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The Weinstein Bill: Improved Access to Custody Reports
Child custody reports submitted to family and supreme courts by forensic professionals have the potential to profoundly affect the trajectory of a child's life. There is ample case law and support in the forensic literature for the notion that these documents are valued by courts as tools to promote settlement, to facilitate investigatory fact-gathering and to provide guidance for the judiciary. Attorneys for children and for litigants, as well as parents themselves, have a vested interest in being able to fully explore the forensic report ' and the underlying data for the conclusions the report contains ' in order to make informed decisions about how to proceed with a case and prepare for trial.
NY's Restrictive Approach
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.
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.
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.