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Latham in Focus: The False Claims Act’s Next Wave
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Latham in Focus: Geopolitical and Reputational Considerations for GCs
False Claims Act Insights - Managed Care FCA Enforcement: Risk Adjustment, AI, Kickbacks, and More
Podcast — Drug Pricing and Market Access: CMS Update With Rujul Desai
False Claims Act Insights - Relators’ Attorneys’ Fees: Math, Limits, and How to Push Back
Podcast - The New Rules of Healthcare Fraud Enforcement
Workforce Unfiltered Episode 2 - ANOTHER DAVID?, Abraham Lincoln, and the False Claims Act in Employment
The New DEI Crackdown: What Federal Contractors Must Do Now
Contract Claims 101: The Fundamentals of Contract Administration Disputes
False Claims Act Insights - Healthcare Compensation and Referrals: Avoiding Compliance Pitfalls in Physician Deals
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 82 - Is Qui Tam Unconstitutional? The False Claims Act's Constitutional Reckoning
Workforce Unfiltered - Ep 1 - NASCAR, Illegal DEI, and Our Guest Sues Our Host
We get Contracting: Episode 2 — Civil Rights Compliance Opens New Path to FCA Claims
The Lobby Bar Podcast | Government Conflict of Interest Rules: The Underdiscussed Threat
False Claims Act Insights - $1.6 Billion FCA Judgment on Appeal: What it Means for FCA Enforcement
False Claims Act Insights - Qui Tam Dismissals Are Spiking: What That Means for FCA Enforcement
CMMC Mission Readiness: Navigating Growth, Costs, and Competition for Defense Contractors
The U.S. Department of War (DOW) on June 8, 2026, published its annual list of "Chinese military companies" in the Federal Register as required by Section 1260H of the Fiscal Year 2021 (FY 2021) National Defense Authorization...more
Companies competing in federal architect-engineer and design-build procurements under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 36 should be aware of a critical – and frequently misunderstood – timeliness requirement that can...more
The federal government has taken its most significant step yet toward oversight of AI, with President Donald Trump issuing a new executive order (EO) that establishes a voluntary review framework under which developers give...more
In the 2026 NatSec100, the companies winning on execution and the companies building the deepest patent positions are often not the same. The gap between them is where long-term value will be decided in the next wave of...more
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) published a proposed rule in May, 2026, that would amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to partially implement sections 847 of the fiscal year 2020 National...more
Across the healthcare industry, providers are increasingly relying on AI-assisted billing tools to automate medical coding, prior authorization workflows, and the submission of claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal...more
A decade ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Universal Health Services Inc. v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar. It was the most consequential False Claims Act decision in years and changed the way lower courts evaluated FCA claims. ...more
On June 4, 2026, a coalition of contractor and higher-education associations filed a motion for a preliminary injunction and a 5 U.S.C. § 705 stay in National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education v. Trump,...more
On May 29, 2026, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Texas Attorney General and Comptroller’s motion to stay a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Texas SB 13, the state’s 2021 law prohibiting...more
On May 28, 2026, the Associated General Contractors of New York State (AGC of NY) and several other trade associations filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York seeking injunctive...more
As we previewed in our previous alert, on June 11, 2026, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) proposed an amendment to 13 C.F.R. § 124.103, revising the 8(a) Business Development Program eligibility process. The...more
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is changing how it reviews certain False Claims Act (FCA) whistleblower cases, and organizations participating in federally funded benefits programs should take notice. A recently announced...more
Challenged with an evolving regulatory environment and heightened regional risk context, a major government-owned organization faced increasing expectations from its board, regulators, and stakeholders to demonstrate...more
Ahold Delhaize Settles Allegations of Inflated Drug Price Reporting for $40 Million - On June 10, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Ahold Delhaize USA Inc. agreed to pay $40 million to the United States...more
Over more than three decades of defending claims, litigating False Claims Act cases, and helping clients avoid suspensions and debarments, my law firm colleagues and I have learned a fair amount about risk and what makes...more
On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in coordination with other agencies and departments, proposed sweeping changes to the Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance, namely the regulations found at 2...more
Software cannot shield collusion. Where it is the path of collusion, criminal enforcement is on the table. That was the message from Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Daniel Glad at the Antitrust West Coast Conference...more
A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims delivers an important — and sobering — message to small businesses competing for federal innovation funding: Historical ties to foreign countries of concern can be...more
On June 2, 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO), Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security, directing a government-wide effort to strengthen cybersecurity capabilities through advanced...more
On May 7, 2026, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) published a proposed rule that would amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to add foreign ownership, control or influence (FOCI) disclosure...more
The Small Business Administration (SBA) on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, released a proposed rule, Reforms to Remove SBA’s 8(a) Program’s Rebuttable Presumption of Social Disadvantage for Individually Owned Firms Only; Reforms Do...more
Health care industries are facing increasing environmental regulatory pressure, particularly regarding packaging, PFAS restrictions, and carbon footprint requirements, which has direct implications for market access and...more
On June 11, 2026, the U.S. Small Business Administration published a proposal fundamentally altering how individuals demonstrate eligibility under the Social Disadvantage standard for the 8(a) Business Development Program....more
Our Drug Pricing and Market Access team tracks recent developments in healthcare reform, the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, the 340B Program, Medicare, and state law....more
Congress is considering legislation that would codify the long-standing “Rule of Two” into statute, potentially strengthening one of the federal government’s most important small business contracting requirements. The...more