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On the Move
Eric J. Van has joined Flaster Greenberg's Philadelphia office as a member of the bankruptcy, financial restructuring and risk management department. Van focuses his practice on all aspects of the bankruptcy process, including advising and assisting debtors in the initiation of cases, creating and implementing plans and lockup agreements, seeking approval of asset sales, debtor financing and assumption of contracts and representing creditors on claim, stay relief and case management matters. He was previously affiliated with Gordon Silver, a law firm based in Las Vegas.
Brown Rudnick has announced that Adrian Harris has joined the firm's London office as a Partner in the European Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring Group. He brings experience in insolvency and debt capital markets, and acts for U.S., UK and European investors in the distressed asset class. Prior to joining Brown Rudnick, Harris was a partner at Chadbourne & Parke LLP. He is the third new partner to join Brown Rudnick's London office since June 2011, with several more hires anticipated by the fall.
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.