Topic
Corporate Integrity
18 published works
CCN Mexico Report™
Key Compliance Obligations for Companies under Mexico’s General Law of Administrative Responsibilities
By Abigail Maya, Michelle Romero
Mexico’s General Law of Administrative Responsibilities (“LGRA” per its acronym in Spanish) regulates not only the conduct of public officials but also has direct implications for private companies that interact…
Inside the False Claims Act
False Claims Act Settlements to Know from the First Half of 2025
By Molly Ruberg
With the first half of 2025 in the rearview mirror, the government’s continued focus on False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement shows no signs of slowing. In fact, the Department of…
Inside the False Claims Act
Fourth Circuit Holds that Violation of CIA Can Support Reverse False Claims and Adopts Relaxed Rule 9(b) Presentment Requirement
By Charlotte Elam, Brian Irving
On February 3, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed a district court’s grant of a motion to dismiss, holding in relevant part that: Violations of a…
Health Care and Life Sciences
Another Unique Integrity Agreement Signals a Trend towards HHS-OIG’s Comfort with a Belt and Suspenders
In recent years, there have been only a handful of corporate integrity agreements (“CIAs”) and integrity agreements (“IAs”) that have included a “conditional exclusion release” of the Office of the…
CCN Mexico Report™
Mexico’s department of public administration issues guidelines for the new registry of business integrity and distinction
On November 9, 2022, the Department of Public Administration (“Department”) published the Agreement issuing the Guidelines for the Registry of Business Integrity and Distinction of the Department of Public Administration…
Health Care Law Today
Compliance Officers Lookout! DOJ and OIG Tag Team Corporate Integrity Agreements
By Alexandra B. Maulden, Alexandra B. Shalom, Lawrence W. Vernaglia, Lisa M. Noller
The Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of the Health and Human Services (OIG) recently changed the language describing a compliance officer’s role in relation to other responsibilities…
Legal Profession Blog
Corporate Integrity Agreements At Issue In South Carolina
The South Carolina Supreme Court has held that a prosecutor cannot appeal an accepted guilty pleaThis appeal arises from special prosecutor David Pascoe's State House public corruption probe involving former…
GT London Law Blog
Beware of Strangers Bearing Gifts: UK ‘Business Integrity Initiative’ Aims to Support the Anti-Corruption Efforts of SMEs
By Anne-Marie Ottaway, Gareth Hall, Barry Vitou
The UK government’s Anti-Corruption Newsletter for Summer 2019, supported by ‘Anti-Corruption Champion’ John Penrose, MP for Weston-super-Mare, covers the latest developments in anti-corruption over the last quarter. Two reported highlights…
The Healthcare Investor
Assessment and Management of Known and Unknown Risks: 6 Points on Corporate Integrity Agreements, Ongoing Investigations, and Other Challenges and Opportunities
The next in our series of posts sharing key takeaways from panels at the Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity and Lending Conference discusses investing in companies operating under or negotiating corporate…
FCA Update
Reverse False Claims and Corporate Integrity Agreements: Cephalon Decision Highlights Unsettled Law, Delivers Flawed Result
By Laura McLane
In U.S. ex rel. Boise v. Cephalon, Inc. (July 21, 2015), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania held that relators stated a claim under the 31…