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Google+ Pages
On Nov. 7, 2011, Google, Inc. introduced its new social networking program for businesses and brand owners: Google+ Pages. See, http://bit.ly/uslK6C. It is the latest in a series of social networking services available on the Internet, which includes Twitter, LinkedIn, and perhaps most notably, Facebook.
Earlier in 2011, Google had introduced Google+. Any person with a Google account can create a Google+ profile in order to share personal information, such as short messages, photographs, and links, with selected people. The selected people are assigned to one or more of the user's “circles.” The user can designate personal information as either public or private, and control access to the various levels of information to only members of certain circles.
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.