The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 48 - Digital Boundaries: Fourth Amendment Protections in a Connected World
False Claims Act Insights - Reality Checks: How to Approach Healthcare Transactions Without Triggering FCA Liability
Episode 342 -- How to Conduct an Internal Compliance Site Visit and Review
Extraterritoriality — RICO Report Podcast
Episode 341 -- DOJ Charges Visa with Monopolization and Exclusionary Conduct in the Debit Card Market
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 47 - Fireside Chat With Bill Baroni and Jesse Eisinger
Episode 340: DOJ Updates Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs
Public-Private Partnerships to Stem Corruption
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 Department’s global settlement included a significant False Claims Act resolution, resulting in a second deferred prosecution agreement (“DPA”) for a three-year term. A criminal information was filed in the...more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we have a look at Delaware’s licensing lottery, We note that New York’s cannabis crackdown may be...more
On July 25, 2024, Governor Healey signed “an Act Modernizing Firearm Laws” (“Chapter 135” or the “Act”), a new comprehensive gun law that makes several key changes to existing Massachusetts’ gun laws, including banning “ghost...more
The court held that the Executive Branch's decision to criminally prosecute a foreign state-owned entity for commercial activity is entitled to deference and thus strips the entity's immunity under common law....more
Raytheon’s comprehensive settlement included FCPA violations and failures to make required disclosures to the Defense Department concerning fees and commissions. This portion of the settlement was filed in the Eastern...more
On October 22, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit determined that common-law foreign sovereign immunity does not protect Halkbank, a commercial bank, majority-owned by Turkey, from criminal prosecution for...more
A recent blog post advocating using Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) to “automate” criminal appeals instead raises the concern that common flaws in contemporary judicial decision-making will only get worse if we cede legal...more
Despite the summer doldrums, cartel enforcers around the world had several notable enforcement actions and, perhaps more importantly, signaled a busy fall and winter. In the United States, the Department of Justice’s...more
Seven years ago, the California Secretary of State announced the debut of "Cannabizfile", a portal "for all information relevant to cannabis-related business and trademark filings with the Secretary of State". According to...more
On 30 October 2024, the Government published its highly anticipated Autumn Budget 2024 (the “Budget”). Among measures promised to “fix the foundations of the economy” is the Government’s commitment to implement “the most...more
Raytheon’s criminal conduct cut across a variety of topics — it is difficult to imagine but Raytheon’s misconduct occurred in separate parts of the company, involving violations of different laws. Like most cases, I always...more
You're driving home after a night out with friends and get pulled over for a broken taillight. One minute you're fishing out your registration, thinking you only had one beer the entire time, the next you're staring at...more
Designed for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, this newsletter seeks to bring you up to speed on key federal and state False Claims Act (FCA) developments, with links to primary resources. Each quarter, we...more
I once had a boss whose catchphrase was ‘May you live in interesting times’. That applied back in the first decade of this century and I think it is even more appropriate now. In a world that often feels as if it is...more
Eight individuals associated with two Brooklyn social adult day care centers and a home health care intermediary have been charged in an alleged $68 million Medicaid fraud scheme. The defendants, including owners and staff...more
Have you found yourself needing to take a Level 2 alcohol class in Colorado Springs? Getting a DUI often comes with unexpected consequences. In Colorado, a first-time DUI conviction could land you in jail for five days...more
Raytheon Company (Raytheon) — a subsidiary of defense contractor, RTX (formerly known as Raytheon Technologies Corporation) — agreed to pay over $950 million to resolve the Justice Department’s investigations into: (i) a...more
The short answer is: It's complicated. A night of partying with friends, one too many drinks, a reckless decision – a DUI can derail your life in the blink of an eye. If you're a college student in Colorado facing DUI...more
“The right of the people to be secure … against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause … and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the...more
Host Jonathan Porter is joined by Husch Blackwell partner Hal Katz to discuss healthcare transactions in the context of the False Claims Act (FCA) and other regulatory frameworks applicable to the healthcare industry. As...more
On October 16, 2024, the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion in In Re: Grand Jury Investigation (Sealed) reaffirming and, arguably, expanding the longstanding requirement that a party may not seek to appeal an order requiring...more
Enforcement agencies urge investment in compliance programs. On October 10, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced plea agreements with TD Bank N.A. (TDBNA) and its parent company, TD Bank US Holding Company...more
Believe it or not, I actually spend a lot of time deciding whether something is worth taking the time to write about. Cannabis news is developing as rapidly as any area of the law, and there are only so many hours in a day....more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Ga v. Shafer - elections, federal officer removal, pretrial habeas - Ga v. Clark - elections, federal officer removal, special purpose grand jury, federal question - Gemini...more
On October 22, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş. (“Halkbank”), owned by the Republic of Turkey, can be prosecuted for allegedly helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions and...more