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Taking Client Services in Another Direction
Stark & Stark, a law firm based in Princeton, NJ, is no different than other franchise law firms working with clients who have sought to cut costs during the Great Recession. One of the ideas that the firm hit upon is a little out-of-the-box: a set of intensive client services specifically designed to reduce franchisor-franchisee tensions and avoid litigation. In this Q&A, Adam Siegelheim, a shareholder in Stark & Stark's Princeton office, talks about the Proactive Franchise Legal Solutions program as the firm begins a rollout to the franchise industry.
FBLA: What's the driving force behind Proactive Franchise Legal Solutions?
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.
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.
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.