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Managing IP Recognizes Whiteford and Two Partners Among its 2026 “IP STARS”

Whiteford is pleased to announce that Managing IP has recognized the firm as Highly Recommended for Intellectual Property in 2026, and has recognized two of the firm's intellectual property partners for their patent work in the publication’s 2026 IP STARS rankings.

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Client Alert: Nonprofits in the Crosshairs: DOJ Targets PPP Loans Under the Civil False Claims Act

THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR NONPROFITS RECEIVING DOJ LETTERS

 

• On May 27, 2026, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia announced civil False Claims Act settlements with two nonprofits over PPP loans they were not eligible to receive, totaling more than $450,000.
• The Department of Justice (DOJ)'s new National Fraud Enforcement Division, announced April 7, 2026, signals that pandemic-relief recoveries against nonprofits are accelerating, not winding down.
• A nonprofit that received a DOJ letter, a civil investigative demand or an SBA inquiry about PPP eligibility faces civil exposure of up to treble damages plus a per-claim penalty.

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Client Alert: 2026 Health Care Fraud Takedown Includes Virginia and a Renewed Focus on Medicaid Cases

On June 23, 2026, the Department of Justice announced the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which it described as the largest coordinated health care fraud enforcement action in its history. The aggregate figures are substantial: charges against 455 defendants, including roughly 90 doctors and other licensed professionals, tied to more than $6.5 billion in allegedly false claims. The action spanned 56 federal districts and 45 states and territories and, notably, drew the participation of 50 state Medicaid Fraud Control Units, which is the most the Department has ever assembled for a single takedown. 

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Client Alert: UPDATE: Virginia Enacts Energy Consumption Tax on Data Centers and Signs Broader Energy Affordability Package

Executive Summary

This update supplements our April 29, 2026, client alert on Virginia’s data center tax reform. On June 22, 2026, the Virginia General Assembly passed budget legislation (HB 30) that resolved the sales tax exemption dispute that had deadlocked the two chambers since March. The compromise preserves the existing sales tax exemption but imposes a first-of-its-kind energy consumption tax of $0.011 per kilowatt-hour on data center electricity usage, expected to generate up to $600 million annually. Governor Spanberger signed the budget into law on June 30, 2026, ahead of the June 30 constitutional deadline, and the new tax took effect July 1, 2026.