DOJ settlement signals need for enhanced False Claims Act scrutiny.
Private funds continue to face heightened secondary liability risks arising from their portfolio investments....more
10/3/2019
/ Compliance ,
D&O Insurance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Independent Director ,
Internal Controls ,
Kickbacks ,
Pensions ,
Pharmacies ,
Portfolio Companies ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Private Investment Funds ,
Risk Management ,
Settlement ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Vicarious Liability
Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved a circuit split among the Tenth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals by holding that because disgorgement in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement action...more
6/9/2017
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Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Investment Management ,
Kokesh v SEC ,
Misappropriation ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Statute of Limitations ,
White Collar Crimes
On September 9, 2015, Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates introduced a new policy aimed at aggressively prosecuting individuals for white-collar crimes. A product of a DOJ working group that started under former...more