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On the Move
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has announced that M. Natasha Labovitz has joined the firm as a partner in its New York office and a member of the firm's Bankruptcy and Restructuring Group. Labovitz focuses her practice on the representation of debtors, having acted as lead debtor counsel in several of the largest Chapter 11 cases filed in recent years, including Chemtura Corporation and TOUSA, Inc. Labovitz joins Debevoise from the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where she was a partner in its Restructuring Group.
Alper Deniz has joined the London office of Brown Rudnick LLP as a partner in the European Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring Group. Formerly a partner at Chadbourne & Parke LLP, Alper follows the recent arrival of fellow Chadbourne restructuring veteran Adrian Harris, and brings the number of new Brown Rudnick London partner hires to six since June 2011. Alper has extensive experience in international financing transactions, debt capital markets, debt restructuring and derivatives transactions.
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.