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SECIL Partner John Rowley Represents IRS Whistleblower in Lawsuit Dismissal
On April 30, 2025, Hunter Biden voluntarily dismissed his civil lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, which alleged that two […]
May 29, 2025
The Supreme Court Is Poised to End Nationwide Injunctions in Trump v. CASA de Maryland
On May 15, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Donald J. Trump v. CASA de Maryland, […]
May 27, 2025
U.S. Government Sues Health Insurance Giants for Prioritizing Profits Over Patients
DOJ lawsuit alleges illegal kickbacks and discrimination against vulnerable populations The U.S. government has filed a major lawsuit against several […]
May 23, 2025
Company Sources of Information
Do you wonder how the government receives information that leads it to open an investigation? Good question. An investigation may […]
January 23, 2024
Auditors’ Section 10A Reporting Obligation
"Likely" illegal acts Section 10A of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires that an auditor report to the […]
January 23, 2024
How the SEC Defines Digital Assets
Digital assets are based on blockchains, which are chains of transaction blocks. They include cryptocurrencies, which use their own blockchains, […]
January 9, 2024
What about Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)?
A digital asset need not be a financial product generally or a cryptocurrency specifically1; it can be a digital collectible—a […]
January 9, 2024
The SEC’s Cryptocurrency Suppression Program
Introduction In 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) established an agency-wide program dedicated to shutting down the cryptocurrency […]
January 9, 2024
How the SEC “regulates” blockchains and digital tokens
The SEC defines everything from cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum to digital tokens that are tracked on the blockchain […]
January 9, 2024