Tough (Tax) Break: Federal Tax Delinquency and Felony Convictions Could Bar Corporations from Awards
Client Alert | 1 min read | 10.05.16
The FAR Council published a final rule on September 30 that, effective immediately, adopts an interim rule that requires any corporation responding to a federal solicitation to represent whether it has (1) any unpaid federal tax liability that has been assessed and is not being appealed or paid in a timely manner or (2) a felony conviction under any federal law within the preceding 24 months. As further explained here, any affirmative disclosure would create an automatic bar against contract award, unless the agency’s suspension and debarment official has considered the matter and determined that further action is not necessary to protect the government’s interests.
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Client Alert | 5 min read | 03.22.26
EU Pharma Package: Regulatory Data Protection Compromise Proposal
In our second alert in this EU Pharma Package Series, we provided a detailed overview of the diverging positions of the European Commission (Commission), the European Parliament (Parliament), and the Council of the European Union (Council) on one of the most debated and anxiously anticipated topics, the regulatory data protection (RDP). While all EU institutions proposed a modulation system, they differed significantly in terms of the baseline period and the structure of the possible extensions.
Client Alert | 1 min read | 03.20.26
Client Alert | 6 min read | 03.20.26
Client Alert | 10 min read | 03.19.26
