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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)  and Department of Justice (“DOJ”)  have been working increasingly collaboratively to combat unlawful trading practices and hold wrongdoers accountable, demonstrating effective interagency cooperation to protect investors and ensure the integrity of the financial markets.

On January 13, 2023, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in two consolidated cases from the Seventh Circuit to consider whether a defendant relying on an objectively reasonable interpretation of an ambiguous law acts “knowingly” in violation of the False Claims Act (“FCA”).

On October 15, 2021, the FAR Council published a Federal Register Notice announcing the opening of a public comment period on potential amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to address climate-related financial risks.