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Project Planning
As legal professionals we have multiple obligations, not the least of which is to be able to pay our bills and keep our businesses viable. To that end, we must continually assess the best investment of our time and money. Project management needs vary depending on areas of practice and specific matters. For example, I had one client say to me, “I deal with quick-turnaround tax matters, there's no time for project planning. The matter hits my desk and I have to have it out the door within two days.” No doubt that this is true, but it's important to note that this particular partner also has many firm-wide obligations that are longer-term and with significant impact on the firm's operations. For those responsibilities, effective project management becomes one of the most cost-effective and powerful tools in your tool belt.
Why Project Management?
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.
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.