This is the ninth in our 2024 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year...
The government had another busy year in 2023 investigating and prosecuting health...more
4/11/2024
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Opioid ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Telemedicine ,
White Collar Crimes
This is the seventh in our 2024 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more
3/21/2024
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Anti-Corruption ,
China ,
Clawbacks ,
Corporate Governance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
FEPA ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Latin America ,
Mergers ,
OECD ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
UK ,
Voluntary Disclosure ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers
This is the fourth in our 2024 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more
2/27/2024
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Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Final Rules ,
Insider Trading ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Regulation ,
Shareholders ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
White Collar Crimes
The SuperValu case arose from separate lawsuits against two companies that operate retail drug pharmacies across the country: SuperValu Inc. and Safeway, Inc. In each case, a whistleblower – on behalf of the federal...more
6/6/2023
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False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare ,
Oral Argument ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Reasonable Interpretations ,
Safeco ,
Safeco Insurance Co of America v Burr ,
Scienter ,
SCOTUS ,
US ex rel Thomas Proctor v Safeway Inc ,
US ex rel Tracy Schutte et al v SuperValu Inc et al
U.S. Policy Developments -
Since the fall of 2022, DOJ has made several policy pronouncements in connection with its efforts to combat corporate crime. While it remains to be seen how these policies will ultimately affect...more
4/5/2023
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Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FATF ,
FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Remediation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements
This is the third part in our 2023 series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Up next: congressional investigations. Health care fraud enforcement remained a top priority at both the national...more
2/22/2023
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Investigations ,
Opioid ,
Telehealth ,
White Collar Crimes
On October 28, 2021, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco released a memo setting out “Initial Revisions to Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies.” The memo indicated that the Department of Justice would place greater...more
On Friday, September 16, 2022, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a formalized focus on digital asset abuse by publically releasing a 46 page report on the Role of Law Enforcement in Detecting, Investigating, and...more
9/23/2022
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Compliance ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Money Laundering ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Peer-to-Peer ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
This is the first post in this year’s series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Join us in the weeks ahead as we provide updates on new developments and emerging trends in a number of white...more
2/10/2022
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Criminal Conspiracy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medical Devices ,
Opioid ,
Patients ,
Telehealth ,
White Collar Crimes
In a long-awaited decision on January 27, 2022, a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed the convictions of Deutsche Bank (DB) derivatives traders Matthew Connolly and Gavin Black in a...more