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Incentivising Whistleblowers: What Does the Future Hold in the UK and the US for Whistleblower Protection and Incentivisation?

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In the UK, it has not historically been part of the fabric of our legal and regulatory system to pay whistleblowers who provide evidence to authorities who are investigating potential breaches of law or regulation....more

Paul Hastings LLP

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Tuesday, April 25, 2023

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April 24, 2023- Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler and Commissioner Hester M. Peirce gave remarks at the SEC's 42nd Annual Small Business Forum....more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Activist investor Carl Icahn has taken a sizeable stake in Bristol-Myers Squibb, a move that reportedly caught execs at the drugmaker unawares and sets the stage for a potential sale....more

K&L Gates LLP

Global Government Solutions® 2016 Mid-Year Outlook

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This newest edition of the Global Government Solutions® series highlights increased government involvement in global commerce and provides the latest regulatory information corporate leaders need to navigate the intersection...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Structured Products

Structured Thoughts - Volume 6 , Issue 2 - March 2015

In This Issue: - FCA Publishes Thematic Review on Structured Product Development and Governance - EU Commission Review of Prospectus Directive - SEC Issues Investor Bulletin Relating to Structured Notes -...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

7th Circ. Limits FCA 'Worthless Services' Theory

On Aug. 20, 2014, the Seventh Circuit struck another blow against relators’ and the federal government’s increasingly aggressive False Claims Act theories of liability. Rejecting the relators’ use of the “worthless services”...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Commission-Based Sales Agreements for Medical Supplies and Equipment: More Whistleblower Activity on the Horizon? - A Wide Range...

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The common industry practice of compensating independent contractor sales representatives on a "percentage of sales" commission basis may be creating an enhanced risk of False Claims Act liability for illegal kickbacks in...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New York Federal District Court Dismisses FCA Claims Brought Against Bank of New York Mellon

After four years of litigation, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) recently won dismissal of allegations that it violated the California False Claims Act (CFCA). In this multi-district case titled, In re Bank of N.Y. Mellon Corp....more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

First Circuit Punts on Implied Certification as a Basis for FCA Liability

In August, I wrote about the unusual decision by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to appeal a district court’s dismissal of a declined qui tam brought under the federal and state false claims acts (FCAs). In appealing...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Structured Products

Structured Thoughts -- Volume 4, Issue 9 -- June 17, 2013

In This Issue: UK’s FCA Restricts Marketing of Unregulated Collective Investment Schemes and Similar Products to Retail Investors; Electronic Structured Note Systems and U.S. Securities Regulation; and Reminders from...more

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