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Antitrust in focus - January 2025

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U.S. antitrust agencies kick off 2025 with landmark merger control enforcement actions - The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have started the year with a bang by...more

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Private Equity Throws FCA Enforcement Off-Kilter

Over the last 15 years, private equity (“PE”) firms have invested hundreds of billions of dollars in the healthcare sector, infiltrating every corner of the industry from emergency rooms and labs to billing providers and...more

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The Fate of the “Last Gasp” of the Biden FTC: Will Its Legacy Survive the Trump Administration?

In the days leading up to President Trump’s inauguration, the Biden FTC rushed to initiate major lawsuits and to tie a bow on various antitrust policy efforts. In a series of dissenting statements, the minority Republican...more

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SEC Settlement Highlights Importance of Proper Disclosure Requirements for Private Fund Managers

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On January 10, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled charges against two fund managers (collectively the “Fund Managers”) and their sole owner, chief executive office, chief compliance office, and founder...more

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Middle Market Private Equity Firm Settles With SEC for Sharing Insider Information

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On December 26, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) issued an administrative cease and desist order against a middle market private equity firm (the Private Equity Firm) for failure to enforce its own...more

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SEC Settlement Reflects Continued Scrutiny Regarding MNPI, Advertisements and Investor Communications

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On December 26, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a settlement with a registered investment adviser, OEP Capital Advisors, L.P. (OEP). The settlement found that OEP had failed (a) to maintain...more

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SEC Settles Charges Against Private-Equity Firm for Alleged Disclosure Policy Failures

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Quick Take: The SEC settled charges against a private-equity fund Adviser for failing to maintain and enforce policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent the misuse of material nonpublic information (MNPI) and to...more

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SEC and CFTC Show No Signs of Slowing Down Enforcement Actions for Financial Firms’ Use of Off-Channel Communications

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The settlements announced by the SEC and CFTC on Monday are a continuation of the regulators’ focus on off-channel communications by employees of registered entities....more

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Investigations Newsletter: Top Reasons for 2022’s Downward Trend in False Claims Act Recoveries

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Top Reasons for 2022’s Downward Trend in False Claims Act Recoveries - Following the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) release of statistics regarding FCA settlements and judgments for the 2022 fiscal year, Law360 spoke...more

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False Claims Act Decisions and Settlements to Know from Q4 2021

The final months of 2021 saw a flurry of noteworthy False Claims Act (FCA) activity. Among other developments, appellate courts issued important decisions concerning materiality, the government’s qui tam dismissal authority,...more

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Dialysis & Nephrology Digest - February 2021

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IRC completes acquisition of kidney care provider ARA - In Oct., it was revealed that Franklin, Tenn.-based Innovative Renal Care (IRC), an affiliate of equity firm Nautic Partners, would purchase American Renal...more

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SEC Files First Charges for Inadequate Public Company COVID-19 Disclosures

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In a prelude of things to come for public companies, on December 4 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued restaurant operator The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated for making misleading disclosures regarding the...more

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SEC Charges Private Equity Firm, Former Executive, and Consultant for Improperly Soliciting Investments

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On March 11, the SEC announced charges against a private equity firm, a former senior executive of the firm and an individual based solely on the allegation that the individual acted as an unregistered broker-dealer in...more

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