Wicked Coin: The "Fat Leonard" Scandal
Why Time Matters: Partners Lindsay Gerdes and Michael J. Bronson on Swift Action in Government Investigations
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 43 - New Horizons: Impact of Recent Appellate Circuit Rulings on White-Collar Criminal Defense Law
Episode 334 -- District Court Dismisses Bulk of SEC Claims Against Solarwinds
False Claims Act Insights - Eureka! Government Investigators Seek Out Research Misconduct
The Justice Insiders Podcast - AI-Washing: Everything Old Is New Again
False Claims Act Insights - Railroaded! How to Approach the Twin Tracks of Parallel Proceedings
Preparing for a Government Healthcare Audit
FCA Uncovered: Mitigating Risk in the Regulatory Spotlight — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
False Claims Act Insights - Help! I Got a Civil Investigative Demand from DOJ. What Do I Do?
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 30 - Why They Do It: Inside the Mind of a White Collar Criminal – A Discussion With Author Eugene Soltes
The Justice Insiders Podcast: Using External Resources for Internal Investigations
What to Do If the Government Knocks on Your Company’s Door … or Breaks It Down – Speaking of Litigation Podcast
Episode 298 -- Electronics Communications Risks and Ephemeral Messaging
AGG Talks: Antitrust and White-Collar Crime Roundup - Examining the Latest Updates in the Pending Criminal and Civil Litigation Against Trump
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 25 - An Investigative Journalist’s Insight Into the COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force
Federal Investigations within the Department of Homeland Security
The Justice Insiders Podcast: Crime & Punishment - Part III
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 5 - Doing Business Overseas: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Ashley Coselli and Daniel Wendt on Difficult Anti-Corruption Due Diligence Projects
Power and corruption … two sides of a Wicked Coin. In this podcast, hosts Tatiana Sainati, co-chair of Wiley’s Global Disputes Practice, and Diana Shaw, a partner in Wiley’s White Collar & Government Investigations Practice...more
?? In this Spotlight on White Collar Defense and Government Investigations, listen as partners Lindsay Gerdes and Michael J. Bronson discuss why time is of the essence when you’ve been contacted by a government agency. ...more
Two recent court Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) cases, a significant amendment to the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA), and the new pilot whistleblower rewards program show that Anti-Corruption Enforcement...more
From circuit courts to the Supreme Court, rulings from appellate courts have turned some tried-and-true principles of law on their head in 2024. How have the decisions affected the practice of white-collar criminal defense...more
A New York federal district judge handed down a significant decision dismissing much of the SEC's securities fraud enforcement action against SolarWinds arising from its claims relating to SolarWinds' cybersecurity policies,...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced a new settlement initiative for Syndicated Conservation Easements (SCEs) that are currently under audit and have not reached the Tax Court. This new settlement initiative...more
The federal agency overseeing affirmative action and federal contract compliance recently updated its procedures for expedited conciliation when alleged discriminatory practices are found during compliance evaluations – which...more
Federal government contracts are routinely awarded to companies supplying goods and services to U.S. government agencies. According to the Government Accountability Office, in 2023, the federal government committed about $759...more
At its first public meeting, the federal interagency Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing signaled a priority of lowering U.S. retail prices. Our Antitrust Team highlights what businesses should know going forward....more
Federal law enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), have amped up their investigations into the drug ketamine in recent years, likely in reaction to some high-profile overdose deaths....more
The Bioresearch Monitoring (BIMO) Program, operated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), conducts on-site inspections and data audits in order to effectively monitor the compliance of all FDA-regulated research....more
One avenue for whistleblowers to take to report fraud against the government is to file a qui tam lawsuit under the federal False Claims Act. These lawsuits are complex because they have not two, but three parties to them –...more
AGG’s Government Investigations Team Insights provides periodic updates covering legal and regulatory topics. Our team, which includes former federal prosecutors, SEC enforcement attorneys, and federal agency attorneys, has...more
Both the House and Senate are back for two weeks before departing for August recess. Last week, Republicans rallied support for the nomination of former President Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, at the Republican...more
Navigating Government Investigations in FDA-Regulated Industries - Government investigations are an increasingly common reality for companies operating in highly regulated industries like pharmaceuticals, medical devices,...more
On July 2, 2024, a federal court in Alabama issued its decision in Julie Su v. Mar-Jac Poultry of Alabama LLC, No. 6:24-cv-00569 (N.D. Ala. July 2, 2024), denying the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) a preliminary injunction...more
FTC Investigates Major Dialysis Providers Over Anticompetitive Practices - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating DaVita and Fresenius Medical Care, the largest U.S. dialysis providers, for potentially using...more
On June 24, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the 21st...more
Host Jonathan Porter welcomes Husch Blackwell attorney Karen Courtheoux to the show to discuss the False Claims Act in the context of government-funded research programs that are often carried out under the auspices of...more
Q: What are the primary areas of focus in your practice related to government investigations? A: My practice primarily focuses on defense against enforcement actions brought by regulatory bodies such as the Office of Foreign...more
Host Gregg N. Sofer welcomes Husch Blackwell attorney Rebecca Furdek back to the show to discuss recent government inquiries and enforcement actions concerning products and services related to artificial intelligence (AI)....more
The U.S. Supreme Court recently held that proving an employer’s retaliatory intent is not required for whistleblowers seeking protection under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. In Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC, 144 S. Ct. 445 (2024),...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to demonstrate its sustained interest in COVID-19 relief fraud as an enforcement priority and we can expect to see persistent enforcement in this area....more
California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta has issued two petitions to enforce an investigative subpoena against the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) and the American Chemistry Council (ACC). PLASTICS lobbies on...more
Sigma-Aldrich, Inc., d/b/a MilliporeSigma (“MilliporeSigma”), a U.S. life sciences company based in Massachusetts, escaped criminal charges for export control violations, despite a former sales person’s scheme to illegally...more