” session at the IFA's 2010 Legal Symposium, representatives of three registration states offered suggestions about how to make the process run more smoothly.
Timothy O'Brien, chief examiner, Virginia Division of Securities & Retail Franchising, said that new franchise registrations were down about 25% in 2009, reflecting fallout from the economic downturn. “New franchise applications had been growing at 5% to 10% per year, but the 25% drop last year knocked us back to the levels we had seen in 2004,” he said. “Renewals were down about 6.5%. This year, we're seeing a small uptick from that level.”
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.
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.
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.