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Lease Portfolio Purchase Due Diligence
Editor's Note: This article is the third in a continuing series on sophisticated leasing issues.'
This article examines the due diligence steps that every lawyer must address when advising a client about the merits of purchasing an equipment lease portfolio. Years of legal due diligence reviews of clients' proposed portfolio purchases, a great deal of common sense, a well-developed checklist and a number of war stories from experience have taught us not only the importance of conducting a legal due diligence review, but also the steps to take to ensure that an educated decision can be made concerning the risks inherent in purchasing a particular portfolio.
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.
How AI Has Affected PR
When we consider how the use of AI affects legal PR and communications, we have to look at it as an industrywide global phenomenon. A recent online conference provided an overview of the latest AI trends in public relations, and specifically, the impact of AI on communications. Here are some of the key points and takeaways from several of the speakers, who provided current best practices, tips, concerns and case studies.
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.