Government,
Administrative/Regulatory
Feb. 24, 2020
False Claims Act enforcement under the Trump administration
The FCA has long served as the federal government's primary mechanism for rooting out fraud and corruption by companies doing business with the government. Recoveries under the statute totaled nearly $40 billion over the past decade, with the U.S. Department of Justice announcing recovery of more than $3 billion in 2019 alone.
Jim Zelenay Jr.
Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Email: jzelenay@gibsondunn.com
James is a partner in the firm's Los Angeles office and practices in the Litigation Department. He has extensive experience in defending clients involved in white collar investigations, assisting clients in responding to government subpoenas, and in government civil fraud litigation.
Sean S. Twomey
Associate, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Email: stwomey@gibsondunn.com
Sean focuses on complex commercial cases, appellate law, sports law, and health care compliance, enforcement, and litigation.
The False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. Section 3729, et seq., has long served as the federal government's primary mechanism for rooting out fraud and corruption by companies doing business with the government. Recoveries under the statute totaled nearly $40 billion over the past decade, with the United States Department of Justice announcing recovery of more than $3 billion in 2019 alone.
The FCA is an extraordinarily broad statute, reachi...
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