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Financing the Cloud
The rapid emergence of cloud computing technologies is prompting leaders of businesses large and small to consider how to put them to use and to what extent. Security, of course, is a topmost concern, influencing firms' decisions about whether to employ a public cloud, a private one, or a hybrid solution that encompasses both. How cloud capabilities will be integrated into existing IT infrastructure is another issue, as is how to choose from a wealth of emerging cloud service providers.
One subject not getting near enough attention, though, is the role IT financing will play as companies migrate to the cloud in a bid to save costs and bring added flexibility to their business models. The thinking seems to be that the need for IT equipment will be dramatically reduced ' that it will somehow evaporate in the cloud. In reality, IT equipment is the backbone of the infrastructure that supports the day-to-day workings of the cloud. After all, technology equipment will still be required in order to store data and run applications from the cloud.
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.
Compliance Officers: Recent Regulatory Guidance and Enforcement Actions and Mitigating the Risk of Personal Liability
This article explores legal developments over the past year that may impact compliance officer personal liability.