Members of our Government Investigations & White Collar team recently presented a timely webinar on the new Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA). The Act, which has been referred to as “the most consequential anti-foreign-bribery law passed in almost 50 years,”
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The End of “Chevron” or Its Rebirth?
Fishermen in the small town of Cape May, New Jersey, are at the epicenter of a legal challenge that could reshape the landscape of agency authority. The fishermen are challenging the entrenched “Chevron” doctrine, which for years has afforded deference…
Beware the Ides of March: Four Questions and Answers to Guide Your Organization’s Preparation for the Upcoming Appropriations Process
Federal appropriations provide annual discretionary funding for our government to carry out its mission and, in turn, spur various healthcare organizations towards efficiencies and achievements. Whether you serve an entity interested in the government’s work in disease research or a…
Webinar: The New Foreign Extortion Prevention Act – What It Means for US Companies
On Tuesday January 30, we hope you will join a seasoned team of former Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors for what will certainly be a robust a discussion on “the most consequential anti-foreign-bribery law passed in almost 50 years”: the…
US Antitrust Agencies Release 2023 Merger Guidelines
On December 18, 2023, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (collectively, the “government”) released the final 2023 Merger Guidelines (the “Guidelines”) which set forth factors and frameworks the government will use when assessing mergers and…
Starting this Month, California Health Care Entities Will Need to Provide State Notice of Mergers Set to Close on or After April 1, 2024
In 2022, the state of California passed into law the California Health Care Quality and Affordability Act which requires that health care entities give the state 90-day notice of certain mergers, acquisitions, or other transactions projected to close on or…
Singapore Consults on Groundbreaking Health Information Bill
On December 11, 2023, Singapore’s Ministry of Health launched a public consultation exercise on a proposed Health Information Bill (Bill), with a draft expected to be tabled in Parliament in the first half of 2024.
Whilst extensive industry consultations have…
Federal Courts Continue to Grapple with Causation in Anti-Kickback-Based False Claims Act Cases
Courts around the country continue to disagree on the causation standard to be applied in False Claims Act cases based on alleged Anti-Kickback Statute violations. Two recent federal district court decisions out of the District of Massachusetts, United States v.…
Singapore to Pass Comprehensive Health Data Law
On December 4, 2023, Singapore’s Ministry of Health (Ministry) announced that the nation’s first ever comprehensive health data law, the Health Information Bill (Bill), will be introduced in mid-2024.
A set of Cyber & Data Security Guidelines for Healthcare Providers…
Improving Healthcare Cybersecurity Is a Priority for National Security: U.S. HHS Issues Healthcare Sector Cybersecurity Concept Paper Signaling Forthcoming Cybersecurity Framework
Protecting the healthcare sector from the ever-increasing cyber threat is a matter of national security. Indeed, on March 1, 2023, President Biden issued the National Cybersecurity Strategy where the President emphasized the need to defend “the systems and assets that…