We just released Episode 40 of the False Claims Act Insights podcast, where I discussed best practices for structuring physician compensation arrangements and navigating the complex compliance landscape surrounding healthcare referrals with Husch Blackwell’s Hal Katz.
On December 19, 2025 and January 30, 2026, the United States Sentencing Commission released proposed amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines for 2026. See U.S. Sentencing Comm’n, Proposed 2026 Amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines (Dec. 2025 and Jan. 2026). Taken together, these amendments suggest a meaningful recalibration of how federal sentences may be calculated and, for some defendants, an opportunity for more individualized and potentially less severe outcomes.
In the last year, Nebraska, Texas, and other states have passed foreign influence laws requiring disclosure of lobbying and other advocacy activities on behalf of foreign actors. Although these so-called “baby FARA” laws are modeled after their federal counterpart, the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), they often lack the exemptions on which businesses and other entities have long relied, and they differ in other important respects as well. These state laws are broad enough to potentially capture transactions with foreign-owned subsidiaries operating in the U.S. that would not otherwise be subject to FARA.
How AI-Powered Attacks, Supply Chain Vulnerabilities, and Regulatory Pressures Are Shaping Cybersecurity Today
In today’s digital-first world, cybersecurity has never been more crucial. Organizations across every industry face a rapidly changing threat landscape, with data breaches growing in frequency and sophistication. Modern attackers leverage advancements in technology, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), to launch innovative campaigns that challenge traditional defenses. At the same time, supply chain vulnerabilities and increased regulatory scrutiny are raising the stakes for organizations.
We just released Episode 39 of the False Claims Act Insights podcast where I discussed recent oral arguments in the Third Circuit appeal of the Janssen Products case with Husch Blackwell’s Abe Souza. Abe explains how the trial of this declined qui tam—in which the Justice Department declined to intervene—led to a split
On March 10, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a new Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (“CEP”), which now governs all corporate criminal matters handled by DOJ except for antitrust violations. This new policy creates a single set of standards for voluntary self-disclosure, cooperation, and remediation across the Department.
Rebecca Furdek recently published an article in Wisconsin Lawyer magazine reviewing the first year of the second Trump administration. She discusses three primary trends: the use of executive orders, deregulation across federal agencies, and white-collar enforcement priorities. As Rebecca explains, “[t]he second Trump term started with a splash in both the federal regulatory and enforcement
On January 28, 2026, Brenna Jenny, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Commercial Litigation Branch of the Department of Justice’s Civil Division, delivered comments to False Claims Act (“FCA”) practitioners about DOJ’s FCA statistics for the previous year and some of her office’s priorities for the years ahead. Jenny leads the DOJ attorneys that handle FCA investigations nationwide. Delivered at an American Conference Institute meeting in New York, Jenny touted DOJ’s record-breaking total of settlements and judgments exceeding $6.8 billion last year and confirmed there is more to come.
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently released its 2025 statistics for federal False Claims Act cases. With settlements and judgments exceeding $6.8 billion last year, DOJ’s report shows that the False Claims Act (“FCA”) remains one of DOJ’s most potent and frequently-used investigation tools. The annual report also suggests that, after a year of change and turnover that touched virtually every corner and level at DOJ, the coming year will most certainly feature a historically high volume of FCA cases. Recipients of federal funds in the healthcare industry, federal contractors, and grant recipients should pay careful attention to every claim for payment or compliance certification submitted to any federal authority.
In white-collar criminal cases, forfeiture is one of the most consequential sentencing components, yet it remains overlooked and misunderstood by practitioners. The U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit’s recent decision in United States v. Ng Chong Hwa demonstrates why a thorough understanding of forfeiture is essential.