On May 7, 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released long awaited guidance on how it will evaluate and credit cooperation in False Claims Act (FCA) cases. The new guidelines, codified in DOJ’s Justice Manual, is the department’s latest attempt to drive consistency in its handling of FCA matters. Maximum credit, usually in the form
Preparing Your Company to Respond to Unannounced Government Visits (Part 3)
This three-part series, written by recent in-house counsel and former federal prosecutors, aims to help legal and compliance teams avoid missteps that can lead to aggressive government responses. Preparing Your Company to Respond to Unannounced Government Visits (Part 2)
This series, written by recent in-house counsel and former federal prosecutors, aims to help in-house legal and compliance teams avoid the types of seemingly minor or inconsequential missteps that can lead to aggressive government responses, including parallel civil and criminal investigations.
In part two, the authors explain what to do when a search warrant
Preparing Your Company to Respond to Unannounced Government Visits (Part 1)
This series, written by recent in-house counsel and former federal prosecutors, takes a practical approach to helping in-house legal and compliance teams operating in a world of complex regulatory schemes and increased whistleblower activity. It specifically aims to address how to avoid the types of seemingly minor or inconsequential missteps that can lead to aggressive