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Short Course on Practice Group Planning
Most law firms of any size are organized into business units: practice groups, departments, industry teams or possibly offices. Each group (business unit) has its own market position, clients, organization, staffing needs, billing and pricing issues, marketing opportunities, profitability profile, etc. ' and each should have a plan for growing the business.
There is no “right” plan that will work for any group that adopts it ' rather, each group should develop a customized business plan that is consistent with that group's circumstances and goals, taking into account its external trends and realities, client opportunities and internal capabilities and needs. A group's plan should be a good fit for that group at that time. Normally, the right plan for a given group will be fairly straightforward, once sufficient thought has been applied.
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.