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A.I. Documents Deemed Not Privileged

In AI Docs Sent By Exec To Attys Not Privileged, Judge Says – Law360 (Feb. 10, 2026), Pete Brush reported a bench ruling holding that “a Texas financial services executive accused of a $150 million fraud cannot claim...more

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Figuring Out the Fourth Amendment: Supreme Court to Settle Constitutionality of Geofence Warrants

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Last year, we wrote about a constitutional challenge bubbling up in the Fourth Circuit relating to "geofence warrants," which require production of location data showing whether a cell phone was near the scene of a crime at...more

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Inside Competition: February 2026

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Inside Competition is designed to help companies identify key legal developments in antitrust and competition law in the United States. In addition to reporting on antitrust litigation and enforcement actions over the...more

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Takeaways From DOJ Fraud Section’s 2025 Year in Review

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On January 22, 2026, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division’s Fraud Section released its 2025 Year in Review (the Report), detailing its enforcement efforts and priorities....more

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Chile hacia un fortalecimiento de la protección de la propiedad intelectual

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Un escenario legislativo en transformación - Chile se encuentra en un proceso de reforma legislativa significativo en materia de propiedad intelectual. Tres proyectos de ley evidencian la intención del legislador de...more

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Chile Moves To Strengthen Intellectual Property Protection

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A legislative landscape in transformation - Chile is undergoing a significant legislative reform process in the intellectual property (IP) industry. Three bills currently under discussion demonstrate the legislature’s...more

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DOJ’s Fraud Section Results for 2025 Signal Increased Enforcement Risk for Health Care and Life Sciences

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On January 22, 2026, the Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division published its Year in Review for 2025. The report summarizes activity across the Fraud Section’s Health Care Fraud (HCF),...more

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DOJ’s first whistleblower payout signals a new era of antitrust enforcement

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The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division announced the first monetary award under its new Whistleblower Rewards Program (Program) on January 29, 2026. The DOJ awarded $1 million to an individual whose...more

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False Claims Act Year in Review

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Fiscal year (FY) 2025 was a groundbreaking year for the False Claims Act (FCA) in several respects.  Recoveries under the statute reached an all-time high of nearly $7 billion, more than double those in each of the prior...more

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The JustPod: A Discussion with Josh Hoe, Senior Policy Manager at Dream.org

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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 Josh Hoe, Senior Policy Manager at Dream.org. ...more

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The Tilt Toward Corporate Voluntary Disclosures

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Companies often face difficult choices when it comes to deciding on whether to disclose corporate misconduct to the government. Over the years, more counsel have embraced the idea of sitting tight after uncovering and...more

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Google Engineer Who Stole AI Trade Secrets Gets Guilty Verdict: Lessons for Your Business

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A federal jury recently found a former Google engineer guilty on several charges of trade secret theft and economic espionage, in a first-ever conviction of AI-related economic espionage charges. The criminal charges brought...more

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The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 78 - Decrypting Crypto: How It Works and How It’s Watched

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Cryptocurrency remains poorly understood by much of the public. Only 17% of U.S. adults say they have ever invested in, traded or used a cryptocurrency — a share that is statistically unchanged since 2021, according to the...more

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DOJ Creates New National Fraud Division

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On January 8, 2026, the Trump Administration announced the creation of a new Department of Justice division focused on national fraud enforcement, signaling an anticipated expansion of federal fraud investigations and...more

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OFAC Subpoena: Enforcement Risk, Timelines, and Strategic Response Across Industries

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Overview and Key Takeaways - An Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) subpoena is one of the most serious enforcement tools the U.S. Treasury uses in sanctions investigations. While it is administrative in form, it...more

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Group of U.S. Senators Question Sharp Drop in IRS Investigations of Abusive Tax Schemes

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With a dire warning that “[t]ax shelter promoters are watching,” a group of U.S. Senators is questioning a significant decline in Internal Revenue Service investigations of abusive tax schemes as reported in IRS Criminal...more

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SDNY’s Revised Voluntary Self-Disclosure Program Offers New Carrots

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the SDNY will soon roll out a new corporate self-disclosure policy providing companies with the clearest and quickest path to declination of prosecution....more

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Laboratory Fraud: The Gift That Keeps On Giving

Every sector of the healthcare industry relies upon laboratory testing. Lab tests are used to diagnose virtually all illnesses and conditions ranging from the common flu to cancer. The average American receives their first...more

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Customs And Tariff Enforcement And The Increased Risk Of Criminal Prosecutions: Key Takeaways

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Key points - Trade fraud and the enforcement of tariffs have become top priorities under the Trump Administration’s “America First” policy and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division’s White Collar...more

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False Claims Act: Risks Increase for Wound Care Industry

During January 28, 2026, remarks at the American Conference Institute’s Advanced Forum on False Claims and Qui Tam Enforcement, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brenna Jenny, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) top civil...more

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Protecting the National Security and Welfare of the United States and its Citizens from Criminal Actors and Other Public Safety...

Directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with expanded access to criminal history record information and authorizes DHS to share felony conviction records with trusted...more

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Media Organizations Face New Risks from DOJ

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In April 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi signaled the Department of Justice’s (the “Department” or “DOJ”) heightened interest in pursuing “improper leaks” of “protected” government information and, to do so, relaxed DOJ’s...more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of February 2 - 6, 2026

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Melton v. I-10 Truck Cntr - employment, Title VII, racial hostility - Castro-Reyes v. Bosque - § 1983, excessive force, qualified immunity, state agent - Doe v. USA - FTCA,...more

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Eleventh Circuit tightens Rule 803(4) purpose requirement in recent case

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In United States v. Keegan (Dec. 17, 2025), the Eleventh Circuit addressed a defense attempt to use Federal Rule of Evidence 803(4)—the hearsay exception for statements “made for—and … reasonably pertinent to—medical...more

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2025 DOJ Fraud Section Year in Review: Sustained High-Impact Enforcement, Organizational Expansion, and Priorities for 2026

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The Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division released its 2025 Year in Review, highlighting a historic year of white-collar enforcement....more

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