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In the Media July 14, 2025
Jake M. Shields Discusses False Claims Act Enforcement for Customs and Tariff Fraud with The Wall Street Journal
Partner Jake M. Shields spoke to The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) about how the sweeping trade tariffs will lead to increased federal civil enforcement under the False Claims Act for customs and tariffs fraud.
Client Alert July 14, 2025
False Claims Act 2025 Mid-Year Update
Gibson Dunn is monitoring these developments, along with other FCA legislative activity, settlements, and jurisprudence throughout the year and report back in our 2025 False Claims Act Year-End Update.
Client Alert June 27, 2025
Ninth Circuit Affirms $26 Million Jury Verdict in FCA Customs Duty Case, Further Highlighting Enforcement Risks in Era of High Tariffs
The Ninth Circuit's ruling against the importer defendant further opens the door for the government and private relators to police customs and tariff compliance through the FCA.
Article April 30, 2025
Gibson Dunn Lawyers Discuss the Application of the FCA in Relation to Trade and Customs Matters Following the Introduction of Tariffs
In “Trump Tariffs Promise Increased False Claims Act Scrutiny for Companies Throughout the Import Chain” (Global Trade, April 17, 2025), partner Jake Shields and associates Michael Dziuban and Andrew Becker discuss the application of the False Claims Act (FCA) in relation to trade and customs matters following the introduction of tariffs.
Client Alert April 14, 2025
New Tariffs Promise Increased False Claims Act Scrutiny on Importers and Other Companies in the Import Chain
Tariffs and customs compliance is an area of rapidly increasing risk for companies under the federal False Claims Act given the steep tariffs imposed on key U.S. trading partners by the Trump Administration that affects a broad swath of industries.
Article March 3, 2025
Assessing PE Risk After Mass. False Claims Act Amendments
Jake Shields, Michael Dziuban and Danilo Risteski are the authors of “Assessing PE Risk After Mass. False Claims Act Amendments” [PDF] published by Law360 on February 28, 2025.
Webcasts February 25, 2025
Webcast: Year-End FCA Updates for Life Sciences Companies
Looking back at 2024 and forward to the new year, False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement in the life sciences industry …
Client Alert February 20, 2025
Highly Anticipated First Circuit Opinion on AKS Causation in FCA Cases Brings Hope for Defendants – But Also Muddies the Waters
On February 18, 2025, the First Circuit handed down a much-anticipated decision on the causation element of False Claims Act (FCA) cases premised on the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), as amended by the Affordable Care Act in 2010.