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Entity Management In Real Time
With over 30 years of experience in the legal field, and in my current role as Assistant Corporate Secretary with Rayonier (which is organized as a REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust)), I have seen the scope of work for the Office of the Corporate Secretary broaden over time ' from a strictly board and legal focus, to now include corporate governance activities and related administration. My primary responsibilities include assisting the Corporate Secretary with oversight of insider trading, SEC and NYSE compliance, preparing Board of Directors and committee materials and annual disclosure documents, and also acting as liaison between management and the board. I have additional accountability for monitoring and updating information gathered on various corporate governance databases, supervision of subsidiaries with respect to filings, annual reports, and management of the subsidiary data base, as well as the annual shareholders' meeting.
Automating Record-Keeping
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.