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Firm News | 9 min read | 06.06.24

Crowell Attains Leading Rankings in Chambers USA 2024

Washington – June 6, 2024: Crowell & Moring earned 78 rankings for 67 lawyers, as well as 41 national and statewide practice area rankings, in the Chambers USA 2024 guide. The rankings are driven by independent interviews of clients and lawyers at peer firms.
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Client Alerts 6 results

Client Alert | 3 min read | 08.02.23

He’s a Material Guy in a Material World: Senator Grassley Proposes FCA Amendments to Weaken Materiality Defense Where Government Pays Despite Knowledge of Non-Compliance

The continual push and pull between the courts and Congress over the contours of the False Claims Act (“FCA”) has once again spawned proposed legislation unfavorable to FCA defendants, this time poised to curtail defense arguments that continued government payment of claims in the face of alleged noncompliance with contractual or other legal requirements demonstrates a lack of materiality.

Client Alert | 2 min read | 03.06.23

Hundreds of Millions of Potential Liability Result from Federal Jury False Claims Act Verdict Against Ophthalmology Product Distributor

In a prime example of the significant interplay between the Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) and the False Claims Act (“FCA”), a federal jury has returned a verdict of more than $43 million in damages against Cameron-Ehlen Group, Inc., which does business as “Precision Lens,” and its owner.  The verdict in this long-running and closely watched fraud case out of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota comes after a six-week trial, with the jury ultimately finding that the defendants paid kickbacks to ophthalmic surgeons to induce their use of defendants’ products in cataract surgeries reimbursed by Medicare, resulting in the submission of 64,575 false claims between 2006 and 2015.  While the jury calculated damages at the massive sum of $43 million, that number may grow exponentially after the court applies the FCA’s treble-damages calculation (increasing the liability to $129 million) and statutory penalties of between $5,500 and $11,000 for each of the 64,575 claims (resulting in additional penalties of $355 million to $710 million).  All told, the total FCA liability is expected to range between $485 million and $839 million.
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Client Alert | 1 min read | 02.13.23

What DOJ’s 2022 Recovery Stats Reveal About FCA Enforcement Trends

On February 7, 2023, the Department of Justice issued the False Claims Act (FCA) recovery statistics for fiscal year 2022. While the $2.2 billion recovered by the Department and qui tam relators was down from the prior year, 2022 saw a record number of new FCA matters initiated. Underscoring the flurry of FCA activity, there were 351 settlements and judgments in 2022, the second-highest number recorded in a fiscal year.

Press Coverage 4 results

Press Coverage | 02.08.23

DOJ Recovered $2.2 Billion in False Claims Act Cases in 2022

 Bloomberg Law

Press Coverage | 01.30.23

Top Government Lawyer Returns to Crowell & Moring

Commercial Dispute Resolution

Press Coverage | 01.25.23

DOJ Trial Attorney Returns to Crowell & Moring

The National Law Journal

Publications 2 results

Publication | 07.17.18

INSIGHT: The Limits of Debarment Authority

Bloomberg Government

Publication | 01.17.17

Investigations – Under Pressure and Out of Time

Crowell & Moring's Litigation Forecast 2017
Pressure. It’s the one constant for all legal departments, and general counsel rarely face more of it than when they’re leading an investigation that has made headlines and captured the public’s attention. In the digital age, the appetite for instant answers combined with intense public scrutiny has put tremendous pressure on every aspect of investigations—from the way facts are gathered to executive accountability, government relations, and managing the impact of the crisis on the brand and the stock price.
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Events 2 results

Event | 05.08.19, 9:00 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT

Investigations Workshop: A Practical Guide to Successfully Navigating Internal Investigations

Whether the result of an employee complaint or a government inquiry, internal investigations are a fact of life for government contractors. However, the challenges of dealing with competing priorities are myriad and the potential pitfalls are many.
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Event | 10.09.17 - 10.11.17, 12:00 AM UTC - 12:00 AM UTC

GICLI Annual Meeting

Crowell & Moring attorneys Jason Murray, Jim Flood, Juan Arteaga, and Olivier Antoine will be speaking on the panel "From Congress to the Courtroom: Congressional Investigations and Their Impact on Parallel Proceedings."
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Webinars 1 result

Webinar | 03.15.18, 8:00 AM EDT - 9:00 AM EDT

Trends To Watch In 2018: Compliance, Transactions, False Claims Act And Small Business Investigations

This hour-long webinar will cover up to the minute updates about the evolving areas of government contracts compliance, transactions trends and tripwires, False Claims Act developments, and current trends in small business investigation and enforcement. This update is designed to help government contracts professionals comply, and thrive in 2018 and beyond. 
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Blog Posts 1 result

Blog Post | 07.07.17

Government Claims on Incurred Cost Submissions

Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum

Podcasts 1 result

Podcast | 02.21.23

Let's Talk FCA: False Claims Act Enforcement Trends

In this episode, hosts Michael Shaheen and Jason Crawford discuss the Department of Justice’s recently announced False Claims Act (FCA) recovery statistics for fiscal year 2022. The podcast breaks down last year’s FCA activity—which included a record number of new matters—and considers what the trends could portend for fraud enforcement in the year to come. "Let's Talk FCA" is Crowell & Moring’s podcast covering the latest developments with the False Claims Act.
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