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Key Government Takeaways from the 2025 AILA Conference

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Each year, the AILA National Conference provides an invaluable opportunity to hear directly from government officials on immigration policies, operational updates, and agency priorities. Among the most anticipated sessions...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

UPDATE: Let Your Voice be Heard: Congress Wants to Hear from Small Business Government Contractors

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The House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure hearing titled “Leveling the Playing Field: Fostering Opportunities for Small Business Contractors,” originally scheduled for July 8 to address key...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

DOJ Antitrust Unit Launches Whistleblower Rewards Program

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The U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (DOJ) has announced a new initiative aimed at enhancing the detection and prosecution of antitrust violations. ...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Federal Reserve Office of the Inspector General to Expand Its Investigation of CFPB

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The Federal Reserve's Office of Inspector General (OIG) reportedly committed to reviewing the Trump Administration's efforts to eliminate the vast majority of CFPB employees and agency contracts on June 6, 2025. This decision...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

GAO agrees to investigate attempted CFPB firings, other recent bureau actions

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The Government Accountability Office has agreed to investigate recent CFPB moves to fire more than 1,400 employees and the impact it and other agency actions have had on the bureau’s ability to operate....more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

President Trump Signs Order Ending Government Disparate Impact Investigations

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order barring federal agencies from investigating or prosecuting employment discrimination using the disparate impact concept. Most discrimination claims allege that an...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

[Event] Inaugural D.C. Compliance & Government Investigations Seminar - April 8th, Washington, DC

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We are pleased to invite you to the inaugural D.C. Compliance & Government Investigations Seminar, hosted by Bass, Berry & Sims in collaboration with Watermark Strategies. This complimentary seminar will build upon the...more

DLA Piper

False Claims Act Year in Review: 2024

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The US government and private plaintiffs use the False Claims Act (FCA) – a federal statute originally enacted in 1863 in response to defense contractor fraud during the American Civil War – to combat various forms of fraud...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

AGG Talks: Healthcare Insights Podcast - Episode 8: What Healthcare Companies Need to Know When the Government Comes Knocking

In this episode, AGG Healthcare Litigation co-chair Jason Bring is joined by AGG Healthcare Litigation and Government Investigations partner Kara Silverman to discuss best practices for healthcare companies facing a...more

J.S. Held

Current Enforcement Efforts in the Battle Against COVID-19 Loan Program Fraud

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The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented impacts around the world including stay-at-home orders, curfews, quarantines, and economic uncertainty. Businesses across the United States were forced to close their doors, limit...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Government Investigations Team Insights - July 2024

AGG’s Government Investigations Team Insights provides periodic updates covering legal and regulatory topics. Our team, which includes former federal prosecutors, SEC enforcement attorneys, and federal agency attorneys, has...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Q&A With Allison Raley: Defending Against Government Investigations

Q: What are the primary areas of focus in your practice related to government investigations? A: My practice primarily focuses on defense against enforcement actions brought by regulatory bodies such as the Office of Foreign...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

AI-Enabled Compliance: Keeping Pace With the Feds

The potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to transform business has commanded enormous attention over the past year. Little noted, however, is the U.S. government’s increasing — and increasingly sophisticated — use of AI...more

Epstein Becker & Green

What to Do If the Government Knocks on Your Company’s Door … or Breaks It Down – Speaking of Litigation Podcast

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FBI! Open up! Is your organization prepared to handle a government investigation? Guilty or not, having a preparedness plan in place for when a government agency comes knocking is just as important as conducting a company...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report finds some Medicare risk assessments may be profit driven

Compliance Today (December 2020) - A recent report released by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General found that billions in Medicare payments were paid out for risk assessments...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] 2020 Virtual Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - Honolulu, HI - October 8th - 9th, 8:25 am - 1:30 pm HST

Our Virtual Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirement, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] 2020 Virtual Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - Pittsburgh, PA - October 2nd, 8:25 am - 4:55 pm EDT

Our Virtual Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirement, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask...more

Williams Mullen

Legal Risks in Sharing Geolocation Data with Government Agencies

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According to published reports, federal, state and local government agencies are receiving anonymized geolocation data (geolocation data) from businesses to monitor the movements of individuals to address COVID-19. Similar...more

Williams Mullen

PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Government Investigative Demands

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On the latest episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, Brydon DeWitt is joined by colleague Chuck James, partner and co-chair of Williams Mullen’s White Collar Litigation Practice, who will discuss what you need to...more

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Mixed Messages: DOJ Releases New FCA Cooperation Guidelines, while Study Questions Whether Cooperation Actually Garners Credit

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) routinely encourages the subjects of False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement actions to make voluntary disclosures and fully cooperate with the government on the premise that cooperation leads...more

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DOJ Issues Guidance on Cooperation in FCA Cases

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The U.S. Department of Justice seeks to use the potential for a reduced penalty amount and damages to encourage self-disclosure of misconduct and cooperation during FCA investigations. On May 7, 2019, the U.S. Department...more

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DOJ Issues Guidance on Cooperation Credit in FCA Settlements

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued policy guidance on May 6, 2019, about providing credit in False Claims Act (FCA) settlements to corporations for “disclosure, cooperation, and remediation." DOJ has never previously...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

DOJ Provides Guidelines for Reducing False Claims Act Settlements through Cooperation - Government Enforcement Update

This week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) formalized and expanded its guidance for how defendants can earn cooperation credit in False Claims Act (FCA) cases and thereby reduce settlement amounts. New section 4-4.112 of the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

VA Vendors Beware: Mind the Company You Keep; It’s Time for a Compliance Checkup

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) acquisitions are about to get a lot more attention – from the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and possibly Congress, as well. The U.S. Government...more

K&L Gates LLP

K&L Gates Triage: Internal & External Health Care Investigations Part 3

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In Part 3 of our series on health care investigations, Mark Rush and John Lawrence discuss the process for external investigations conducted by federal and state governmental agencies, including in the context of qui tam...more

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