Dubai – A City of Contrasts
rom April 19, 2012 through April 29, 2012, Retired North Carolina Special Superior Court Chief Judge (Business Court) Ben F….
Author: Steven Platt
Prosecuting Corruption Cases in an Economy of Influence
The consensus reaction by readers to my last few columns on the subject of “corruption” and its pervasive effect on…
“The Economy of Influence” – Can We Live With It / Can We Live Without It?
Last month’s Pursuit of Justice column editorially headlined by The Daily Record as “To Control Corruption, We Must First Define It” drew a number of…
Corruption Defies Legal Definition
Recently, I had the challenging experience of mediating a civil case which directly involved an examination and reconciliation of the…
2012 New Year’s Resolutions
As the New Year approaches, I welcome the opportunity to break from my recent monthly commentary on the causes of…
Corporate Networks, Power and Money Precipitate Crises of the Old Order
The effects of the recession have lingered on for everyone who hasn’t benefited from what financial op-ed columnist Steven Pearlstein…
The Politics of the Shift of Economic Risk
What happens when interest group politics gets out of control? Well, we’re witnessing it, are we not faithful readers! Ironically,…
Loss of Public Trust and Confidence Caused by Corruption
Whether your daily routine starts off by going to get the newspaper, consulting with online news sources or both to…
Corruption Precipitates Crisis in Cofidence
You have to be a “political junkie,” which I apparently am, when you sit, as I often do on many…
Corruption May Explain the Previously Unexplainable
Watching and listening to our elected Congressmen and Senators stumble toward the latest deadline for addressing the immediate “Debt Limit…