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In the Marketplace
SunTrust Banks, Inc. of Atlanta has announced that Brian K. Scherer has been named senior vice president, director of the Equipment Management Group for SunTrust Equipment Finance & Leasing Corp., the company's subsidiary that provides essential-use equipment financing for businesses and municipalities. He will be responsible for managing all aspects of the leasing company's capital equipment including collateral evaluations, portfolio management, asset disposition and renewal negotiation. Scherer has held key positions in asset management as well as general management at Cargill Leasing Corporation, GE Capital Vendor Finance, Compaq Capital, GATX Technology Services, and most recently, Deutsche Leasing USA.
The Alta Group has announced that Bob Neptune has joined the consultancy to help expand Alta's advisory services for companies involved in state, municipal and federal leasing. Neptune has an extensive background in governmental leasing and is the former president of De Lage Landen Public Finance. Neptune's hiring reinforces the belief that while some companies shed their governmental leasing programs following the economic downturn in 2008, they are now returning to the market. He will be based in Kansas City, MO.
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.