On October 1, 2026, Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald issued Directive 26-12, “Corporate Enforcement in the Fight Against Fraud,” (“Directive 26-12”) to all personnel of the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) newly created National Fraud Enforcement Division (the
Over the past year, the Trump Administration has prioritized the False Claims Act (“FCA”) as a primary weapon to combat federal program fraud. Most recently, in May, Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate of the US Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”)
In a document posted by the U.S. Mission to the European Union and disseminated on August 14, 2026 via social media by Ambassador Andrew Puzder, the U.S. Government[1] voiced concerns on the “burden” that recent EU ESG legislation creates
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced that their joint Trade Fraud Task Force (TFTF) has generated more than US$1 billion in recoveries, penalties and forfeitures since its creation in August 2025. Federal authorities
On the latest episode of Bad News, Good Lawyers, Tom Firestone, head of our Government Investigations & White Collar Practice, welcomes Wayne Barnes, a Squire Patton Boggs partner, one of the most accomplished rugby referees in
In this episode of Bad News, Good Lawyers, Tom Firestone, head of our Government Investigations & White Collar Practice sits down with Giancarlo Pellegrini, former senior counsel to the US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,
On June 23, 2026, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and His Majesty’s Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) published joint guidance (Guidance) setting out important similarities and differences between the two sanctions
On the latest episode of Bad News, Good Lawyers, host Tom Firestone welcomes Jamison Firestone (no relation), founder of the first independent foreign law firm in post-Soviet Russia.
Drawing on stories from his new book, Rule of Lies: My
In the latest episode of The Inspector General, host Clark Ervin of our Government Investigations & White Collar Practice sits down with Michael Missal, former Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), to discuss the challenges and
In this episode of Bad News, Good Lawyers, host Tom Firestone, head of our Government Investigations & White Collar Practice, speaks with Séamus McElearney, a retired FBI Special Agent and author of Flipping Capo: How the FBI
