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Government Program Fraud, False Claims Act & Qui Tam Litigation

Investigations and litigation involving alleged fraud against the government pose a significant and growing threat to organizations and individuals across all industries that engage directly or indirectly in business with federal, state, and/or local governments. The government makes aggressive use of its extensive criminal and civil investigatory powers to root out alleged fraud and abuse implicating government funds, including one of its most powerful civil enforcement tools—the federal False Claims Act (FCA)—and similar state false claims statutes....Read more

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Copyright-Infringement Litigation

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Maritime & Admiralty

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May 27, 2025

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Withdrawal of Regulatory Guidance, Interpretive Rules, and Other Documents Shrinks the CFPB’s Already-Drained Enforcement Arsenal

Since President Trump took office, the administration has substantially curtailed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (Bureau) rulemaking and enforcement activity. 

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May 23, 2025

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One Big Beautiful Bill: Proposed Tax Changes Clear House and Proceed to Senate

On Thursday, May 22, 2025, Republicans in the House of Representatives passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the Act), advancing proposed changes to the tax law that could significantly impact individuals and businesses. The Act extends several flagship provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and reflects certain campaign promises made by President Trump. In doing so, the Act raises excise taxes on certain tax-exempt organizations, eliminates many of the clean energy tax credits first introduced by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, and provides for a $4 trillion increase on the national debt limit.[1] Despite prior indications to the contrary, the Act does not address the treatment of carried interest. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the cumulative effect of the Act’s changes to the tax law will result in an increase to the federal deficit of approximately $3.8 trillion. The Act now heads to the Senate for consideration....Read more

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May 23, 2025

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“SEC Speaks” Enforcement Summary: What You Need to Know

On Tuesday, May 20, representatives from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Enforcement presented at Practicing Law Institute’s SEC Speaks, highlighting a renewed focus on investor harm and individual accountability, as well as several organizational and procedural updates that may impact Division investigations.

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What Is Big Data?

Definitions of big data may differ within the computing or business world. In general, the term refers to structured and unstructured data that is extremely large in volume and/or complex—and due to these characteristics, it is difficult to manage with standard data processing or storage. The phrase “big data” may also refer to the processing techniques that an organization employs to manage the huge, complex, or time-sensitive sets of information it receives. ...Read more

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The Corporate Transparency Act
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What Is The Jones Act?

The Jones Act, as used in the world of shipping is a law that reserves the transportation of goods between two points in the United States to qualified U.S.-flag vessels. This coastwise reservation law is named after its chief sponsor, Senator Wesley L. Jones. Similar laws apply to the transportation of passengers and reserve towing, dredging, and fishing in U.S. waters to qualified U.S.-flag vessels. Such vessels must be U.S. citizen-owned, U.S. citizen-crewed, U.S.-registered, and U.S.-built. Another law, also called the “Jones Act,” relates to merchant mariner injury recoveries....Read more
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