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Proskauer Rose LLP

Top 10 Whistleblowing and Retaliation Events of 2024

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Following our annual tradition — which started over a decade ago — we are analyzing the year's 10 most significant whistleblower and retaliation events. As you'll see, in 2024, actions taken by a range of courts and...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Supreme Court Declines to Revisit Limitations on Anti-Kickback Statute: What This Means for Enforcement of Corruption, Kickbacks...

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On October 7, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case concerning the “willfulness” element of the Anti-Kickback Statute (the “AKS”). This decision leaves intact a recent Second Circuit holding, which established...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

DOJ Unveils Whistleblower Rewards Program: What Every Business Needs to Know

The Department of Justice has launched the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program to fight corporate crime. See how it impacts your organization. The U.S. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has just rolled out the...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Former Congressman George Santos Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft

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Former Congressman George Santos Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft - On August 19, former US Representative George Santos pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. As part of the...more

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Key Compliance Takeaways for Companies from the DOJ's New Corporate Whistleblower Program

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On August 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced its new “Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program” (“DOJ Program”), a three-year initiative managed by DOJ’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section....more

The Volkov Law Group

Bribery in the Pharmaceutical Industry — Avanir Pharma

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We always focus on foreign bribery — the FCPA and corporate bribery of foreign officials.  It is certainly a problem that undermines economic development and human rights. ...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ Continues Pace of Healthcare Fraud False Claims Act Prosecutions

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False Claims Act prosecutions continue against healthcare executives, physicians and professionals.  Last year, DOJ recovered over $5.6 billion in FCA enforcement. DOJ expects total recoveries to increase in 2022.  Over 95...more

Morgan Lewis

Protecting Your Investment: Insights For 2020

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Investors and investment managers around the globe are seeing increasing rules and regulations on how they can deploy their money, how they can advertise their services, and how they have to report to regulators. ...more

K&L Gates LLP

K&L Gates Triage: 2018 Health Care Fraud Takedown

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Recently, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced its largest ever national health care fraud takedown, resulting in charges against 601 diverse defendants including...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - Chinese

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Alere Inc. Agrees to Pay More Than $13 Million to Resolve SEC FCPA Enforcement Action - On September 28, 2017, Alere Inc. (“Alere”), a Massachusetts based manufacturer of medical diagnostic...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - Russian

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Alere Inc. Agrees to Pay More Than $13 Million to Resolve SEC FCPA Enforcement Action - On September 28, 2017, Alere Inc. (“Alere”), a Massachusetts based manufacturer of medical diagnostic...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - September 2017

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Alere Inc. Agrees to Pay More Than $13 Million to Resolve SEC FCPA Enforcement Action - On September 28, 2017, Alere Inc. (“Alere”), a Massachusetts based manufacturer of medical...more

Hogan Lovells

Why Healthcare and Life Sciences Companies Need to Step Up Their Compliance Efforts in Advance of a U.S. Government Investigation

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In this hoganlovells.com interview, Hogan Lovells partner Gejaa Gobena discusses how the perception of compliance, remediation, and self-disclosure has evolved in the eyes of government prosecutors from how they factor at...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

White Collar Crime Law Enforcement in a Trump Justice Department - 8 Predictions

After a conventional presidential campaign, determining the policy priorities and direction of the incoming administration with respect to the Justice Department’s white collar law enforcement responsibilities can be a...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Whistleblowing in China and the United States

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The Chinese Government’s wide-ranging bribery and corruption investigation into the pharmaceutical industry takes a new turn every week. Media reports contain numerous incidents of purported whistleblowers making allegations...more

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