Last month, the authors began discussion of the(DOJ's increased use of asset forfeiture and pursuit of higher-value forfeitures when it is prosecuting economic crimes. The discussion concludes herein.
March 28, 2013Jonathan B. New and Christy Nixon
On Nov. 8, 2012, Italy enacted new anti-corruption legislation, joining other countries, including China, Russia and the United Kingdom, that have recently implemented strong anti-corruption measures.
March 28, 2013Sean Hecker, Gregory P. Copeland, and Michael A. JansonIn last month's issue, the authors observed that the DOJ and SEC have placed what they term a "high premium" on remediation efforts made by companies that discover or are accused of violations of the FCPA. The discussion concludes herein.
March 28, 2013Jonny Frank and Rex HommeOne-third of the global in-house legal departments surveyed by market research firm Acritas dropped at least one of their law firms in the past year. What can be done?
March 28, 2013David MaurerWorkplace violence is increasing. What can you do to protect your company from not only a tragic incident, but liability as well?
March 28, 2013Terri HowardEmployer knowledge of employee activities opens employers to responsibility for employee misdeeds. Here's why.
March 28, 2013Jeffrey PittmanIf we were to analyze law firm mergers by plotting client satisfaction on one axis and partner satisfaction on the other, the resulting scatter diagram would reflect a surprising few combinations that were deemed satisfactory after the fact to all parties.
March 28, 2013Timothy B. CorcoranDevelopments in the labor and employment area continue at a rapid pace. Here's a roundup of the latest.
March 28, 2013J. Ian Downes, Linda Dwoskin, Kate Ericsson, Melissa B. Squire and Jane E. PatulloUpon receiving a notice of deposition for an officer, director, or managing agent pursuant to Rule 30(b)(1), an institutional party need not reflexively agree to produce the named individual. Here's why.
March 27, 2013John C. EusticeThe timing of the filing of a shopping center tenant's bankruptcy filing may be affected by many factors, including, among others, the tenant's liquidity, down turns in sales and secured creditor issues. What happens to the landlord?
March 27, 2013Susan Jaffe Roberts