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Bond Schoeneck & King Goes Mobile With BigHand
Bond, Schoeneck & King (“BS&K”), a full-service, 400-user firm, has been a long-time user of digital dictation (since 2005), previously using Philips hardware and the standalone software exclusively. At the end of June 2009, our lease on dictation equipment was coming to an end, so the strategic decision was made to investigate other options before upgrading. The Philips system was showing signs of age and required an increasing amount of IT support to manipulate workflow, manage access to dictation, and assist with splitting up large dictations between transcriptionists. In addition, BS&K's Technology Committee wanted to explore alternatives that would be tightly integrated with other system applications and facilitate collaboration, providing more options and control once dictation is done.
The other desired business benefit was seamlessness; we wanted to be able to share work across the network of offices. This would be especially critical in those instances where an attorney might be working in a different office but wanting to easily access their secretary back at the home office. Here, the flexibility and scalability of a digital voice platform designed to work in a multi-site environment was a key requirement. Beyond more workflow and increased work sharing among support staff, BS&K was intent on finding a solution that would enable the firm to take full advantage of its mobile workforce and ideally, leverage its existing investment in smartphone technologies.
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.