Legal Role-Play:

United States v. Dunlop

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$0.00 – $6.00

Dan Vogel, under the supervision of Robert Bordone

Four-person, three-issue, two-round between U.S. prosecutors, an executive charged with securities fraud, and defense counsel over the terms of a possible plea bargain; attorney-client interviews are followed by a plea bargain negotiation

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Please note: you must order a copy (a.k.a. license/usage fee) for every person participating in the simulation in your course. This simulation has multiple roles, so you will be unable to complete your purchase without meeting the minimum quantity requirement of copies per role.

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If you select the hard copy option, you will receive paper copies of this role simulation via the shipping method you select.

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To order multiple copies of a role simulation for use in a course or workshop, simply enter the total number of participants in the box next to “Quantity.” There is no need to calculate how many of each role is required.

If you are ordering hard copies, the Teaching Negotiation Resource Center will calculate the appropriate numbers of each role to provide, based on the total number of participants. For example, if you wish to order a 2-party role simulation for use with a class of 30 students, you would enter “30” in the box next to “Quantity.” You then would receive 15 copies of one role and 15 copies of the other role, for use with your 30 participants. As another example, if you ordered 30 participant copies of a 6-party role simulation, you would receive 5 copies of each role.

In the event that the number of participant copies you order is not evenly divisible by the number of roles in the simulation, you will receive extra copies of one or more roles. Participants receiving the extra roles may partner with other participants playing the same role, thus negotiating as a team. So, for instance, if you ordered 31 copies of a 2-party role simulation, you would receive 15 copies of the first role and 16 copies of the second role. One of the participants playing the second role would partner with another participant playing that same role, and the two would negotiate as a team.

Bulk Pricing Discount

For bulk orders, we offer the following pricing discounts. Please note that these only apply to bulk orders of the same simulation.

  • Between 100-250 copies – 10% discount
  • Between 251-500 copies – 25% discount
  • More than 500 copies – 50% discount
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SCENARIO:

This case is a two-part negotiation involving four parties: a U.S. Attorney, an Assistant U.S. Attorney, a white-collar criminal defense attorney, and a white-collar criminal defendant. The first part of the case involves client interviews: the defense attorney interviews defendant Allen Dunlop, and the Assistant U.S. Attorney interviews the U.S. Attorney to determine their interests and how to represent them. The second part of the case involves a negotiation between the Assistant U.S. Attorney and the defense attorney about the fate of the defendant. An optional third part of the case may be used, in which the Assistant U.S. Attorney and the defense attorney brief their clients on the outcomes.

The case is a negotiation of a plea bargain agreement for a defendant accused of securities fraud. Specifically, the defendant is accused of violating Federal Securities Laws by employing manipulative and deceptive business practices to make his company’s stock (“Moonbeam, Inc.”) look more attractive to investors. The main issues to be decided in plea bargain negotiations are: what if any prison time will the defendant serve and in what type of facility, how much of a fine will he have to pay and to whom shall he pay the fine, and whether or not the defendant will have to accept a bar on serving as an officer or director of a public corporation in the future, and for how long will such a bar be effective. In addition to resolving these issues, both sides must deal with the tension between their own interests, the interests of the other side, and the interests of their clients.

 

MAJOR LESSONS:

  • This case involves attorney-client interaction. The participants playing the role of Assistant U.S. Attorney and defense attorney have to give their clients a thorough interview and gain their clients’ trust in order to successfully determine their interests. On the other side, the U.S. Attorney and the defendant must decide how much information to give their attorneys so that they negotiate the best outcome.
  • This case also involves principal-agent tension. The Assistant U.S. Attorney and defense attorney must reconcile the tension between their clients’ interests, their own interests, and the best interest of society.
  • The case illustrates relationship building. A successful outcome will account for the fact that the U.S. Attorney, the Assistant U.S. Attorney, and defense attorney will have to work together again frequently in the future.
  • The case provides many opportunities for value creation. Participants should find several options and combinations of agreements that can benefit both sides of the negotiation.

 

TEACHING MATERIALS:

Participant materials include:

  • Confidential Instructions for Defendant Allen Dunlop
  • Confidential Instructions for Dunlop's Attorney
  • Confidential Instructions for Assistant U.S. Attorney Janet Lee
  • Confidential Instructions for U.S. Attorney Mitch Rubin

 

Teacher's package includes:

  • All of the above
  • Teaching note

United States v. Dunlop Attributes

Time required: 2-3 hours
Number of participants: 4
Teams involved: Yes
Agent present: Lawyer
Neutral third party present: None
Scoreable: No
Teaching notes available: Yes
Filed in:
Bordone, Robert C., Investment and Finance, Legal, Role Simulations, Vogel, Dan
Tags:
agent, agreement, agreements, interests, negotiate, negotiation, negotiations, relationship, Trust, value creation