Miranda Hooker

Senate Proposal Opens the Door for Increase in State Attorneys General Antitrust Lawsuits

By Barbara Sicalides, Miranda Hooker, A. Christopher Young & Grady Howe on October 8, 2021

On September 23, the U.S. Senate advanced legislation that puts all businesses at risk of defending antitrust lawsuits across different jurisdictions at the same time. Senate Bill 1787 (S. 1787) — the Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 — prevents defendants from transferring state antitrust lawsuits to more favorable venues. This regulatory action is part…

New York Receives $105 Million in Tax Revenue and Damages Under False Claims Statute, While Other States Take Steps to Remove Their Tax Bar

By Amy Pritchard Williams, Miranda Hooker, Ryan J. Strasser & Rachel Miklaszewski on April 13, 2021

Posted in State Attorneys General

In early March, New York State Attorney General Letitia James and New York City Corporation Counsel John E. Johnson announced a $105 million settlement against a hedge fund manager for tax evasion. The New York authorities were alerted to the potential of fraud in October 2018 by a whistleblower lawsuit brought under New York’s False…

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Miranda Hooker

Senate Proposal Opens the Door for Increase in State Attorneys General Antitrust Lawsuits

New York Receives $105 Million in Tax Revenue and Damages Under False Claims Statute, While Other States Take Steps to Remove Their Tax Bar

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