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The False Claims Act (FCA) has long been a powerful tool for the federal government to generate large recoveries from government contractors, including companies in the healthcare industry. In fiscal year 2017 alone, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) recovered more than $3.7 billion in settlements and judgments in civil cases brought under the FCA.
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SEC wields its new enforcement weapon under the Bank Secrecy Act, notes Peter D. Hardy and colleagues
Technology-focused investigations are in the CFTC’s future, predicts Peter Isajiw (LAW ’02) and colleagues
Leonard A. Bernstein (LAW ‘83) and colleagues discuss the CFPB and the utilization of alternative data to develop credit scores
Laura Schmidt (LAW ’14) and Jay Shapiro highlight how New York’s proposed cybersecurity regulations balance minimum standards with industry concerns.
A new type of warfare is upon us. In this new mode of war, finance is the most powerful weapon, bullets are not fired, financial institutions are the targets, and almost everyone is at risk. Instead of smart bombs, improvised explosives, and unmanned drones––economic sanctions, financial restrictions, and cyber programs are the weapons of choice.
Intermediation is a fundamental fact of finance. Intermediaries like commercial banks, investment banks, stockbrokers, mutual funds, and stock exchanges form the fabric of modern finance. Despite all these financial links, entrepreneurs and innovators continue to endeavor towards the possibilities of fundamentally disrupting and disintermediating these existential financial ties with new financial technology. In a new