This is the third in a series of articles concerning the audits and investigations related to the contracts and grants awarded, and relief funds provided, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This article addresses how to...more
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis continues its investigation into PPP fraud. On May 27, the Select Subcommittee turned its focus to FinTech firms and partner banks implicated in Department of Justice...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has stressed the M&A market at every stage of the deal-making process – from complicating on-site visits and intensifying the diligence process to introducing valuation gaps (relative to pre-COVID-19...more
The Congressional Oversight Commission issued a statement on the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF), noting that the SMCCF “is still purchasing approximately $20 million worth of corporate bonds per day. The...more
The COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States in 2020 and Congress responded with legislation to provide a variety of forms of relief to small and large businesses and nonprofits, as well as individuals....more
As scientists around the globe team up to discover and develop treatments and vaccine candidates for COVID-19, we are also seeing unprecedented speed and coordination in the effort to quell a different kind of virus — the...more
On Friday, July 17, 2020, Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery (SIGPR) Brian D. Miller and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) G. Zachary Terwilliger announced a formal partnership to pursue...more
As the largest corporate relief package in US history, the CARES Act likely will produce an unparalleled number of government investigations in the months and years to come. Companies that receive assistance should be...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or the CARES Act, which was signed into law on March 27, 2020, provided for the establishment and expansion of a range of economic assistance programs designed to help...more