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In the Marketplace
Loeb & Loeb LLP has announced that Peter G. Seiden and Bryan G. Petkanics will join the law firm's New York office as partners in the Commercial Finance Practice. Seiden and Petkanics join from LeClairRyan, where they were partners in the firm's New York office, prior to which they were partners at Seiden Wayne LLC, where they practiced for 27 years before the firm merged with LeClairRyan in 2007. Raymond W. Dusch, senior counsel, and John Oberdorf III, associate, also come from LeClairRyan and will join the pair. Dusch, a member of this newsletter's Board of Editors, has represented domestic and international financial institutions in all aspects of asset-based financing and equipment leasing for more than 30 years.
Bank of the West of San Francisco has promoted Lindsey McLorg to vice president in the Equipment Finance Division, as a senior secondary markets officer, and Katherine Nordendahl to vice president in the Indirect Equipment Finance Division as a marketing officer. Most recently, McLorg was in the bank's portfolio servicing group. In her new role, she will act upon the bank's decision to more aggressively enter secondary markets and will pursue the purchase of middle-market transactions on a nationwide basis.
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.