On October 6, the Deputy Attorney General (“DAG”) announced a new Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative – an effort that pulls together attorneys and experts across DOJ focused on fraud enforcement,...more
FCA ENFORCEMENT SHIFT -
On October 6, the Deputy Attorney General (“DAG”) announced a new Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative – an effort that pulls together attorneys and experts across DOJ focused on...more
10/19/2021
/ Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Orders ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fines ,
Fraud ,
Joe Biden ,
Popular ,
Whistleblowers
Recent ransomware attacks against U.S. critical infrastructure, which includes the energy sector’s production of oil and natural gas, and other sources of electricity and power, have shed a spotlight on the importance of...more
5/13/2021
/ Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
FBI ,
Hackers ,
Incident Response Plans ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
NIST ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Trading with the Enemy Act
Lessons For The COVID-19 Pandemic Landscape -
INTRODUCTION -
Over the last two months, there has been a flurry of federal, state, and local government action to stem the spread of COVID-19. These efforts have included...more
On March 27, 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which authorized $2.2 trillion to, among other things, help companies and individuals mitigate the financial repercussions...more
4/9/2020
/ Banks ,
Business Closures ,
Business Interruption ,
CARES Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Federal Loans ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Lenders ,
Lending ,
Liquidity ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Nonprofits ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Small Business ,
Tax Relief ,
Unemployment Insurance
On September 9, 2019, the Eleventh Circuit issued a highly anticipated opinion addressing the critical question of when Medicare claims for reimbursement (in this case, claims for hospice care) can be considered “false” under...more
Experienced practitioners know that the purpose of the attorney-client privilege is to protect the confidentiality of client communications. Thus, as company policies that allow monitoring of emails or provide third party...more
New technologies enhance the capabilities and efficiency of the energy industry. But these technologies also bring increasing cyber risks to the industry, the economy, and national security. Recognizing that critical energy...more
LNG in Europe 2016/2017: An Overview of LNG Import Terminals in Europe -
The increase in the supply of LNG to Europe in 2015 and the first half of 2016 was led by the UK and Italy, with other significant increases in...more
1/20/2017
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
EU ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Liability Insurance ,
Limitation of Liability Clause ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Maritime Transport ,
Mining ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
PHMSA
Over the past year, various institutions and organizations—both domestic and international—have shown an interest in moving the increasingly prevalent cybersecurity conversation offshore. Domestically, both Congress and...more
Continuing the trend of recent years, cybersecurity has remained at the top of the regulatory agenda for several federal and state agencies. For financial institutions, keeping track of the dizzying array of proposed...more