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Intellectual Property: Currency of the New Economy
As Peter Drucker predicted, so has it come to pass; the new economy companies that proliferate in the United States and across the Group of 8 ('G8') countries are predominantly fueled by human capital, and enterprises participating in advanced economies are service-based and knowledge-driven.
The knowledge resident in our people that manifests itself in codified (patents, trademarks, and copyrights) and non-codified (know-how, trade secrets) intellectual capital is the single most significant source of value in the new economy. When codified, intellectual capital is transformed into intellectual property ('IP'), which conveys an ownership right in inventions that quite often serve as the foundation upon which entire businesses are built.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.