Duane Morris LLP
The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AML Act) aims to lessen the compliance and regulatory burden of financial institutions, but it may instead do the opposite.
Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd.
With the Biden Administration s stated goal of advancing equity in government contracting operations, businesses supplying goods or services to the U.S. federal government need to.
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Recently released final regulations under section 162(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, make it a necessity to properly draft settlement agreements and court orders between a taxpayer and the government .
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
This week Congress passed another COVID-19 relief package, The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, at a cost of $1.9 trillion.
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As discussed earlier this month here, President Biden issued Executive Order 14017 ( EO 14017 )
establishing a wide-ranging evaluation of America s supply
chains that will take place over the next twelve months. This post
provides updates with respect to two of the 100-day supply-chain
specific reviews.
As previously reported, the Commerce Department s Bureau of
Industry and Security ( BIS ) published a federal register notice establishing a formal
notice and comment period for industry participants to provide
information on semiconductor manufacturing and advanced packaging
supply chains. BIS has also now announced that it will conduct a virtual forum
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The CAI is expected to replace the existing bilateral investment
treaties ( BITs ) between China and EU Member States. It
is intended to go far beyond investment protection to also cover
market access, investment-related sustainable development, and
level playing field issues. Both sides are now working towards
finalising the text of the agreement.
Preliminary information indicates that China has committed to a
greater level of market access and fair treatment for EU investors.
In brief, the CAI is expected to:
Strengthen market access for European companies in the
In Short:
qui
tam cases predicated on alleged human trafficking
violations has begun to emerge.
The Result: Potential exposure to qui tam
claims heightens the risk of allegations of human trafficking in
business operations.
Looking Ahead: Companies contracting with
the federal government should consult with counsel to ensure
compliance with contractual and regulatory obligations related to
human trafficking and should implement risk mitigation strategies
where reasonably feasible.
Two recently unsealed
qui tam actions reveal
efforts by former employees of government contractors to bring
False Claims Act ( FCA ) actions predicated on claims of
human trafficking. Under the FCA, whistleblowers
( relators ), can file
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Protesters and would-be protesters often compare their proposed
price to that of the awardee to draw conclusions about the
underlying proposals. When there is a significant difference in the
amount of the prices offered, it often seems like a reasonable and
quantitative measure to demonstrate grounds for a bid protest. And
the farther apart the prices of the awardee s and the
protestor s proposals, the more concerned the protester becomes
that there was something rotten in Denmark, or that the agency made
an error during the evaluation process.