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Breaking Barriers With the Buddy List
Seven years ago, the Washington, DC, office of Shaw Pittman had an entire room dedicated to an army of fax machines cranking out the bulk of our documents and client correspondences. Clients and co-workers faxed important documents and relied on this method of communication to do business. While it may seem antiquated now, at that time it was unusual for businesses to send any documents over e-mail, for fear of security breaches. Now, that same fax room has one machine left in it, as almost all of our 750-employee law firm's document sharing and collaboration is done through e-mail and instant messaging (IM).
What was once seen as a chatting tool for teenagers, IM is becoming a required tool for more and more businesses. According to Gartner Research, enterprise instant messaging is growing at approximately 20% annually and is expected to be in use by 70% of all companies by the end of this year. By 2005, it's expected to surpass e-mail as the primary online communication tool.
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.