Neil G. Nandi

Overview

Fortune 500 corporations, privately held companies, and individuals turn to Neil Nandi to represent them in a wide variety of disputes, including complex commercial litigation, class action defense, and government investigations. Neil has litigated antitrust cases, False Claims Act matters, and contract and fraud suits, particularly on behalf of clients in the health care industry.

Neil has handled matters at various stages of litigation, from initial pleadings through appeals. His experience includes drafting and arguing dispositive motions, taking and defending depositions, and managing document discovery. Neil has also appeared in over half a dozen state and federal appellate courts, including as the drafter of principal briefs. Clients regularly rely on him to provide thoughtful, detail-oriented counsel that balances strategic business interests, efficient management, and aggressive litigation.

While in law school, Neil was president and editor-in-chief of the Harvard Journal on Legislation and an external training director of the Harvard Mediation Program. He also interned in the Civil Frauds Section at the U.S. Department of Justice and in the Cyber Crime Division of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office. After graduating, Neil clerked at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Neil maintains an active pro bono practice and was named to the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Honor Roll in 2021. His past pro bono work has included representing individuals and amici curiae in immigration matters, advocating for convicted individuals in Section 1983 and habeas proceedings, and managing a monthly legal aid clinic.

Career & Education

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Law Clerk, Honorable James B. Loken, 2014–2015
Massachusetts
Legal Intern, Cyber Crime, Attorney General's Office, 2013
Department of Justice
Legal Intern, Civil Frauds, 2012
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  Law Clerk, Honorable James B. Loken, 2014–2015
- Massachusetts
  Legal Intern, Cyber Crime, Attorney General's Office, 2013
- Department of Justice
  Legal Intern, Civil Frauds, 2012
University of Pennsylvania, B.A., summa cum laude, 2009
Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2014
- University of Pennsylvania, B.A., summa cum laude, 2009
- Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2014
Illinois
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Illinois
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Professional Activities and Memberships

Junior Board Member: Chicago Volunteer Legal Services

Pathfinder: Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, 2021
Professional Activities and Memberships
- Junior Board Member: Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
- Pathfinder: Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, 2021

Neil's Insights

Press Coverage | 03.20.24

Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2024 Editorial Boards

Client Alert | 1 min read | 03.12.24
The Top FCA Developments of 2023
Client Alert | 3 min read | 03.04.24
Counterclaims Against Compliance-Officer-Turned-Relator Survive Motion to Dismiss
Firm News | 2 min read | 07.17.23
Crowell & Moring Honors Recipients of 24th Annual George Bailey Public Service Awards

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Representative Matters

Took and defended depositions, prepared witnesses, and drafted a motion for a preliminary injunction on behalf of a third-party logistics company pursuing trade secret and restrictive covenant litigation.
Argued and drafted a successful motion to dismiss on behalf of a commercial lending and financing company defending contract-based claims.
Drafted motions to dismiss and assisted in settlement negotiations in a putative class action alleging Sherman Act violations.
Investigated allegations in a federal subpoena and drafted presentations to the government on behalf of a pharmacy chain defending against FCA and Anti-Kickback Statute allegations.
Drafted amicus briefs in multiple federal appellate and district courts on behalf of immigration law professors opposing restrictive immigration policies.
First-chaired an arbitration hearing and took depositions in a pro bono commercial lease dispute.