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FinCEN Issues Final Rule Implementing Access and Safeguard Provisions of the CTA

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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) was enacted in 2021 and became effective on Jan. 1, 2024. The CTA was passed with the aim of enhancing transparency in corporate ownership, so as to combat the proliferation of anonymous...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Granston Memo in 2019: Recent Cases Highlight the Granston Memo’s Effectiveness as a Tool to Dismiss False Claims Act Cases

The “Granston Memo” has proven to be a boon again in 2019 for False Claims Act (“FCA”) defendants. In a January 15, 2019 Sheppard Mullin FCA Defense Blog article, we highlighted a growing movement by the Department of Justice...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

DOJ moves to dismiss 11 False Claims Act cases

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On December 17, 2018, the Department of Justice (DOJ) moved to dismiss 11 False Claims Act (FCA) cases brought by whistleblowers against pharmaceutical manufacturers and their commercial outsourcing vendors, alleging that...more

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Red Flags Squelch Corrupt PDVSA Deal

As the Petrobras corruption scandal seems to be going strong, we turn our attention to what may be the most corrupt of all the national energy companies, the Venezuelan state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA)....more

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