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In The Courts
February 06, 2004
Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
Cooperation, Confidentiality and Waiver: Is There a Solution?
February 06, 2004
Much has been written, in this newsletter and elsewhere, about the dilemma faced by corporations that want to cooperate with a government investigation by acceding to government "requests" for information protected by the attorney-client and work product privileges, while at the same time attempting to protect the otherwise privileged information from disclosure to the litigious world at large. Recent turf battles between federal and state prosecutors and regulators have only made more difficult any attempt to resolve the tension between two perceived needs: to cooperate, and to preserve confidentiality.
Business Crimes Hotline
January 01, 2004
The latest rulings of interest to your practice.
In the Courts
January 01, 2004
Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.
Sarbanes-Oxley Litigation Trap?
January 01, 2004
In-house counsel focused on complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act should be wary of falling into a trap that could increase the business risks and liability exposure of their company and its executives.
The Perils of an Ineffective Compliance Program
January 01, 2004
Are ethics programs no longer optional but mandatory? If the program is not good enough, is that fact itself the basis for liability? A recent civil case filed by the creative health care prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Philadelphia asserts that a company's "ineffective" compliance program satisfies the scienter requirements of the civil False Claims Act (FCA).
Tax Shelters: Avoidance or Evasion?
January 01, 2004
Recent hearings of a subcommittee of the Senate Committee Governmental Affairs have again focused a harsh spotlight on the abusive use of tax shelters. As if to stress the point, On Dec. 29, 2003, the Treasury Department proposed changes to Circular 230 that "set high standards for the tax advisors and firms that provide opinions supporting tax-motivated transactions."
Business Crimes Hotline
December 01, 2003
Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.
In The Courts
December 01, 2003
Analysis of recent rulings that affect your practice.
MLATs and the Foreign Discoverability Requirement
December 01, 2003
Anyone who has gone through the cumbersome and laborious process of trying to obtain discovery from abroad through letters rogatory will appreciate the frustration that gave rise to Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties in Criminal Matters (MLATs). Generally, these treaties, which the United States has negotiated with dozens of countries, provide procedures by which prosecutors in one signatory country can obtain evidence located within the territory of the other.

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