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Alston & Bird

DOJ Reports Record Number of New False Claims Act Matters, Recoveries for 2023

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Our False Claims Act (FCA) Team examines the Department of Justice’s increased focus on enforcement of the FCA, especially in health care matters. The DOJ initiated over 1,000 FCA matters in one year for the first time....more

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Benesch DSO Intelligence Bi-Monthly Report: May - July 2022

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Court Square Capital acquisition of West Coast Dental could fuel M&A in Calif. and neighboring states - The acquisition was reportedly valued around $250 million and plans for the acquisition include accelerating new de...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Ubiquitous Use of WhatsApp and Other Unrecorded Internal Communications Result in Substantial Penalties in Recent SEC, CFTC...

The SEC has, for many years, used broker-dealer and associated persons’ failure to create and maintain books and records as a basis for the imposition of serious penalties. In recent actions, it appears to be continuing—and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Insights Conversations: DOJ Enforcement Priorities

Former U.S. attorney Jessie K. Liu recently joined Skadden from her role overseeing the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., which is not only the largest in the country but also home to one of the busiest Civil...more

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &...

White Collar Year in Preview: False Claims Act Trends in 2020

Editors’ Note: This is the fourth in our start-of-year series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. Our previous entry discussed anti-corruption trends in 2020. Up next: a look...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Bribery Schemes from 2019 FCPA Enforcement Actions

In today’s blog post, I want to look at some of the more unusual bribery schemes from Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions in 2019. Some of these schemes were not unusual but they were accomplished with...more

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment

Proskauer Launches Private Equity SEC Enforcement Database

Today, we are launching a proprietary database tracking all SEC enforcement actions involving private equity advisers. The database contains key information from the actions, including summaries of key issues, settlement...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Gary P. Nunn, Redneck Rock and Opinion Release 04-02

One of the complaints still made about the Department of Justice (DOJ) is that companies are not made aware of the requirements of a best practices compliance program. ...more

The Volkov Law Group

Badda Bing, Badda Boom!! — DOJ and SEC Make 2016 a Record Year for FCPA Enforcement (Part I of III)

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We begin the New Year with a three-part series on the FCPA: (1) A review of FCPA enforcement in 2016; (2) Trends from 2016 FCPA enforcement; and (3) Predictions for FCPA enforcement in 2017....more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ and SEC Deliver Body Blow to Private Equity and Hedge Funds: Och-Ziff Settles FCPA Violations for $412 Million (Part I)

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The Justice Department and the Securities Exchange Commission delivered a powerful FCPA enforcement message to private equity and hedge funds. Och-Ziff settled with the DOJ and SEC for total penalties of $412 million....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

A Compilation of Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Actions

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Compliance Issues With Private Equity Fund Managers Remains a Concern With the SEC - In May of last year, the SEC rang the alarm bells after conducting sweep examinations of private equity fund managers. At that time, the SEC...more

King & Spalding

Three Disclosure Areas of Focus for Private Equity Firms Given Increased SEC Oversight

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The private equity space is an area of increased scrutiny for the SEC. The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) earlier this year announced its intentions to examine a significant percentage of never...more

Carlton Fields

Expect Focus - Catching The Next Wave, Regulatory and Litigation Developments - Volume II, Spring 2014

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In This Issue: - IN THE SPOTLIGHT ..Private Equity: The Next Wave of SEC Enforcement Actions? - LIFE INSURANCE ..How to Fight a STOLI Scheme: Court Rulings Offer Clues ..STOA Schemes Face...more

McCarter & English, LLP

What Private Equity Fund Managers Need to Know About SEC Examinations

Prior to the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act, a private equity manager was exempt from federal regulation under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) so long as it managed fewer than 15 private equity funds....more

Genova Burns LLC

SEC Charges Private Equity Firm with Pay-to-Play Violations

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For the first time since passing Rule 206(4)-5, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a Philadelphia-area private equity firm with violations of the pay-to-play rule. The case concerns contributions made...more

Troutman Pepper

Private Equity And The SEC: A Brave New World Of Scrutiny And Compliance

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In early April 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the formation of a new unit within its Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) that will be dedicated to the examination of private...more

The Volkov Law Group

Private Equity FCPA Risks: Growing Rapidly

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Several years ago, the SEC sent shockwaves through the private equity and hedge fund industries. The SEC launched an industry investigation focused on the legal principle that foreign sovereign wealth funds were a part of...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

SEC Charges Manager Of Private Equity Fund With Violation Of The Custody Rule

The SEC has settled an administrative action with the managing member of a fund of private equity funds. In an examination the SEC staff learned that the manager was violating the custody rule (Rule 206(4)-2 under the...more

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