ABC15 Investigators Look at a Case of Out-of-Control Waste, Abuse and Fraud

Employment

• Founding Partner Debra D'Agostino Speaks with CyberFeds on Two New Laws Protecting Pregnant Workers and New Mothers
• Ongoing: Wickstrom et al v. United Airlines Master Executive Council et al (3:2022cv00315)
• Women’s Equality Day - Women's Suffrage Movement
• MSPB Signals Expanded Interpretation of Retaliatory Motive with New Precedential Rulings Says Partner Ricardo Pitts-Wiley
• Founding Partner Debra D'Agostino and Law Fellow Daniel Pope Explain How New Law Impacts Federal Employees Should the Government Shut Down on December 3rd
• Incentive Programs and Governmental Hiring Practices for Veterans Explained by Partner Heather White
• 5 Key Considerations When Pursuing Medical or Religious Exemptions from the Vaccine Mandate Outlined by Partner Joanna Friedman
• The Nuances of Vaccine Mandate Enforcement Discussed by Founding Partner Debra D'Agostino with The Washington Post
• The Implications of Recent Federal Circuit Decisions on VA Rights Discussed
• Impacts of the New DOJ Vaccine Mandate Opinion Explained by Founding Partner Debra D'Agostino

Federal Criminal

• Agents Raid Office of Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen in Connection With Stormy Daniels Payments
• Legal Specialists Defend GSA's Handover of Transition Emails to Mueller Probe
• The Federal Practice Group Partners with Wreaths Across America for a third straight year
• Attorney Bill Cowden Comments on Possible Clinton Prosecution
• Attorney William Cowden Comments on FBI's Clinton Email Revelation
• Attorney Bill Cowden Comments on Clinton Emails for The Washington Post

Government Contracting

• What a CARES Act Fraud Conviction Means for Federal Contractors
• Partner Carol Thompson Weighs in on Former Biden Official's Ban from ICE Contracts with The Washington Examiner
• Partner Carol Thompson Explains Legalities of HHHS No-bid Contract Award With Washington Examiner
• Partner Carol Thompson Provides Commentary on Government Contracting for Washington Examiner
• Government Contracting, Coronavirus, and the Defense Production Act
• Federal Contractors May Be Reimbursed for Paid Leave Under CARES Act
• GSA Issues Non-Availability Determination for TAA
• Acquisition Systems Extensions Due to COVID-19
• Lauren Brier, associate attorney at the Federal Practice Group, writes about upcoming deadline federal contractors are facing.
• Eric Montalvo, founding partner of The Federal Practice Group, speaks with Federal News Network about the Prompt Payment Act

Guest Blog

Immigration

• Biden-Harris Administration Wants to Bring Back Trump’s Asylum Ban
• ERIC MONTALVO, FOUNDING PARTNER OF THE FEDERAL PRACTICE GROUP, SPEAKS WITH McCLATCHY ABOUT NEW CITIZENSHIP POLICY
• THE FEDERAL PRACTICE GROUP TALKS WITH WASHINGTON POST ABOUT NEW ASYLUM LAW
• THE FEDERAL PRACTICE GROUP TALKS ABOUT POTENTIAL ICE RAIDS WITH COLORADO INDEPENDENT
• For Asylum-Seekers Who Passed Through Aurora, the Saga Is Just Beginning
• Activists and Lawyers succeed in Demand of the Early Release of Migrant Children in Shelters
• Two Guatemalan Mothers Separated From Children Describe Hellacious Journeys to U.S.
• As Probes Pile Up, Trump Administration Says It Reunified All Eligible Immigrant Families
• On family reunification deadline, some parents remain at Aurora ICE facility while others embrace kids for first time in months
• Detained undocumented immigrants in Colorado sent to Texas

In the News

• Founding Partner Debra D'Agostino Speaks with CyberFeds on Two New Laws Protecting Pregnant Workers and New Mothers
• Ongoing: Wickstrom et al v. United Airlines Master Executive Council et al (3:2022cv00315)
• The Nuances of Vaccine Mandate Enforcement Discussed by Founding Partner Debra D'Agostino with The Washington Post
• The Evacuation of Afghanistan Threatens American Diplomacy Abroad: Founding Partner Eric Montalvo discusses the Evacuation of Afghani People on Newsmax
• Founding Partner Eric Montalvo Speaks With Espn on Jojo Diaz Contract Situation
• Founding Partner Debra D'Agostino Talks Whistleblower Reform With Tom Temin of Federal News Radio
• Founding Partner Debra D'Agostino Speaks With Cyberfeds on Vaccine Exceptions for Federal Employees
• Founding Partner Debra D'Agostino Speaks With Federal News Network on Latest on MSPB
• The Latest on the Hatch Act: Founding Partner Debra D'Agostino Speaks with the Federal News Network
• Partner Heather White Discusses the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act With Federal News Network

