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Federal Criminal Antitrust Enforcement
We last reviewed the performance of the Obama Administration's criminal antitrust enforcement during the second year of the first Obama administration. Laing, D.: Criminal Antitrust Enforcement Under the Obama Administration, Business Crimes Bulletin, September 2010. Now three years later and well into the second Obama Administration, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has undergone a sufficient number of structural changes, announced certain important policy changes, and has had three more years of activity for us to review whether the Antitrust Division has fulfilled Candidate Obama's campaign promise to “reinvigorate antitrust enforcement” and take “aggressive action to curb the growth of international cartels.” Candidate Obama famously stated that, in comparison with antitrust enforcement under the supervision of George H.W. Bush, “Under my administration, the antitrust laws will mean something again.”
Enforcement and Workload Statistics
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.