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ACI’s Mexico Summit on Anti-Corruption & Compliance Programs returns on March 13-14, 2024 in Mexico City! Given the uncertainty with the looming Presidential election, as well as increased U.S. enforcement focus on Mexico...more
Under the Biden administration, antitrust enforcement in the U.S. has risen to a level not seen in at least 40 years. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are now opening more...more
With a couple of notable exceptions, cartel fines were lower in most jurisdictions in 2022 than in the prior year—and well below historical norms. Fines in the United States—long the leader in cartel enforcement—were lower...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - OMB Issues Guidance about Buy America Preference in Federal Infrastructure Contracts - The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued new guidance to help federal agencies implement the...more
On October 13, 2021, the American Bar Association’s Section of Public Contract Law held its annual public procurement symposium to discuss important issues related to federal, state, and local government contracting. Daniel...more
KOREA WEBINAR SERIES 2021 - In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, our first Korea Webinar Series will be held as a virtual series, with four sessions taking place between September 8 – September 28, 2021. Though we cannot...more
McDermott is committed to provide insightful legal developments around the world to our Japanese clients. In light of that effort, Japan Webinar Series will be held between Thursday, May 20 – Thursday, June 3, 2021. This...more
In November 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the creation of the Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF), an interagency partnership aimed at preventing and prosecuting anticompetitive behaviors in...more
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division launched a multi-agency law enforcement effort in November 2019 to combat fraudulent and anticompetitive schemes aimed at government procurement, grant and program funding....more
Criminal investigations and enforcement programs ebb and flow – not necessarily because of a lack of initiative or some intentional slowdown. Cases take time to investigate and prosecute....more
If you were somehow still wondering whether small businesses really need to be concerned about the affiliation rules in the Small Business Administration (SBA) regulations, the answer is a resounding “Yes.”...more
The Supreme Court held that the FCA’s extended limitations period is available to relators in qui tam cases even when the government declines to intervene. Lower courts continued to divide over the first-to-file bar,...more
Read the latest news on antitrust, competition and economic regulation (ACER) in this Autumn's edition of our quarterly ACER newsletter. Algorithms in the spotlight of antitrust authorities - Joint study by the...more
Holland & Knight, the Florida Chamber of Commerce and the Miami-Dade Beacon Council hosted the Second Annual Florida Enforcement Summit on Nov. 20, 2019. The half-day program focused on informing the business community how to...more
This month, and with great fanfare, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its creation of a Procurement Collusion Strike Force. We know what you’re thinking, and no – this Strike Force will not be starring in the...more
New strike force to deter, detect, investigate and prosecute government procurement antitrust crimes. The new Procurement Collusion Strike Force will focus on antitrust crimes, such as bid-rigging conspiracies and related...more
Two recent False Claims Act (FCA) settlements between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and transportation companies point to the continuation of a recent trend by the DOJ to use the FCA as a significant enforcement tool...more
On November 5, 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the creation of a new Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF) focused on deterring, detecting, investigating, and prosecuting antitrust crimes, especially...more
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on November 5 announced the formation of the Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF). This interagency initiative will “lead a coordinated national response to combat antitrust crimes and...more
On November 5, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division announced the establishment of the Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF). The PCSF aims to deter, detect, investigate, and prosecute antitrust crimes and...more
Third Circuit Holds False Claims Act Relator Lacks Standing and Right to Intervene in Related Criminal Case - In a matter of first impression, the Third Circuit held last week that a relator who filed an action under the...more