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Contractors and Grant Recipients Beware: False Claims Act Risk in Termination Settlements

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A significant number of government contracts and grants have been terminated recently by federal agencies pursuant to the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) "cost efficiency initiative" and review of "covered...more

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InterConnect Newsletter - Summer 2023

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Air carrier liability has been governed by international convention nearly since the inception of the technology. In 1903, the Wright Brothers infamously conducted powered flight at Kitty Hawk. In 1919, the first reported...more

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Key Takeaways from the National Cybersecurity Strategy

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On March 3, 2023, the White House released the National Cybersecurity Strategy. The White House described this as the blueprint for a long-term effort by the Biden administration in cooperation with Congress and the private...more

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What PE Firms Need to Know about Whistleblower Risk & How to Mitigate It

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Private Equity firms face risk from whistleblowers within their portfolio companies. There are some industries that are more susceptible to whistleblower risk, such as health care, telecom and military contracts....more

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What PE Firms Need to Know about their False Claims Act Risk

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Private equity firms have recently become targets of False Claims Act (FCA) liability. This new risk exposure comes from portfolio companies that do business with the government, which necessarily exposes those portfolio...more

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White Collar Year in Preview: False Claims Act Trends in 2020

Editors’ Note: This is the fourth in our start-of-year series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. Our previous entry discussed anti-corruption trends in 2020. Up next: a look...more

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FCA Defendants and Counsel Beware: New DOJ Guidance on FCA Cooperation Credit May Leave Too Much to Prosecutors’ Discretion

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In recent weeks, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) published guidance in the Justice Manual at Section 4-4.112 on how it will award cooperation credit to entities and individuals that are being investigated for...more

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DOJ Issues Guidelines for Cooperation Credit Specifically as to False Claims Act Matters

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued new guidelines regarding cooperation and credit for self-disclosure specifically in False Claims Act matters. Such guidelines provide an overview of factors to be...more

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