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In Confronting White House, Texas AG Builds His Brand
In late September, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton scheduled a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol.
Paxton arranged the event so he could talk to reporters after arguments concluded in one of the many lawsuits his office has filed against the White House.
In the case argued that day, Paxton's office, as part of a 26-state coalition, urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to invalidate the White House's signature climate change initiative—a proposed state-by-state effort to shift from coal power to cleaner-burning natural gas and renewable resources. The AG's office already succeeded in getting the U.S. Supreme Court to block proposed regulatory changes until the case's final outcome.
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Paxton told reporters his main goal was to halt President Barack Obama's “unprecedented expansion of federal authority.”
For Paxton, persistent
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.
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.
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.
Marketing Analytics: More Is Not Always Best
In the past few decades, law firms have made great strides in catching up with the rest of the corporate world and are reaping the benefits of all kinds of marketing. This acceptance by firm management is in great part due to an increased appreciation of analytics, made possible by digital marketing and social media.
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.