The new presidential administration began on January 20, 2025, and change came quickly to many federal agencies, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). On Inauguration Day, Paul S.
In 2024, the government and whistleblowers were party to 558 False Claims Act (FCA) settlements and judgments, just slightly fewer cases than last year’s record. As a result, collections under…
The Justice Department released its annual False Claims Act statistics on Wednesday, January 15, detailing the number of cases filed, recoveries made, and relators’ shares awarded in fiscal year 2024.
On December 6, 2024, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Marshall Miller provided an update on the Justice Department’s (DOJ) corporate criminal enforcement efforts during his keynote address at the Practicing…
Mandatory disclosure obligations significantly changed for federal grant recipients, sub-recipients, and applicants on October 1, 2024. The amended federal regulation establishing these mandatory disclosures (2 C.F.R. § 200.113) not only…
In the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., three justices expressed concern that the False Claims Act’s qui tam provisions…
Newly Updated Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP) Addresses AI for the First Time
On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) revised its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance…
The phrase “no good deed goes unpunished” represents the figurative irony that results when one seeking to help gets penalized instead. United States v. Moore, a recent decision from…
On September 9, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settlements with seven public companies relating to their use of separation agreements that the SEC says violate whistleblower protection…
How long can the government keep your property after lawfully seizing it? According to the D.C. Circuit in a recent decision, as long as the continued possession is still reasonable…