Husch Blackwell has formally launched its Congressional Investigations practice to assist clients across industries with all types of congressional inquiries. Our bipartisan team includes seasoned trial lawyers with specific experience in congressional investigations, former senior staff from executive branch agencies well-versed in responding to congressional inquiries, and former senior staffers from congressional committees involved in
The Growing Liability Risk of State False Claims Act Statutes
Todd Gee and I recently published an article in Risk Management, discussing in detail the growing risk of state-level False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement for state government contractors and recipients of state funds or benefits. While many government funding recipients are familiar with the federal FCA, state legislatures across the nation are either establishing—or
CFTC Check-In: Regulatory and Enforcement Update
Within the Government Enforcement, Compliance & Investigations Report, we plan to bring you periodic updates from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). In this first one, we are excited to announce a new addition to our team (and co-author of this post)—Jeff Le Riche. Jeff joins us after 20 years with the CFTC. We are thrilled to have him on board.
Now on to our updates from the CFTC.
How the FCA Has Expanded into Anti-Discrimination Enforcement
Episode 32 of the False Claims Act Insights has posted. In it, Julia Kopcienski and I discuss a recent report published by Husch Blackwell that explores the Trump administration’s demonstrated commitment to enforcing federal anti-discrimination laws through novel and varied mechanisms, like the False Claims Act. We talk about why the use of the FCA