International Law

• America’s Multimillion-Dollar Bounty Program Just for Drug Lords
• Attorney Daehoon Park Quoted for Korea Daily
• Eric Montalvo Discusses Release of Photos By Pentagon
• Who is the Real President of the Afghanistan National Olympic Committee?
• International Sales Under The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)

Litigation

• Eric Montalvo Speaks to Good Listener Podcast About The Daniel Kinahan Case
• Eric Montalvo, Founding Partner of the Federal Practice Group, Discusses the Latest in the MTK and Daniel Kinahan Case With Steve Ellis
• Founding Partner Eric Montalvo Speaks With Watchers.ie about the Latest on Daniel Kinahan Case
• The Latest on Daniel Kinahan Case: Founding Partner Eric Montalvo Speaks With BBC
• Founding Partner Eric Montalvo Provides Commentary to Irish Sun on Daniel Kinahan
• Founding Partner Eric Montalvo Provides Commentary on Ongoing Litigation Involving Crime Boss Daniel Kinahan to Independent.ie
• Daniel Kinahan Has Formally Been Summonsed Founding Partner Eric Montalvo Reveals to Sunday World
• Founding Partner Eric Montalvo Tells Sunday World He Is Not Afraid of Daniel Kinahan in Racketeering Case
• Founding Partner Eric Montalvo Speaks With Law360 About Suing MTK Global Sports Management LLC
• FPG TALKS TO GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE ABOUT THE IRS GETTING PASSPORTS REVOKED

Military

• He Said-she Said: How the Current Wrongful Conviction Statute Precludes the Innocent From Recovering in False Sexual Assault Cases
• The Evacuation of Afghanistan Threatens American Diplomacy Abroad: Founding Partner Eric Montalvo discusses the Evacuation of Afghani People on Newsmax
• For Politico: Possible Consequences of Vaccine Mandates in the Military Explained by Partner Carol Thompson
• When to and When Not to Petition a Discharge Review Board Explained by Senior Associate Jason Moy
• Founding Partner Debra D’Agostino speaks with Task & Purpose about an update on one of her clients
• Senior Associate Jason Moy Provides Commentary on Court Martial Convictions for Military Times
• The Latest on Cpl. Thae Ohu Case From Founding Partner Eric Montalvo
• Client of Founding Partner Debra D'Agostino Featured on PBS
• Founding Partner Eric Montalvo Speaks With the Military Times on Cpl. Thae Ohu Case
• Founding Partner Debra D’Agostino Has Client on Featured Cowboy State Daily

Employment

• Founding Partner Debra D'Agostino Speaks with CyberFeds on Two New Laws Protecting Pregnant Workers and New Mothers
• Ongoing: Wickstrom et al v. United Airlines Master Executive Council et al (3:2022cv00315)
• Women’s Equality Day - Women's Suffrage Movement
• MSPB Signals Expanded Interpretation of Retaliatory Motive with New Precedential Rulings Says Partner Ricardo Pitts-Wiley
• Founding Partner Debra D'Agostino and Law Fellow Daniel Pope Explain How New Law Impacts Federal Employees Should the Government Shut Down on December 3rd
• Incentive Programs and Governmental Hiring Practices for Veterans Explained by Partner Heather White
• 5 Key Considerations When Pursuing Medical or Religious Exemptions from the Vaccine Mandate Outlined by Partner Joanna Friedman
• The Nuances of Vaccine Mandate Enforcement Discussed by Founding Partner Debra D'Agostino with The Washington Post
• The Implications of Recent Federal Circuit Decisions on VA Rights Discussed
• Impacts of the New DOJ Vaccine Mandate Opinion Explained by Founding Partner Debra D'Agostino

Federal Criminal

• Agents Raid Office of Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen in Connection With Stormy Daniels Payments
• Legal Specialists Defend GSA's Handover of Transition Emails to Mueller Probe
• The Federal Practice Group Partners with Wreaths Across America for a third straight year
• Attorney Bill Cowden Comments on Possible Clinton Prosecution
• Attorney William Cowden Comments on FBI's Clinton Email Revelation
• Attorney Bill Cowden Comments on Clinton Emails for The Washington Post

Government Contracting

• What a CARES Act Fraud Conviction Means for Federal Contractors
• Partner Carol Thompson Weighs in on Former Biden Official's Ban from ICE Contracts with The Washington Examiner
• Partner Carol Thompson Explains Legalities of HHHS No-bid Contract Award With Washington Examiner
• Partner Carol Thompson Provides Commentary on Government Contracting for Washington Examiner
• Government Contracting, Coronavirus, and the Defense Production Act
• Federal Contractors May Be Reimbursed for Paid Leave Under CARES Act
• GSA Issues Non-Availability Determination for TAA
• Acquisition Systems Extensions Due to COVID-19
• Lauren Brier, associate attorney at the Federal Practice Group, writes about upcoming deadline federal contractors are facing.
• Eric Montalvo, founding partner of The Federal Practice Group, speaks with Federal News Network about the Prompt Payment Act

