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Who Controls Your Brand ' You or Your Clients?
We are all familiar with the old adage, “You are what you eat,” but is your firm allowing your clients to take control of your brand by awarding you the cases they send your way? In essence, are they defining your firm by what they allow you to eat? And, are you allowing your clients or target audiences to speak about you without accurately conveying your firm's brand message?
These are questions that have growing merit in a world where your clients are not simply controlling your brand by the type of work they send you, but rating your performance on your ability to understand their objectives and expectations. They are also rating your legal expertise, your efficiency and management of their processes, your responsiveness and communication, as well as your ability to predict their costs and budgeting skills. These ratings comprise the ACC Value Challenge and Index ' the yardstick by which firms are now being measured.
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.