The JustPod is a podcast of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, hosted by Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Butler. This episode features a discussion with former California prosecutor Hillary Blout. While...more
The JustPod is a podcast of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, hosted by Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Butler. This episode features a discussion with Premal Dharia, Executive Director of the Institute...more
The recent announcements in three U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) national security prosecutions offer an early glimpse into some of the Trump Justice Department’s enforcement priorities. Indeed, these actions are...more
The JustPod is a podcast of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, hosted by Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Butler. This episode features a discussion with defense counsel Rocco Cipparone and Angie Levy....more
The JustPod is a podcast of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, hosted by Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Butler. This episode features Nina Marino, founding partner of the white collar criminal defense...more
The JustPod is a podcast of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, hosted by Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Butler. This episode features Professor Ellen Yaroshefsky (Hofstra Law School), and John Choi...more
The JustPod is a podcast of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, hosted by Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Butler. This episode features a discussion with retired prison warden Ron McAndrew and Dr. Shanker...more
The JustPod is a podcast of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, hosted by Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Butler. This episode features trial lawyer Brian McMonagle. Brian began his career in the...more
The JustPod is a podcast of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, hosted by Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Butler. This episode features Elizabeth Kelley discussing publication of the second edition of her...more
The JustPod is a podcast of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, hosted by Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Butler. This episode features Larry Pozner, perhaps the most sought-after teacher of...more
The JustPod is a podcast of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, hosted by Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Butler. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Florida State University Law Professor Dan...more
Executive Summary - We entered 2025 with the world in turmoil, a new American administration in the White House, and various global actors—friends and foes alike—still actively vying for the attention of the American public. ...more
3/4/2025
/ Biden Administration ,
China ,
Colleges ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
FBI ,
Fines ,
Foreign Agents ,
Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) ,
Foreign Policy ,
Legislative Agendas ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Russia ,
Social Media ,
Trump Administration
What You Need to Know - Attorney General Pam Bondi sets the tone with the issuance of 14 new Department of Justice memoranda on her first day on the job....more
2/18/2025
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Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Executive Orders ,
Human Trafficking ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Law Enforcement ,
National Security ,
Sentencing
Introduction - On December 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its long-awaited proposed amendments to the regulations adopted under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) in a Notice of Proposed...more
On February 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released its enforcement statistics for fiscal year 2021. The DOJ obtained over $5.6 billion in False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries in the fiscal year ending September...more
On November 8, 2021, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released an updated Self-Disclosure Protocol (SDP) (here). The revision of the SDP is an important...more
The recent change in Administrations and control of Congress may well usher in a new era of more energetic antitrust enforcement as well as substantive changes to the federal antitrust laws. Such changes would likely affect...more
In this episode, host Jonathan Havens, co-chair of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s Food, Beverage and Agribusiness (FBA) Practice, speaks with colleague Justin Danilewitz, a litigator in the Firm’s White Collar and Government...more
2/19/2021
/ Agribusiness ,
Beverage Manufacturers ,
Corporate Officers ,
Criminal Liability ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Evidence ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Park Doctrine ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Health ,
Public Safety ,
Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine ,
Training
On November 16, 2020, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), issued a Special Fraud Alert highlighting the Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) risks for pharmaceutical...more
The CARES Act pumped over two trillion dollars into the American economy, with much of that money going directly to individuals in the form of stimulus checks or to small businesses in the form of Paycheck Protection Program...more
Introduction - On April 30, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section (“MLARS”) and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York (“EDNY”) entered into...more
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, providing $2 trillion of stimulus relief to address the economic impact of the COVID-19 virus. Among the...more
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act” or “Act”), designed to help stem the deepening economic crisis triggered by COVID-19. Under the Act,...more
From the COVID-19 threat, disrupted supply chains and economic fluctuations to the dichotomy in shifting state and federal policies, regulations, ongoing litigation, compliance issues, and cyber threats, the energy and...more
Recently, Judge Timothy J. Savage of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania said the government cannot simply exercise “unfettered discretion” to dismiss a qui tam action. See United States v. EMD...more