DOJ Affirms Cooperation Principles in Government Contract Fraud Investigations
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Advisories March 7, 2024False Claims Act Advisory: DOJ Reports Record Number of New False Claims Act Matters, Recoveries for 2023Our False Claims Act (FCA) Team examines the Department of Justice’s increased focus on enforcement of the FCA, especially in health care matters.
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Advisories October 9, 2023White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations / Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory: The Clock Is Ticking: DOJ Announces New, Department-Wide Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor PolicyOur White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations and Mergers & Acquisitions Teams explain how acquiring companies can find a limited safe harbor from enforcement when they find pre-merger misconduct.
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Advisories October 20, 2021Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy / White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Advisory: New Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative Signals Increased Litigation Risk Arising from Cybersecurity PracticesOur Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy and White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations teams answer the questions government contractors will have about how to evaluate the False Claims Act risks signaled by the Department of Justice’s latest cybersecurity initiative.
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Blog Posts November 13, 2019DOJ Antitrust “Strike Force” Will Crack Down on Collusive Bidding and Procurement Fraud
On November 5, 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the formation of a new Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF) to prosecute collusive bidding and procurement fraud in government contracting. According to Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, the PCSF “will target bid-rigging and other antitrust crimes that can cost American taxpayers billions of dollars each year by undermining the federal government’s processes for purchasing goods and services and for money granted to states and municipalities to undertake large, high-dollar-figure public improvement projects.” The PCSF will [...]Read more
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Advisories November 13, 2019Antitrust, Government Contracts, and White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Advisory: DOJ Antitrust “Strike Force” Will Crack Down on Collusive Bidding and Procurement FraudOur Antitrust, Government Contracts, and White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations teams explain why government contractors need to be aware of the new interagency Procurement Collusion Strike Force.