Beware of Enforcement Agencies

Beware of Enforcement Agencies, Say Ex-Bush Officials
The National Law Journal

A group of former George W. Bush administration officials turned white-collar defense lawyers gathered in Washington, D.C., this week to discuss the current enforcement environment as well as changes across federal agencies in response to the financial crisis. While one lawyer likened the pro-enforcement era to "a walk in the woods with a very hungry grizzly bear" and another warned it was "2002 on steroids," the bottom line was: Be afraid, Corporate America. Be very afraid. [more]