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e-Commerce Takes A Hit From Falling Economy, But Remains Brisk
The battered economy appears to have caught up with e-commerce, by the way the U.S. Census Bureau's estimated retail sales for the fourth quarter of 2008 look.
The government said last month that its estimate of e-commerce retail sales for October through December of 2008 came in at $31.9 billion, a dip of 5.7% (+2.1%) from the third quarter of 2008, when estimated e-commerce sales were $34.4 billion, a modest increase of .03% from the second quarter. It was a steep quarter-to-quarter drop, but still a healthy showing for spending at a time when consumers are pulling their belts tighter and, as a result, going online to shop, in some cases, for bargains. e-Commerce counsel have been busy advising clients who have been scrambling to accommodate some uptick in activity, e-commerce experts and economists say.
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.
CLE Shouldn't Be the Only Mandatory Training for Attorneys
Each stage of an attorney's career offers opportunities for a curriculum that addresses both the individual's and the firm's need to drive success.
Discovery of Claim Construction and Infringement Analysis May be Compelled Prior to a Markman Hearing
A defendant in a patent infringement suit may, during discovery and prior to a <i>Markman</i> hearing, compel the plaintiff to produce claim charts, claim constructions, and element-by-element infringement analyses.