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Movers & Shakers
Franchise consultant Michael Seid, founder and managing director of Michael Seid & Associates LLC, will join PepsiCo Foodservice's Doug Allison, Coca-Cola North America's Carlton L. Curtis, and multi-brand franchisee Aziz Hashim on the board of directors of the International Franchise Association. The new board members will join officially in February 2012, after the IFA's national convention and annual meeting. Seid is presently the chair of IFA's Social Sector Franchising Task Force and past chair of the VETFran Committee. “The IFA has a full plate,” Seid told FBLA. “Of course, my goal is to get the Social Sector Franchise Initiative off to a solid start and focus on using franchise methodologies to deal with the critical issues of the poor across the globe. My priority is working with the other board members and leadership group in the IFA on franchise relationship law issues that seem to be growing, as well as the association's focus on banking and veterans' affairs.”
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.