Guest Blog

Immigration

• Biden-Harris Administration Wants to Bring Back Trump’s Asylum Ban
• ERIC MONTALVO, FOUNDING PARTNER OF THE FEDERAL PRACTICE GROUP, SPEAKS WITH McCLATCHY ABOUT NEW CITIZENSHIP POLICY
• THE FEDERAL PRACTICE GROUP TALKS WITH WASHINGTON POST ABOUT NEW ASYLUM LAW
• THE FEDERAL PRACTICE GROUP TALKS ABOUT POTENTIAL ICE RAIDS WITH COLORADO INDEPENDENT
• For Asylum-Seekers Who Passed Through Aurora, the Saga Is Just Beginning
• Activists and Lawyers succeed in Demand of the Early Release of Migrant Children in Shelters
• Two Guatemalan Mothers Separated From Children Describe Hellacious Journeys to U.S.
• As Probes Pile Up, Trump Administration Says It Reunified All Eligible Immigrant Families
• On family reunification deadline, some parents remain at Aurora ICE facility while others embrace kids for first time in months
• Detained undocumented immigrants in Colorado sent to Texas

In the News

• Founding Partner Debra D'Agostino Speaks with CyberFeds on Two New Laws Protecting Pregnant Workers and New Mothers
• Ongoing: Wickstrom et al v. United Airlines Master Executive Council et al (3:2022cv00315)
• The Nuances of Vaccine Mandate Enforcement Discussed by Founding Partner Debra D'Agostino with The Washington Post
• The Evacuation of Afghanistan Threatens American Diplomacy Abroad: Founding Partner Eric Montalvo discusses the Evacuation of Afghani People on Newsmax
• Founding Partner Eric Montalvo Speaks With Espn on Jojo Diaz Contract Situation
• Founding Partner Debra D'Agostino Talks Whistleblower Reform With Tom Temin of Federal News Radio
• Founding Partner Debra D'Agostino Speaks With Cyberfeds on Vaccine Exceptions for Federal Employees
• Founding Partner Debra D'Agostino Speaks With Federal News Network on Latest on MSPB
• The Latest on the Hatch Act: Founding Partner Debra D'Agostino Speaks with the Federal News Network
• Partner Heather White Discusses the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act With Federal News Network

International Law

• America’s Multimillion-Dollar Bounty Program Just for Drug Lords
• Attorney Daehoon Park Quoted for Korea Daily
• Eric Montalvo Discusses Release of Photos By Pentagon
• Who is the Real President of the Afghanistan National Olympic Committee?
• International Sales Under The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)

Litigation

• Eric Montalvo Speaks to Good Listener Podcast About The Daniel Kinahan Case
• Eric Montalvo, Founding Partner of the Federal Practice Group, Discusses the Latest in the MTK and Daniel Kinahan Case With Steve Ellis
• Founding Partner Eric Montalvo Speaks With Watchers.ie about the Latest on Daniel Kinahan Case
• The Latest on Daniel Kinahan Case: Founding Partner Eric Montalvo Speaks With BBC
• Founding Partner Eric Montalvo Provides Commentary to Irish Sun on Daniel Kinahan
• Founding Partner Eric Montalvo Provides Commentary on Ongoing Litigation Involving Crime Boss Daniel Kinahan to Independent.ie
• Daniel Kinahan Has Formally Been Summonsed Founding Partner Eric Montalvo Reveals to Sunday World
• Founding Partner Eric Montalvo Tells Sunday World He Is Not Afraid of Daniel Kinahan in Racketeering Case
• Founding Partner Eric Montalvo Speaks With Law360 About Suing MTK Global Sports Management LLC
• FPG TALKS TO GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE ABOUT THE IRS GETTING PASSPORTS REVOKED

Military

• He Said-she Said: How the Current Wrongful Conviction Statute Precludes the Innocent From Recovering in False Sexual Assault Cases
• The Evacuation of Afghanistan Threatens American Diplomacy Abroad: Founding Partner Eric Montalvo discusses the Evacuation of Afghani People on Newsmax
• For Politico: Possible Consequences of Vaccine Mandates in the Military Explained by Partner Carol Thompson
• When to and When Not to Petition a Discharge Review Board Explained by Senior Associate Jason Moy
• Founding Partner Debra D’Agostino speaks with Task & Purpose about an update on one of her clients
• Senior Associate Jason Moy Provides Commentary on Court Martial Convictions for Military Times
• The Latest on Cpl. Thae Ohu Case From Founding Partner Eric Montalvo
• Client of Founding Partner Debra D'Agostino Featured on PBS
• Founding Partner Eric Montalvo Speaks With the Military Times on Cpl. Thae Ohu Case
• Founding Partner Debra D’Agostino Has Client on Featured Cowboy State Daily