False Claims Act Insights - Are the FCA’s Qui Tam Provisions Unconstitutional? One Federal Judge Says “Yes
Episode 339: Four Sanctions Cases Everyone Should Know
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 46 - America’s Incarceration Industry: Exposing Private Prisons
Episode 338 -- Deep Dive into the Deere SEC FCPA Case
Investigations and Cognitive Interviews
Podcast - The Basic Rules for Closing Argument
Should you try to remove an INTERPOL Red Notice yourself?
INTERPOL Red Notices - do they expire?
The Legal Tightrope: Surviving Parallel Investigations
Episode 337 -- Nicolas Garcia, GC at Orica, on Compliance Trends and Challenges in Latin America
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 45 - The Grit, Grace and Gift of Second Chances
Wicked Coin: The "Fat Leonard" Scandal
The Justice Insiders Podcast - The Ever-Expanding Net: Corporate Compliance in an Era of Increasing Trade Sanctions and Restrictions
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 44 - A Recipe for Litigation: The Simmering Conflict Surrounding ERC Claims
A Third Party's Perspective on Third Party Risk
Navigating Civil Standing Requirements for Defense Success — RICO Report Podcast
INTERPOL Red Notices and Immigration. Can You Obtain Immigration Relief in the U.S. Even with a Red Notice?
False Claims Act Insights - Are All Healthcare “Kickbacks” Subject to FCA Liability?
Why Time Matters: Partners Lindsay Gerdes and Michael J. Bronson on Swift Action in Government Investigations
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 43 - New Horizons: Impact of Recent Appellate Circuit Rulings on White-Collar Criminal Defense Law
On Oct. 2, 2024, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced parallel actions against CQC Impact Investors LLC (CQC or the...more
Host Jonathan Porter is joined by Husch Blackwell partners Jody Rudman and Lorinda Holloway to discuss the implications of a September 2024 federal court decision from the Middle District of Florida that strikes down the...more
In September 2024, the Ninth Circuit reversed in part a district court’s dismissal of an action under the False Claims Act (FCA or the “Act”) for lack of jurisdiction under the Act’s First-to-File Rule and held that the...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently filed a petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for a rehearing en banc in the Steve Wynn case, asking the D.C. Circuit to reconsider U.S. v....more
On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) updated its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP) guidance to instruct prosecutors on how to evaluate corporate risk related to the management and use...more
On October 2, 2024, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced parallel...more
The Development: On September 16, 2024, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois ("NDIL") announced its six-month Individual Self-Disclosure Pilot Program for Organizational Misconduct ("Pilot...more
Social media’s influence on American society carries major implications for the public’s perception of current events. With headlines reaching millions of consumers within minutes, public outrage over racially charged crimes,...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued last month an in-depth report on check fraud stemming from mail theft (“Report”). This is a pernicious and expanding problem. The Report follows upon a joint alert...more
Prosecutor Suggests More Charges for Adams, Others - In a hearing last week, federal prosecutor Hagan Scotten said before a judge that additional charges are “possible” for Mayor Eric Adams and that it is “likely” that more...more
Latin America has been the focus of considerable attention by the Biden Administration and the DOJ. Despite strong ties based on trade, shared values and democratic traditions, Latin America is being tested with new and...more
On September 23, 2024, the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Department”) revised its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs guidance (the “ECCP”)....more
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently published a Notice for Proposed Rulemaking intended to supplement the Cybersecurity Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA). The...more
Over the past year, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") has warned that it will seek stiffer sentences for offenses made significantly more dangerous by the misuse of artificial intelligence ("AI") and has asked the US...more
The Security Bureau has completed its one-month consultation on its proposal in relation to the Protection of Critical Infrastructures (Computer Systems) Bill (the "Bill") and released the consultation report in its...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - USA v. Hill - evidence, theft, false claim - Gilmore v. Ga DOC - en banc grant, vacating this qualified immunity decision - Johnson v. Terry - Bivens claims, rehearing...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in 15 cases: Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Solutions, No. 23-971: This case concerns the intersection between Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41, which...more
Last week, the Eleventh Circuit held that a conspiracy need not be unlawful to introduce co-conspirator statements under Federal Rule of Evidence 801(d)(2)(E), reversing the district court’s exclusion of certain statements....more
Two major trends are simultaneously unfolding on college and university campuses around the country. One, growing numbers of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are being accepted into higher education. Two, colleges...more
Florida Federal Judge Strikes Down FCA’s Qui Tam Provision as Unconstitutional - On September 30, US District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle of the Middle District of Florida held in a historic decision that the federal...more
On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (Department) announced that it had updated its guidance to prosecutors on how to evaluate the effectiveness of a corporation’s compliance program. The guidance, known as...more
How prepared is your organization to handle the evolving landscape of sanctions compliance? In this episode of Corruption, Crime and Compliance, Michael Volkov dives into critical sanctions compliance cases and their...more
On September 25, the US Senate held a corporate CEO in criminal contempt of Congress after he refused to comply with a subpoena to appear at a congressional hearing. Three days later, the company announced his resignation....more
As we have previously reported, the federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) requires most privately held companies organized in the U.S. and foreign companies that register to do business in a U.S. state to file an online...more
Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released an updated version of its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP) guidance, with key updates reinforcing the DOJ’s focus on the risks associated with...more