On April 9, 2025, President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum titled “Directing the Repeal of Unlawful Regulations,” marking a significant step in the Administration’s push to deregulate under the broader DOGE...more
4/16/2025
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Chevron Deference ,
Clean Air Act ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Executive Orders ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Reform ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trump Administration
Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove issued a Memorandum to all Department of Justice (DOJ) employees outlining interim guidance in light of the Executive Orders issued by President Donald Trump on his first day in...more
1/24/2025
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Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
National Security ,
New Legislation ,
Public Safety ,
State and Local Government ,
Trump Administration
Much has been written in recent months about the Department of Justice’s national Whistleblower Rewards Program, including a recent article I co-authored with Mike Gill entitled 7 Strategies to Comply with the DOJ’S New...more
Last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Rite Aid, ten subsidiaries, and affiliate pharmacies agreed to settle allegations that Rite Aid violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and the False Claims Act...more
7/17/2024
/ Controlled Substances Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Pharmacist ,
Rite Aid ,
Settlement
On Tuesday, April 30, the Associated Press reported that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will move to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug. DEA’s move comes several months after the...more
Last week, the EPA announced a landmark policy change regarding the intersection and overlap of criminal and civil investigations/enforcement actions. EPA’s new policy represents one of the most dramatic and important changes...more
4/26/2024
/ Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Government Investigations ,
New Regulations ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Mitigation ,
White Collar Crimes
Every national election cycle, we are reminded that presidential administrations drive the trajectory of white-collar civil and criminal enforcement priorities. Halfway through President Biden’s first term, in 2022, Attorney...more