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Gay Union Updates: Small Victories
While the rest of the country was focused in on the U.S. Senate's failure to pass a Constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, advocates for same-sex couples' right to marry in New York recently won their own small victory. In a decision handed down by New Paltz Town Justice Judith M. Reichler on July 13, charges against two clergywomen for marrying same-sex couples without their first having obtained a license were dropped.
The ruling follows a similar decision made in June on charges against New Paltz Mayor Jason West, who kick-started the gay marriage movement in New York when he presided over the weddings of nearly two dozen same-sex couples in February. When he was charged that same week with several misdemeanor counts of marrying couples with no marriage licenses, West found himself unable to fulfill the promise he'd made to continue performing such weddings each subsequent weekend.
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.