False Claims Act/Qui Tam/FIRREA

Global senior team made up of five Fellows of American College of Trial Lawyers and 30+ former government attorneys, including the former Acting Associate Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice, former Assistant US Attorneys and Department of Justice lawyers, and a former FDA enforcement attorney

Deep experience with False Claims Act, Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (FIRREA), qui tam and other whistleblower claims brought against companies, directors and officers

Experience conducting internal investigations and advising on corporate compliance concerns for companies in all phases of maturity

Expertise working with early-stage companies on fraud and abuse compliance

Deep understanding of specifically regulated industries, including mortgages, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biologics and other products regulated by the FDA

Routine engagement with federal agencies, including the Departments of Justice, Education, Health and Human Services, Defense, Homeland Security, State, Interior, Housing and Urban Development, Veterans Affairs, the Small Business Administration and the General Services Administration, as well as the procuring agencies of many state and local governments

Knowledge of the factors the government (including Inspectors General, Assistant US Attorneys and state regulators) considers in deciding whether to pursue fraud and abuse matters

Extensive experience in cases that involve parallel civil, criminal, and internal investigations

Team of attorneys with significant experience defending False Claims Act and FIRREA cases and investigations—and their administrative equivalent under the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act (PFCRA)—related to government-backed loan programs

Deep bench of 400+ litigators worldwide

Access to team of experienced employment litigators ready to advise on and aggressively defend against claims of retaliation by whistleblowers