Government,
Administrative/Regulatory
Mar. 31, 2021
COVID relief will spur False Claims Act enforcement
2020, the year of the COVID-19 pandemic, saw an unprecedented number of new FCA cases filed -- over 900.
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.
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.
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 federal government's primary civil enforcement tool for combatting fraud in connection with government programs. Over the last decade, the U.S. Department of Justice has recovered more than $40 billion under the statute. And 2020, the year of the COVID-19 pandemic, saw an unprecedented number of new FCA cases filed -- over 900. This is a glimpse of what is on the horizon.
The FCA effectively applies to any...
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