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Leadership for the Strong
To learn how to become an effective leader, one may simply visit Amazon or a good book store and find many books on the topic. Most of these books provide information that might remind us of an MBA program's professors' teachings — a lot of information which until we are in a position to really apply it or implement it is forgotten. Or we take one leadership development program from a college or a one or two-day workshop and we learn a little more.
Law firms have many leaders: office heads, practice chairs, department heads, committee chairs, professional staff, and the overall firm leader. In many cases, no formal leadership training takes place and many leaders are uninspiring and may even lack the enthusiasm to become a good leader. This leaves others in their groups or offices performing at less than optimal levels and on their own to get the job done often feeling pressured and stressed.
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.