by dcadmin | Jun 2, 2025 | Anti-Corruption
The February 10, 2025, Executive Order pausing new enforcement actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for 180 days represents a significant shift in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) priorities. This policy move, coupled with the Attorney General’s...
by dcadmin | May 29, 2025 | False Claims Act & Whistleblower Matters, Uncategorized
On April 30, 2025, Hunter Biden voluntarily dismissed his civil lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, which alleged that two federal agents—IRS Supervisory Special Agent Gary Shapley and Special Agent Joseph Ziegler—violated his privacy through their...
by dcadmin | May 27, 2025 | Complex Litigation, Uncategorized
On May 15, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Donald J. Trump v. CASA de Maryland, Inc., No. 24-1022, a consolidated appeal that could fundamentally limit the power of federal district courts to issue nationwide injunctions. At issue is whether a...
by dcadmin | May 23, 2025 | Anti-Corruption, Uncategorized
DOJ lawsuit alleges illegal kickbacks and discrimination against vulnerable populations The U.S. government has filed a major lawsuit against several of the country’s largest health insurance companies and brokers, alleging they prioritized profits over patient care....
by dcadmin | Jan 23, 2024 | Securities & Regulatory Enforcement
Do you wonder how the government receives information that leads it to open an investigation? Good question. An investigation may be sparked in a myriad of ways. Years ago, it might have been from a Wall Street Journal or New York Times article in the morning paper...
by dcadmin | Jan 23, 2024 | Securities & Regulatory Enforcement
“Likely” illegal acts Section 10A of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires that an auditor report to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when, during the course of a financial audit, an auditor detects likely illegal acts that have a...
by dcadmin | Jan 23, 2024 | FAQs
The “right” lawyer depends on the context When it comes to representing the audit firm’s interests in an SEC or DOJ investigation, it may be entirely appropriate that the lawyer or law firm that has previously represented the firm in other contexts...
by dcadmin | Jan 9, 2024 | Digital Assets, AI & Emerging Technology
Digital assets are based on blockchains, which are chains of transaction blocks. They include cryptocurrencies, which use their own blockchains, and “crypto tokens [that] are built on an existing blockchain.” Cryptopedia, Digital Assets: Cryptocurrencies vs....
by dcadmin | Jan 9, 2024 | Digital Forensics, eDiscovery & Data Analytics
A digital asset need not be a financial product generally or a cryptocurrency specifically1; it can be a digital collectible—a blockchain-tracked, non-duplicable digital item or image. Digital collectibles are becoming a popular product in an emerging industry; such a...
by dcadmin | Jan 9, 2024 | Digital Forensics, eDiscovery & Data Analytics
Introduction In 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) established an agency-wide program dedicated to shutting down the cryptocurrency industry: what we call the cryptocurrency-suppression program (“Suppression Program”).1 The...
