On May 22, 2025, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision broadening applicability of the federal wire fraud statute. In Kousisis v. United States, the Court held that a defendant may be convicted of wire fraud for inducing…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Criminal Law, Government Contracting
In this article, the third in our blog series on U.S. tariffs (check out the other two pieces on origination and classification), we continue to spotlight high-risk tariff practices and potential enforcement…
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/ Administrative Law, Criminal Law, International Law & Trade
With recent increases in U.S. tariffs and the increasing complexity of determining applicable duties for different products, importers are looking for ways to reduce their tariff exposure. Since a product’s tariff treatment…
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/ Administrative Law, Criminal Law, International Law & Trade
With the recent surge in tariffs and imposition of differentiated tariffs for different countries of origin (i.e., higher tariffs for goods originating from China than from neighboring countries and potentially other countries…
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/ Administrative Law, Criminal Law, International Law & Trade
A recent decision from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia continues to give significant deference to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) interpretation of the Anti-Kickback and…
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/ Criminal Law, Health
The 2025 BIS Update Conference on Export Controls and Policy wrapped up last week. Here are three main takeaways:
1. China is the Priority: The top three U.S. export controls and enforcement priorities for the new…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
This is the final in our 2025 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year.
Throughout 2024, enforcement of international trade laws continued to gather pace…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting, International Law & Trade
This is the fifth in our 2025 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Energy & Utilities, Government Contracting, Science, Computers, & Technology
President Trump’s Executive Orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”), discussed in previous client alerts with regard to higher education institutions and business more broadly, have prompted responses from…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
This is the fourth in our 2025 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
On February 5, 2025, on her first day in office, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued fourteen memos outlining new policies for the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) in a broad range of enforcement arenas. Among these Day 1…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Criminal Law, International Law & Trade, Government Contracting
On February 5, 2025, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued fourteen memos outlining new policies for the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”). Among them is a memorandum entitled “Ending Illegal DEI and DEIA Discrimination and…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Education Law
On January 8, 2025, Governor Maura Healey signed House Bill 5159 into law, toughening the rules and increasing the risks for private equity (PE) companies, real estate investment trusts (REITs), and management services…
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/ Business Organizations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Health
This is the third in our 2025 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several…
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/ Civil Rights, Commercial Law & Contracts, Education Law, Government Contracting
This is the fifth in our 2025 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several…
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/ Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting, Health
