Cooley was recognized in The American Lawyer’s Litigation Daily Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs list for securing a dismissal with prejudice of a False Claims Act suit alleging that Los Angeles Film School and related defendants improperly obtained federal education funds through recruiting and job-placement practices. The court held that the relators failed to adequately plead actionable false claims and rejected another bid to amend the complaint.

The Cooley team representing Los Angeles Film School, Full Sail University and executive James W. Heavener included Mazda Antia, David Mills, Jay Vaughan, Victoria Pasculli, Anne Bigler, Caitlyn Shelby, Ellie Dupler and Mikhaila Fogel.

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