False Claims Act/Qui Tam Defense

Akin has extensive experience advising clients on the False Claims Act (FCA) and defending FCA lawsuits and related civil, criminal and congressional investigations. Our lawyers have assisted Fortune 500 companies, universities and nonprofit organizations in dozens of significant FCA matters. The more than 60 years of government FCA enforcement experience we bring to these matters is second to none.

Akin has a proven track record of litigation success in FCA actions, including successfully defending, at trial and summary judgment, FCA actions the government has filed. We routinely conduct internal investigations, respond to government and congressional investigations, secure government declinations, defend lawsuits filed under the FCA, defend retaliation lawsuits brought by alleged whistleblowers, seek to avert debarment and exclusion proceedings and negotiate civil settlements. Our lawyers have written several books and articles on the FCA and speak frequently at industry conferences on the subject.

We have proven experience in handling the most complex and high-stakes FCA matters. Our team includes lawyers who combined have more than 40 years of experience working at the Civil Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), which has nationwide jurisdiction over the FCA. Akin lawyers have handled FCA matters on the government side at all stages of investigation, litigation and settlement, as well as trial and appeal. This government experience provides Akin clients with invaluable insights into government strategy and decision making in FCA litigation and lays the groundwork for the most effective negotiations with government officials.

Our Industry and Agency Knowledge

FCA cases frequently turn on the substantive requirements imposed by the statutes, regulations and contracts applicable to the particular industries that do business with the government. Akin lawyers have extensive knowledge of those requirements and the government agencies that administer and interpret them. This industry and agency knowledge is crucial to our ability to provide efficient and effective representation in FCA matters.

We have legal teams devoted to representing clients in these sectors, among others:

Our FCA Lawyers

Our FCA lawyers rely upon the firm’s nationwide litigation capability, including litigators who are familiar with most federal district courts in the country and its courts of appeals. Furthermore, FCA cases are frequently accompanied by parallel criminal proceedings and/or congressional hearings and investigations.

Akin’s FCA team includes our preeminent legislative and white collar criminal defense practices, attorneys with extensive experience in responding to Office of Inspector General and State Attorney General investigations and lawyers with experience in the health care and life sciences, government contracts, securities, employment and insurance issues that often arise in connection with an FCA case or investigation.