A New Year’s Disclaimer
Soviet disclaimer....
Summer of Love to Altamont Murder: Innocence, Guilt and Corporate Compliance In A Kavanaugh Era
The recent furor over the nomination and confirmation of Judge (now Justice) Brett Kavanaugh puts us in mind of a messy truth for companies and...
Disclaimer Parade
Autumn is in the air, which means it is time for the occasional disclaimer so prized by various state bars and their staffs. I write...
How To Avoid Being GM’ed: The Wrongs and Rights of Clients and Lawyers
The GM internal-investigation report about ignition-switch problems raises a host of issues, one of which is its unusually sharp criticism of GM internal lawyers. Criticism...
The Super Bowl, Jamie Casino and the Rights and Wrongs of White-Collar Defense
As a football game, the Super Bowl was dreadful, at least in terms of entertainment value. As a cultural petri dish, its television advertisements (and...
Katrina Shootings and Prosecutorial Ethics
Federal district court judge declaring a mistrial in Katrina police-shootings: “a prosecutorial game of qualsiasi mezzo.” #ethics #DOJ #Katrina (via White Collar Prof blog)...
Weekend: GCs on Boards and Gin in Ice
Notes For the Weekend: I tend to agree: No, General Counsels Should Not Be On The Board. The conflicts can be too great. GCs...
Fourth Circuit Rips United States Attorney’s Office For Brady Non-Disclosure
As noted by the White Collar Law Prof blog, here — Fourth Circuit Rebukes United States Attorney’s Office — this criticism of a United States...
Corruption Currents from the WSJ
From @WSJRisk, see this white-collar corruption roundup — WSJ Risk and Compliance Corruption Currents — and especially the bribery section. Very useful for organizations with...