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Administrative/Regulatory

Aug. 13, 2021

Surge in False Claims Act enforcement continues

As the Biden administration settles into its first year, the government has signaled not only that the FCA remains its primary tool for combatting fraud, but that it will aggressively pursue such actions.

Nick Hanna

Partner Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Nick, who recently served as United States Attorney for the Central District of California, is a litigation partner in the firm's Los Angeles office and co-chairs the firm's global White Collar Defense and Investigations practice.

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 is the government’s primary mechanism for combatting fraud in connection with federal programs and funding. Over the past decade, annual recoveries by the United States Department of Justice under the statute have totaled in the billions of dollars each year. Despite the economic and social disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, this past fiscal year saw more than $2 billion in recoveries and the most new FCA cases filed, ever. With record le...

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