“Varsity Blues” and Lou Reed
Two practical, timely articles on the “Varsity Blues” matter from my Lightfoot colleagues. First, Tenley Armstrong and Henry Gimenez in University Business: Revelations from the...
Les (Not Paul) and Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Indemnification of directors and officers often rears its head in white-collar matters and internal investigations. Here is an interesting take by James Stewart on the...
Vantage Drilling, General Lee and the Culture of Compliance
Gin is a noble spirit; without vermouth, perhaps a lonely one. Similarly, having a compliance program, yet failing to follow it in the presence of...
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...
The Winter Olympics of Cooperation: The Bridge On The River Kwai, White-Collar Self-Image and Federal Sentencing
With all of the discussion about Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his “cooperators,” now is an appropriate time to revisit the basics of “cooperation” in...
Steve Wynn Woes: Independent Investigations and the Board of Directors
Four minutes on internal investigations and independent counsel, especially in a “#MeToo” environment: ...
Impeachment Lessons and The Midnight Special
This post will eventually test your affinity for the 1970s, which featured both Richard Nixon and The Midnight Special. The Special was formative in my teenage...
Booze Beats Law: Subscribe to White Collar Wire
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Pill Mills, Poppy Flowers, Dead Poets and the Human Resources Department
Having been through a seven-week federal criminal “pill mill” trial, I think a lot about enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act and its effect on...
The Yates Memo and Three Dog Night
Deputy Attorney General YatesUnless you have been on a monastic retreat or hidden as carefully as Hillary Clinton’s email server, you have by now likely...