The Top FCA Developments of 2020
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 02.01.21
Like many other aspects of the legal landscape, 2020 was defined by COVID-19 and emerging areas of exposure and enforcement to come related to pandemic relief funding. But 2020 also saw many other important FCA developments, from case law developments on materiality, causation, pleading requirements, bars to qui tam actions, and the government’s authority to dismiss qui tams, among others. These highlights are among the important developments discussed by C&M attorneys in a “Feature Comment” published in The Government Contractor.
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Client Alert | 2 min read | 11.14.24
SEC ESG Enforcement Is Still Alive
On November 8, 2024 the SEC announced a settled enforcement action against Invesco Advisers, Inc. for making misleading statements about its integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into the firm’s investment decisions. Invesco agreed to pay a $17.5 million civil penalty to settle the matter. This enforcement action makes it clear that, even though the SEC dissolved its ESG Task Force, the Commission continues to monitor firms’ statements and representations for misleading statements about ESG.
Client Alert | 8 min read | 11.12.24
Client Alert | 3 min read | 11.11.24
Allegations of a Litany of Lyin’: Penn State Settles Claims of Cybersecurity Noncompliance
Client Alert | 1 min read | 11.08.24
A Common-Sense Change to the Continuous SAM Registration Requirement at FAR 52.204 7
