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2020 Trade Secrets Year In Review

Webinar | 01.28.21, 7:00 AM EST - 8:00 AM EST

Join us for a webinar discussion as we cover what you need to know about the big cases, changes, and developments relating to trade secrets from the past year. Our discussion will cover three key areas:


  • China – Focusing on the international impact of China and trade secret issues in litigation and ITC actions
  • Big Cases, Big Consequences – Highlighting the biggest damages awards, defense verdicts, and key changes in law
  • COVID-19 – Exploring how the growth of remote work and increased employee mobility in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted trade secret litigation

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Webinar | 03.12.26

On-Going Government Audits of Small Business Programs: Why the Federal Government’s Focus on ‘Waste, Fraud, and Abuse’ Impacts Both Large and Small Contractors

The federal government has identified purported ‘waste, fraud, and abuse’ in small business programs as a major focus of its current enforcement efforts. As it relates to federal procurement, we have seen audits and investigations rolled out not only of active participants in the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Business Development Program but also reviews of various types of small business contracts (such as 8(a) sole source and set-aside awards, preference-based awards, and small business set-aside awards over particular values). Join Crowell & Moring as we discuss what aspects of contract performance and teaming arrangements are being scrutinized (e.g., size/status eligibility, limitations on subcontracting compliance, reasonableness of market rates, etc.) and how these considerations can impact both small government contractors holding the prime contracts under review and their subcontractors. ...