Navigating Government Contracts: Diana Shaw on Oversight and Whistleblower Protections
Wicked Coin: The "Fat Leonard" Scandal
Why Time Matters: Partners Lindsay Gerdes and Michael J. Bronson on Swift Action in Government Investigations
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 43 - New Horizons: Impact of Recent Appellate Circuit Rulings on White-Collar Criminal Defense Law
Episode 334 -- District Court Dismisses Bulk of SEC Claims Against Solarwinds
False Claims Act Insights - Eureka! Government Investigators Seek Out Research Misconduct
The Justice Insiders Podcast - AI-Washing: Everything Old Is New Again
False Claims Act Insights - Railroaded! How to Approach the Twin Tracks of Parallel Proceedings
Preparing for a Government Healthcare Audit
FCA Uncovered: Mitigating Risk in the Regulatory Spotlight — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
False Claims Act Insights - Help! I Got a Civil Investigative Demand from DOJ. What Do I Do?
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 30 - Why They Do It: Inside the Mind of a White Collar Criminal – A Discussion With Author Eugene Soltes
The Justice Insiders Podcast: Using External Resources for Internal Investigations
What to Do If the Government Knocks on Your Company’s Door … or Breaks It Down – Speaking of Litigation Podcast
Episode 298 -- Electronics Communications Risks and Ephemeral Messaging
AGG Talks: Antitrust and White-Collar Crime Roundup - Examining the Latest Updates in the Pending Criminal and Civil Litigation Against Trump
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 25 - An Investigative Journalist’s Insight Into the COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force
Federal Investigations within the Department of Homeland Security
The Justice Insiders Podcast: Crime & Punishment - Part III
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 5 - Doing Business Overseas: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
The federal government is continuing to rely heavily on whistleblowers in 2024. While there are now several federal whistleblower programs, the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act remain among the government’s most...more
On February 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released its annual False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement statistics for fiscal year (FY) 2023, which ended on September 30, 2023. While the $2.68 billion in total...more
Hosted by American Conference Institute, the 11th Annual Advanced Forum on False Claims and Qui Tam Enforcement returns for another exciting year for lively discussions on FCA enforcement including the ramifications of two...more
The Security and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) continues to aggressively enforce its whistleblower program under the Biden Administration. As we have reported, the SEC has cracked down on employers’ agreements and procedures...more
The trend of private parties suing businesses under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq (“FCA”) for violating requirements of the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP” or the “Program”) continues. Just recently, the...more
Since the whistleblower program’s inception in 2011, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has awarded approximately $956 million to 195 individuals for their whistleblowing efforts in exposing fraudulent...more
Our Virtual Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirement, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask...more
The federal False Claims Act (FCA) has long been a powerful tool for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) — or private whistleblowers bringing suit on the DOJ’s behalf — to investigate and police activity financed with...more
A Reuters article published on May 26, 2020 reports that the SEC has experienced an uptick in complaints amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the article, the SEC received about 4,000 complaints from mid-March through...more
In a recent keynote speech, Co-Director of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement Steven Peikin made it clear that the Division has made coronavirus (COVID-19) related enforcement matters a top...more
When Depression-era bank robber Willie Sutton was asked why he robbed banks, he infamously responded, “Because that’s where the money is.” Similarly, anytime you see large amounts of government money devoted to any given...more
Enforcement activity reached new heights in 2019. The year saw the two largest corporate resolutions in the history of the FCPA, corporate penalties paid to US enforcement agencies topped last year’s record levels, and...more
The initiation of a government investigation is often a stressful and anxiety-producing event for a health care company. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is known for its aggressive investigation and prosecution of health care...more
A Civil Investigative Demand, often referred to as a “CID,” is a pre-litigation mechanism used to collect information and evidence for use in civil false claims act and other investigations. ...more
On March 25, 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Duke University agreed to settle a qui tam False Claims Act case for $112.5 million. The whistleblower, who pursued the case on the government’s behalf when...more
It always comes when you least expect it – a government inquiry to investigate your business. While it may instill a sense of panic, there are steps you can take to make sure you’re in the best position possible when the...more
Last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued two separate memoranda with potentially far-reaching consequences. While the practical effect of these documents remains to be seen, they may provide another avenue of...more
On October 4, 2017, Skadden presented the seminar “Government Enforcement Investigations – What You Need to Know in 2018.” Skadden partners Ryan Junck and Elizabeth Robertson, both based in London, moderated the panel...more
On July 19, 2016, the SEC issued an order upholding the SEC Claims Review Staff’s (“CRS”) Preliminary Determination denying three claims for whistleblower awards. The SEC’s order explains how the claimants’ bounty requests...more
Over the past week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced two multi-million dollar awards to whistleblowers who provided the SEC with information in ongoing investigations. On May 13, 2016, the...more
On March 8, 2016, the SEC announced payment of nearly $2,000,000 in whistleblower bounty awards to three tipsters. (The order granting the award can be accessed here.) The largest of the three awards, approximately...more
This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases and enforcement trends, including developments in U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement; the introduction of...more