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<b><i>Case Study</b></i>LAZINGA!: An Advanced Online Directory for Legal Professionals
My law firm is always looking for ways to simplify day-to-day processes. This includes having the most up-to-date software systems, streamlined and manageable billing systems, and the most cost effective ways to resource qualified temporary and permanent staffing.
Attending a conference last fall, a friend introduced me to the CEO of a new legal tech startup, LAZINGA!. My friend had mentioned earlier that I needed to check out this new company because they had a very simple concept that he couldn't believe someone wasn't already offering: a legal directory to connect professionals in every category of legal service to each other, plus free access for companies and consumers with a need for an attorney or legal related service.
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.