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Jan 23, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Mark Hunting |Matthew Nielsen |Margaret Beasley
B Bracewell More infrastructure, finance and technology industries throughout the world. Our industry focus results in comprehensive state-of-the-art knowledge of the commercial, legal and governmental challenges faced by our clients and enables us to provide innovative solutions to facilitate transactions and resolve disputes.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
law360.com | Matthew Nielsen |Lily Johnson
By Matthew Nielsen and Lily Johnson (October 11, 2024, 6:10 PM EDT) -- On Sept. 30, a decision from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates LLC struck a blow to the False Claims Act that will deprive relators of their ability to bring suits under the FCA.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
law360.co.uk | Matthew Nielsen |Lily Johnson
ADVERTISEMENT Don't want ads? Subscribe or login now. By Matthew Nielsen and Lily Johnson (October 11, 2024, 6:10 PM EDT) -- On Sept. 30, a decision from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates LLC struck a blow to the False Claims Act that will deprive relators of their ability to bring suits under the FCA....
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
biorxiv.org | J. Lee |Matthew Nielsen |Rebecca E. McHugh |Rebecca BlackMichael Mchugh |Erik Morgan
AbstractEvidence from neurophysiological and genetic studies demonstrates that activity sparsity, the proportion of neurons that are active at a given time in a population, systematically varies across the canonical trisynaptic circuit of the hippocampus. Recent work has also shown that sparsity varies across the hippocampal dorsoventral (long) axis, wherein activity is sparser in ventral than dorsal regions.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Nicole Boeckmann |Stephen Braga |Matthew Nielsen
In its never-ending war on corporate fraud, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has just commissioned a private army to fight as never before. On August 1, the DOJ launched a three-year program to provide financial rewards to almost every corporate employee for reporting misconduct by their employer. See “Trial Program Offers Cash for Tips on Fraud, Bribery,” The Wall Street Journal, A5 (August 2, 2024).
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Al Ward |Kirsten Vignec |Matthew Nielsen |J. Michael Showalter
Skip to main content July 01, 2024 Volume XIV, Number 183 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Matthew Nielsen
The United States Supreme Court struck another major blow to the Securities Exchange Commission’s enforcement arsenal, finding that its oft-used practice of imposing monetary penalties in its in-house administrative proceedings violates the Seventh Amendment’s right to a jury trial. The Court’s ruling in SEC v.
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Jan 5, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Seth DuCharme |Matthew Nielsen
The Department of Justice has published — and continues to update and emphasize — a set of practical
guidelines on what it views as an effective compliance program and
how it makes decisions about bringing charges and evaluating
resolutions. Companies that are struggling to address the current
hot trends in compliance and enforcement, and new ones that could
potentially emerge, can use the Department's explicit
expectations to create a roadmap.
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Dec 28, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Seth DuCharme |Matthew Nielsen
The Department of Justice has published — and continues to update and emphasize — a set of practical guidelines on what it views as an effective compliance program and how it makes decisions about bringing charges and evaluating resolutions. Companies that are struggling to address the current hot trends in compliance and enforcement, and new ones that could potentially emerge, can use the Department’s explicit expectations to create a roadmap.
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Dec 27, 2023 | 
natlawreview.com | Peter A. Tomasi |Seth DuCharme |Matthew Nielsen |Elizabeth Stone
On December 21 President Biden signed the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA) as part of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. The legislation addresses a perceived gap in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by making it illegal for any foreign government official to demand, receive, or agree to receive a bribe from a US company or individual, or any person while in the US territory in exchange or in connection with obtaining or retaining business.
