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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Educational Institutions ,
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Export Controls ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Sanctions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tennessee
This is the fifth 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
2/29/2024
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Educational Institutions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
False Reporting ,
Free Speech ,
Material Misrepresentation ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
Plagiarism ,
Research and Development ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
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White Collar Crimes
In late September, the NY State Education Department issued a two-page order providing that NY public schools may not purchase or utilize facial recognition technology. The Department relied on a report issued by the NY...more
DoD recently released a policy addressing unwanted foreign influence on DoD-funded research. According to the policy, DoD will conduct risk-based security reviews and assess potential conflicts of interest and conflicts of...more
On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision in SFFA v. Harvard College and SFFA v. University of North Carolina. While the Court’s ruling has fundamentally altered the landscape for higher...more
7/24/2023
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Employees ,
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Equal Protection ,
Firm Leadership ,
Hiring & Firing ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Title VII
As this academic year comes to a close, higher education institutions are waiting to see what the future holds for race-conscious admissions. As these institutions are well aware, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in...more
5/17/2023
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College Admissions ,
Colleges ,
Diversity ,
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Educational Institutions ,
Equal Protection ,
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Policies and Procedures ,
Race Discrimination ,
Strict Scrutiny Standard ,
Universities
Last month, former University of Kansas Professor Feng “Franklin” Tao was sentenced to time served and two years of supervised release for making false statements in the University of Kansas’s conflict of interest and...more
With the adoption of new technology, including the quick and unexpected shift to virtual learning because of the COVID-19 pandemic, K-12 institutions are at an increased risk of cyberattacks and threats thereof. The rise in...more
Last week, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo joined the agency’s regional prosecutors in concluding that some NCAA student athletes are employees, instructing the Board’s regional prosecutors to pursue unfair labor claims...more
Last week, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco delivered remarks on corporate criminal enforcement, announcing revisions to DOJ’s policies for addressing corporate ethics and compliance matters. These changes reflect an...more
9/26/2022
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Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Culture ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
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White Collar Crimes
In the wake of George Floyd’s murder six months ago, Americans flocked to the streets to voice their anger against institutions that perpetuate racial oppression. Protestors experienced the murder of Floyd as the latest in a...more
We recently reported on director Quentin Tarantino’s copyright lawsuit against Gawker Media over his leaked script for the film The Hateful Eight. The suit alleged that Gawker Media, by encouraging its readers to leak the...more
Quentin Tarantino probably wasn’t offended when the Hollywood gossip website Defamer, owned by Gawker Media LLC, compared him to a petulant child and accused him of throwing a “temper tantrum.” After all, the colorful...more
Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores are easy to spot off the highway, but you won’t be noticing the company’s products in grocery store aisles any time soon....more
Private PublicIn an industry where technology is constantly evolving and racing to keep up with consumer habits, a recent court ruling came down to one basic component: antennas....more