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In August 2023, the U.S. Sentencing Commission announced that it would allow for the retroactive application of Amendment 821, which provides (in Part B) a decrease of two offense levels for “Zero-Point Offenders” whose crime did not involve aggravating factors. As a result, certain currently incarcerated individuals may be eligible for reduced sentences, effective February […]
On June 1, 2023 in United States et al. ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc., the Supreme Court rejected an attempt to shift the scienter requirement in federal False Claims Act (FCA) cases. The Court unanimously reaffirmed the current standard, which requires a defendant to act “knowingly,” with actual knowledge, deliberate ignorance, or reckless disregard. […]
The Supreme Court has imposed new restrictions on federal white collar fraud prosecutions in two related cases stemming from alleged corruption during the tenure of former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, continuing a trend of push-back against what the Court perceives as federal prosecutorial overreach. In rulings issued on May 11, 2023, the Court unanimously […]
An article by Vince Farhat titled “White-collar enforcement forecast: what to expect in 2022” was published by Westlaw. Justin Anderson and Lena Streisand contributed to the article.
The Biden Administration is ramping up white collar enforcement in 2022. Whereas fines and prosecutions of white collar offenses declined under the previous administration, we are seeing increased white collar enforcement under the Biden Administration as it implements new strategies on countering corruption, and new leadership is installed at the U.S. Department of Justice and […]
An article co-authored by Lena Streisand titled “A Pendent Panel: Visiting Judges and Pendent Copyright Claims at The Federal Circuit” was published in 30 Fed. Cir. Bar J. in 2021.
An article co-authored by Lena Streisand titled “Conflicts of International Inheritance Laws in the Age of Multinational Lives” was published in 52 Cornell Int’l L.J. 675 in 2020.
by Vince Farhat and Lena Streisand Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco recently announced new policies targeting corporate white collar crime and reversing Trump-era guidelines deemed too lenient by the current leadership at the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”). In an October 28, 2021 address to the American Bar Association’s National Institute on White Collar […]
by Vince Farhat and Lena Streisand The PhRMA Code on Interactions with Health Care Professionals (PhRMA Code or Code) is a voluntary code of ethics covering pharmaceutical company dealings with health care professionals (HCPs). Signatory companies submit annual certifications attesting that they have policies and procedures in place to foster compliance with the Code. First […]
