The American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009, enacted on February 17, 2009, contains several provisions affecting the issuance of bonds by state and local governmental issuers.

Earlier this week, two laboratory testing companies paid $42.25 million to resolve allegations that they violated the California and federal FCAs, as well as the California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act...

Sidley associate Lauren Kitces was featured on Simplify For Success, a podcast series presented by Meru Data and hosted by Priya Keshav.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently lifted a preliminary injunction in Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe, et al. v. U.S. Dep't of Interior.

On July 8, 2009, the Department of the Treasury (in a joint announcement with the Federal Reserve and the FDIC) announced the approval of nine fund managers for the Legacy Securities Program component of its Public-Private Investment Program, or “PPIP”.

On 18 March, 2009, the UK Financial Services Authority published the Turner Review of global banking regulation.

New structures, new rules? Delaware's Chancery Court provides guidance on disclosure, conflicts, and risk allocation.

Last week one of the first qui tam suits alleging manipulation of the billing rules for a type of remote patient monitoring was unsealed, following the relator's voluntary dismissal.

With its latest announcement this week of a criminal crackdown of 21 defendants for their alleged participation in various health care related fraud schemes, DOJ has underscored its commitment...

On October 3, 2008 the House of Representatives voted to approve the Senate version of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (the “Act”), a statute designed to create a “troubled asset relief program” (“TARP”) administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury in response to the recent financial crisis. The President is expected to sign the Act quickly.

Sidley is pleased to share the March 2022 issue of Sidley Perspectives on M&A and Corporate Governance, a quarterly newsletter designed to keep you current on what we consider...

The unprecedented investigation reflects the Biden Administration's all-of-government approach to environmental justice, which is increasingly evident in federal enforcement efforts.

On March 16, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notified the fluorinated high-density polyethylene (HDPE) industry in a letter that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...

On Thursday, December 30, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule rescinding a Trump-era rule that changed EPA procedures for on-site inspections.

On Friday, April 1, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced its final fuel economy standards for model year 2024-26 vehicles.

On Wednesday, April 6, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed an order from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California vacating and remanding a 2020 rule from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

On December 2, 2021, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") issued a press release announcing that Flower Mound Hospital Partners ("Flower Mound")...

As public company board service has become increasingly imperative and time-consuming, proxy advisory firms and institutional investors have sharpened their focus on directors who serve on an excessive number of boards.

On January 5, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a draft Environmental Justice Action Plan.

This week DOJ announced one of the first civil settlements under the FCA involving abuse of the pandemic flexibilities that the Department of Health and Human Services used to authorize broader use of telehealth during the COVID public health emergency.