On July 23, 2024, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) published its Annual Report to Congress for the Calendar Year 2023. The report provides key statistics on the CFIUS process and the...more
The government had another busy year in 2023, investigating and prosecuting healthcare fraud cases on multiple fronts. Contending with the enormous healthcare crises of the now-concluded COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing...more
7/3/2024
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As reported in our previous client alert, on May 14, 2024, President Biden announced that he directed his Trade Representative to increase tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Section 301) on a wide range of...more
6/5/2024
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On May 14, 2024, President Biden announced that he is directing his Trade Representative to increase tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 on a wide range of Chinese goods, which will significantly impact U.S....more
5/22/2024
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Throughout 2023 and early 2024, we continue to witness deepening geopolitical and economic divides globally. The U.S. and its allies (most significantly the EU and the G7), spurred on by Russia’s war in Ukraine, continue to...more
5/8/2024
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This is the tenth in our 2024 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. Our previous post, "Health Care Fraud Enforcement in 2024," can be found here....more
4/18/2024
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On January 29, 2024, BIS proposed a rule that would impose new requirements for U.S. providers of Infrastructure as a Service (“IaaS”) products and their foreign resellers. The proposed rule would require U.S. IaaS providers...more