On July 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that biotechnology company Illumina Inc. agreed to pay $9.8 million plus interest to resolve allegations of misrepresenting compliance with federal...more
8/6/2025
/ Biotechnology ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Medical Devices ,
NIST ,
Popular ,
Whistleblowers
On May 19, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the Department of Justice’s launch of a sweeping Civil Rights Fraud Initiative designed to hold federal contractors, grant recipients, and other federally funded...more
On February 21, 2025, a federal court in Baltimore issued a preliminary injunction preventing key provisions of Executive Order 14119, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity, from going into...more
Since taking office, the new Administration has issued hundreds of Executive Orders and other presidential actions aimed at reshaping various aspects of the federal government, including significant changes that will impact...more
Dealmakers should be braced for a more aggressive stance under Chair Gary Gensler -
The appointment of Gary Gensler to Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) signaled a break from the Trump administration,...more
Even as economies pick up, dealmakers have maintained focus on managing the risk of broken deals -
Lockdowns in 2020 brought a large uptick in terminated deals—and although broken deal rates have slowed, there has been a...more
7/30/2021
/ Contract Termination ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Financial Markets ,
Material Adverse Change Clauses (MACs) ,
Material Adverse Effects ,
Merger Agreements ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Reverse Break-Up Fees ,
Risk Management ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)