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The NLRB Wants to Be Your 'Friend'
The popular social networking website Facebook currently boasts 750 million active users, 50% of whom log in on any given day. A recent study by the Pew Research Center indicates that 13% of Americans use Twitter. Google+, the new social networking upstart that is expected to give Facebook a run for its money, grew to more than 40 million users after opening up to the public in September. LinkedIn, a more professional social networking site, reached 100 million users in March. Finally, many others utilize alternate social networking websites, including MySpace, as well as blogs, e-mail list servs, or online chat rooms.
Social Media Policies Revisted
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.