Privacy issues are inherent in almost all facets of a business — from operations, employment, and technology to customer service, contracts, legal and compliance — all with varying degrees of risk. Most companies mitigate...more
8/27/2024
/ Business Litigation ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Law Enforcement ,
Personal Information ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Stored Communications Act ,
Subpoenas ,
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) ,
Verizon ,
Warrants
On Monday, June 17, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced settlements involving $11.3 million in payments for consulting companies failing to comply with cybersecurity requirements in federally funded contracts. The...more
6/21/2024
/ Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Investigations ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Settlement ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
Unfortunately, but as predicted earlier this year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has shown no signs of pausing use of the False Claims Act (FCA) as a tool to enforce cybersecurity compliance.
On September 5, 2023, DOJ...more
The government’s announcement of renewed emphasis on cybersecurity enforcement has spawned recent million-dollar enforcement actions. Continued government attention on cybersecurity promises a treacherous enforcement...more
In 2022, the False Claims Act (FCA) continued to be the federal government’s chief tool for combatting fraud. Many trends in recent years were likewise present in 2022: robust FCA enforcement generally, healthcare as the...more
The year 2021 marks the 10th anniversary of the Bradley False Claims Act Year in Review. In that decade, much has remained the same in FCA enforcement. To start with the obvious: It continues to result in billions of dollars...more
2/3/2022
/ Alternate Remedy ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
CARES Act ,
Causation ,
Class Action ,
Cybersecurity ,
Damages ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dismissals ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Government Investigations ,
Healthcare ,
Local Coverage Determination (LCD) ,
Materiality ,
Overpayment ,
Pleading Standards ,
Public Disclosure Bar ,
Request for Equitable Adjustment ,
Scienter ,
Settlement
As part of Bradley’s continuing coverage of the North Carolina Sandbox Act, we wanted to know what community members and NC fintech aficionados thought about this proposed legislation. We posed six questions to Tariq Bokhari,...more
8/4/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Blockchain ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Insurance Industry ,
NGOs ,
North Carolina ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Stakeholder Engagement ,
Startups ,
State and Local Government
Technology is evolving and advancing at a dizzying pace across the globe. Emerging technologies are reimagining everything from how we interact with each other to how we interact with businesses and institutions. Given the...more
7/20/2021
/ Cybersecurity ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Innovation ,
North Carolina ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Provisional Waiver Applications ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State and Local Government ,
Technology Sector
On March 18, 2021, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) announced three new research programs that are “designed to safeguard and protect the U.S. energy...more
7/19/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Energy Sector ,
Government Agencies ,
Pipelines ,
Transportation Security Administration ,
TSA
It’s 8 a.m., and you just learned that a material cyber-incident occurred in your organization. You fire up your Incident Response Plan. You engage outside counsel, and outside counsel engages a forensic firm. Your company,...more
On the heels of FinCen and Federal Banking Agencies releasing a joint statement “Encouraging Innovative Industry Approaches to AML Compliance,” Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Sigal Mandelker...more
12/4/2018
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
BSA/AML ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Currency ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Popular
Privacy is serious business. This was made clear in the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recent announcement that it had settled its complaint against Venmo, PayPal’s peer-to-peer payment service, for misrepresentations to...more
3/7/2018
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Failure to Comply ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
GLBA Privacy ,
Opt-Outs ,
Payment Processors ,
PayPal ,
Privacy Notice Rule ,
Privacy Policy ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices