Dodd-Frank of the North?

Incentive-Based Whistleblower Program Coming to Canada   It will be of significant interest to US corporations that make securities filings with the Ontario Securities Commissions (“OSC”), that on February 3, 2015, the OSC published “Staff Consultation Paper 15-401”, which sets out a proposed framework (“the Program”) for a whistle blowing program not dissimilar from the…

ACI's 3rd National Forum on Securities Litigation & Enforcement

  When: Thursday, February 27 to Friday, February 28, 2014 Where: Grand Hyatt Washington, Washington, DC To Learn More, Visit: http://www.americanconference.com/SecLit  Live Industry  News        Follow @ACI_Finance      Join ACI’s Financial Services: Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Experts  Group Industry News    What The SEC Whistleblower Report Means For Companies by Walter Pavlo The Securities & Exchange…

Don't Let Your Qui Tam Whistleblower Action Get Dismissed Prematurely

Expert Guest Entry by Erica N. Cordova, Originally Published on HS Esquire – Employment Law & Business Blog QUI TAM PROTECTION The False Claims Act allows a private individual or “whistleblower,” with knowledge of past or present fraud on the federal government to recover stiff penalties and triple damages. The Act also protects qui tam plaintiffs…

ACI's 5th Annual Advanced Forum on DCAA Audits DCAA Audits

      When: Tuesday, November 05 to Wednesday, November 06, 2013 Where: Westin Arlington Gateway, Washington, DC Learn more & register: Click Here   Related News  FCA’s Scope Widens As 8th Circ. Embraces Little- Used Theory by Jeff Overley on Law 360 The Eighth Circuit this week endorsed a controversial fraud theory potentially allowing the federal government to…