Podcast - Cybersecurity Roundup: Analyzing New and Proposed Rules for Contractors
AGG Talks: Women in Tech Law Podcast - Episode 3: Cybersecurity and FCA Compliance: Essential Insights for Tech Leaders
False Claims Act Insights - Are All Healthcare “Kickbacks” Subject to FCA Liability?
False Claims Act Insights - If Everything Matters, Nothing Does: Parsing Materiality in FCA Disputes
False Claims Act Insights - Assessing the Fallout from a Thermonuclear FCA Verdict
False Claims Act Insights - Eureka! Government Investigators Seek Out Research Misconduct
Common Scenarios Triggering False Claims Act Violations, Part 3: Claims and Investigations
Common Scenarios Triggering False Claims Act Violations, Part 1: Gov. Contracts and Cybersecurity
False Claims Act Insights - Physician, Refer Thyself: How Stark Law and FCA Intersect
False Claims Act Insights - The Art and Science of Corporate Compliance in Managing FCA Risk
The Latest on Healthcare Enforcement
False Claims Act Insights - Railroaded! How to Approach the Twin Tracks of Parallel Proceedings
FCA Uncovered: Mitigating Risk in the Regulatory Spotlight — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
False Claims Act Insights - Are We Done Here? The Unique Dynamics of FCA Settlements
False Claims Act Insights - Help! I Got a Civil Investigative Demand from DOJ. What Do I Do?
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 186: White Collar Crimes in Healthcare with Maynard Nexsen’s White Collar Team
False Claims Act Insights - Think You Know Whistleblowers? Think Again.
PilieroMazza Annual Review What DOJ’s Annual FCA Report Means for Government Contractors
Protecting Our Nation’s Data: Cybersecurity Compliance for Government Contractors
Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 19
Welcome to the September 2024 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more
The National Security Presidential Memorandum-33 (NSPM-33), issued in January 2021, directed federal agencies that fund research and development (R&D) projects to require certain "Covered Institutions" to certify that the...more
On July 9, 2024, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released the long-awaited “Guidelines for Research Security Programs at Covered Institutions” (the Guidelines). The Guidelines are intended to...more
The government had another busy year in 2023, investigating and prosecuting healthcare fraud cases on multiple fronts. Contending with the enormous healthcare crises of the now-concluded COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing...more
Did you know that whistleblowers can use the False Claims Act to get the U.S. Government to investigate allegations of lost revenue to the U.S. Treasury, including underpaid Customs tariffs? A large importer recently found...more
Recent developments include fair warning from the Department of Justice that national security concerns can invade even ordinary business activities, a reminder that the False Claims Act increasingly is being used as a weapon...more
Russia - Russian National Charged with Supplying U.S. Technology to the Russian and North Korean Governments (DOJ Action) Those involved. Ilya Balakaev, Russian national. Charges and penalties. Conspiracy to...more
On February 7, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that settlements and judgements under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) exceeded $2 billion for the 2022 fiscal year. The 2022 fiscal year also had the...more
The Department of Commerce (the “Department”) announced the launch of the first Notice of Funding Opportunity (“NOFO”) under the CHIPS Act’s incentive program. This program aims to strengthen the U.S. semiconductor supply...more
The United States instituted wide-ranging sanctions against Russian power elites in response to Putin's war of aggression on Ukraine. These sanctions are the most aggressive ever unleashed by the United States. They could...more
Husch Blackwell’s third-annual international trade law year-in-review report provides a detailed look at how 2021 played out and takes a peek at how 2022 might develop. As companies begin to strategize on what a second year...more
1. New Cybersecurity Export Controls From BIS Go Into Effect in January - The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has released an interim final rule establishing new export controls on certain cybersecurity items and...more
BID PROTESTS, LATEST DEVELOPMENTS & TWISTS - Bid Protests: Agenda - 1. LOGCAP V and Task/Delivery Order Protest Jurisdiction 2. SpaceX and Other Transaction Authority Protest Jurisdiction 3. Potential Impact of New...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING - According to a Bloomberg Government article, more than 30,000 federal contracting opportunities at twenty-eight (28) agencies are coming up for competition in the coming fiscal years. In a webinar,...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Extends FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy to Misconduct in Mergers and Acquisitions - On July 25, 2018, in a speech to the Ninth Global Forum on Anti-Corruption Compliance in High Risk...more
On Thursday, October 26th, Morrison Foerster’s Government Contracts Group held its inaugural MoForward Event at the Tysons Corner Ritz Carlton. The event was a rousing success, reflecting the unique interaction between our...more
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
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
The Trump administration has vowed to bring jobs back to the states. One of the methods it appears it’ll take advantage of is continued, aggressive enforcement of U.S. laws governing exports and international conduct....more
Enforcement activity under the Obama administration often made headlines for the eye-popping level of fines, with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations, and economic sanctions...more
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
Although the Yates Memo is now ten months old, senior executives and in-house counsel still do not have clarity about how the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) will apply the Memo’s principles to corporate investigations. On...more
Effective November 23, 2015, all solicitations and contracts issued by the Department of Energy will require compliance with applicable export control requirements....more