Partners Eric W. Sitarchuk and Jaclyn Unis Whittaker will participate on panels at the American Conference Institute’s (ACI’s) 11th Annual Advanced Forum on False Claims and Qui Tam Enforcement. A faculty of government speakers and leading defense, in-house, and relator’s counsel will gather to address the critical and emerging issues of the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) latest actions relating to False Claims Act (FCA) actions.

A Year After the SCOTUS SuperValu Decision: Exploring the Impact of the Subjective Scienter Standard on File Strategy and Future Litigation
Eric Sitarchuk | Tuesday, January 23, 2024 | 9:00 am ET

Topics will include:

• Learning how defense and relator’s counsel are rethinking the strength of their cases in light of the new standard
  
  • Is early dismissal based on lack of scienter harder to prove?
  • How should defense and relator’s counsel react?
• Learning the best strategies for advancing the defense of good faith misinterpretation of the terms of a requirement that is material to the decision to pay
• Addressing how the lower courts interpret the US Supreme Court’s clarifications regarding reckless disregard
• Understanding how relator’s counsel and government counsel review their cases for merit in light of the subjective scienter standard

The DOJ’s Civil Cyber Fraud Initiative in Action: The Latest Cross-Industry Trends and How Companies Can Become Compliant
Jaclyn Unis Whittaker | Tuesday, January 23, 2024 | 11:15 am ET

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