Chilton Brian S.

In a fractured opinion released this morning in United States vs. Booker and United States vs. Fanfan, the United States Supreme Court struck down the 17-year-old federal sentencing guidelines, reducing them to advisory rather than mandatory status. The business community has been anxiously awaiting the Court’s decision to assess the impact on the federal sentencing […]

As most public company executives already know, The United States Sentencing Commission’s revised federal sentencing guidelines, which have been effective since Nov. 1, require businesses to maintain “effective” compliance programs that prevent and detect violations of law. And just as many companies were diligently altering their compliance programs to meet the amendment’s new requirements, the […]