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Tips and Time Savers for Trial Preparation
This article examines calendar and activity milestones during the three-to-four-month period before making an opening statement at trial. A comprehensive checklist of activities and tasks is vital for success in today's high-stakes civil litigation, especially as a guideline for in-house counsel with budgetary concerns who may not have experience in trial preparation and delivery timelines. Checklists are gaining increased attention in a multitude of places, including hospitals and cockpits, protecting against inadvertent error and maximizing the opportunity for success in a stressful environment.
Preparing for trial is as much about a methodical approach to tasks and deadlines as it is about the craft of the presenting a persuasive story. A trial team ' from the most seasoned trial attorney to novice litigator ' needs a forward-looking roadmap that identifies the destination and describes the landmarks along the way. Methodical trial preparation provides the trial attorney with more time for creative and analytical thinking that is often the difference between winning and losing a close case.
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.
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.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
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.