Government,
Administrative/Regulatory
Feb. 22, 2022
FCA enforcement, one year into the Biden administration
Roughly one year into the Biden administration, both FCA legislative and litigation activity continue the upward trajectory of the past decade, with 2021 bringing the second-largest total ever for FCA recoveries and the largest since 2014.
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.
Harper Gernet-Girard
Litigation Associate
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Email: hgernetgirard@gibsondunn.com
Since the American Civil War, the False Claims Act has served as the federal government's primary mechanism for redressing fraud by entities doing business with the government. Thirty-five years ago, Congress ushered in the modern era of FCA enforcement when it enacted the False Claims Amendments Act of 1986. The amendments transformed the FCA from a seldom-enforced statute to one that, in the last decade, yielded nearly $40 billion in recoveries, with $5.6 billion re...
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