Episode 335 -- The New DOJ Whistleblower Program
Navigating the Labyrinth of Private Equity Investments in Health Care – Diagnosing Health Care
AGG Talks: Women in Tech Law Podcast - Episode 3: Cybersecurity and FCA Compliance: Essential Insights for Tech Leaders
False Claims Act Insights - Are All Healthcare “Kickbacks” Subject to FCA Liability?
#WorkforceWednesday®: New DOJ Whistleblower Program - What Employers Must Know - Employment Law This Week®
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 43 - New Horizons: Impact of Recent Appellate Circuit Rulings on White-Collar Criminal Defense Law
Redlining Isn’t What it Used To Be
Episode 333 -- The Boeing Proposed Plea Agreement
DOJ’s New Self-Disclosure Policy and Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program
False Claims Act Insights - Assessing the Fallout from a Thermonuclear FCA Verdict
FCPA Survival Guide - Step 8 - Investing in Compliance
False Claims Act Insights - Eureka! Government Investigators Seek Out Research Misconduct
Episode 328 -- Sanctions Enforcement Risks and Redlines
Common Scenarios Triggering False Claims Act Violations, Part 1: Gov. Contracts and Cybersecurity
Cannabis Law Now Podcast: What’s Next for Schedule III Marijuana
Redlining Complications Caused by Implementation of 2020 Census Tracts
FCPA Survival Guide: Step 3 - Extensive Remediation
Episode 324 -- Third-Party Risks and Sanctions Compliance
The Justice Insiders Podcast: DOJ’s Cacophony of Whistles
The Latest on Healthcare Enforcement
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