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Movers & Shakers
Friedman LLP has welcomed Joseph Ammirati as a partner in the Forensic Accounting, Litigation Support & Valuation Services Group. For the last 15 years, Ammirati has assisted closely held companies, attorneys, accountants and financial professionals in engagements involving business valuations, forensic accounting, enhanced earnings calculations, marital dissolutions and damage claims. He will be working in the Long Island office in Uniondale, NY.
Ammirati holds a B.S. in Accountancy from Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus. He is a Certified Public Accountant and has also earned the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' Accredited in Business Valuation and Certified in Financial Forensics designations. In addition, he is an Accredited Senior Appraiser with the American Society of Appraisers, and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants.
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.
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.