by dcadmin | Apr 16, 2026 | Company Officer, Company Owner
By David Carney, Adriaen Morse, and Jonathan Haskin | SECIL Law PLLC On April 10, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) resolved False Claims Act (FCA) claims arising out of a federal contractor’s implementation of a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program. The...
by dcadmin | Feb 24, 2026 | Company Officer, Company Owner
By David Carney, Adriaen Morse, Lionel Andre, and Cory Kirchert, Partners, SECIL Law PLLC | Washington, DC On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Trump Administration’s tariffs purportedly authorized by the International Emergency Economic...
by dcadmin | Jan 29, 2026 | Company Officer, Company Owner, Uncategorized
By David Carney, Cory Kirchert, and Adriaen Morse, Partners, SECIL Law PLLC | Washington, D.C. The DOJ recently announced that in FY25 it collected more than $6.8 billion in FCA settlements and judgments, raising the government’s civil FCA recoveries since...
by dcadmin | Jan 23, 2024 | Auditor or Accountant, Blockchain Participant, Company Officer, Company Owner, Financial Adviser or Investor
Do you wonder how the government receives information that leads it to open an investigation? Good question. An investigation may be sparked in a myriad of ways. Years ago, it might have been from a Wall Street Journal or New York Times article in the morning paper...
by dcadmin | Jan 9, 2024 | Auditor or Accountant, Blockchain Participant, Company Officer, Company Owner, Financial Adviser or Investor
How did we come to the government’s attention? Many clients wonder how the government came to focus on them. Where did the original information come from? How did the government learn about our audit client or us? The answer will vary, of course, and it may be...
by dcadmin | Jan 9, 2024 | Auditor or Accountant, Blockchain Participant, Company Officer, Financial Adviser or Investor
Your firm says you did something wrong You’ve worked hard to build your reputation in the industry, and it doesn’t take much to tarnish everything you’ve built. Sometimes a customer will make a complaint and the firm will react defensively, blaming...
