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The Good, the Bad, the [Arguably] Fraudulent: False Claims Act Developments.
This panel will cover recent developments and trends in the world of federal False Claims Act litigation, including a discussion of the recent Supreme Court cases United States ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc. and United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., and what practitioners might expect in the wake of those cases as well as the DOJ’s current civil priorities.
The panelists include the Director of the Civil Division, Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, Jamie A. Yavelberg, and three former federal prosecutors who have handled many types of False Claims Act cases on both the government and the defense side.
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Panelists:
Ellen London – Moderator
Ellen London served as an AUSA for almost a decade in the Civil Divisions of the Southern District of New York and the Northern District of California. As an AUSA, Ellen handled a wide variety of complex and high-stakes matters. Ellen successfully prosecuted multiple billion-dollar cases, including serving as trial counsel in a FIRREA action resulting in a $1.2 billion judgment and as one of the lead counsel in the Wells Fargo sales practices investigation resulting in a $3 billion settlement. Ellen has led False Claims Act cases resulting in large recoveries for the government, successfully prosecuted health care fraud and anti-kickback matters, and obtained large recoveries for the government in tax cases. She has also argued and won multiple appeals in the Second and Ninth Circuits. In 2015, Ellen was a recipient of a Director’s Award for Superior Performance as an Assistant United States Attorney as well as the Award for Excellence from the Council of the Inspector General on Integrity and Efficiency.
In private practice, Ellen has represented both individuals and entities in a range of matters, including in responding to government requests for information, defending against fraud charges by the government, running internal investigations, as well as handling various commercial disputes.
Denise Barnes
Denise Barnes is a former U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Trial Attorney. During Denise’s time at DOJ, she led a myriad of multi-district investigations resulting in over $2.7 Billion in recoveries to federal taxpayers.
Her practice is focused on compliance, white collar and regulatory investigations, and complex commercial litigation. But, at her core, she is a “fraud attorney.” She represents clients in both public and non-public investigations, regulatory inquiries, and other proceedings involving federal and state agencies as well as commercial litigation with an emphasis on matters involving fraud allegations. She has extensive experience in matters involving the False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, and FIRREA, which enables her to provide effective, yet pragmatic, counsel to clients in a broad range of practice areas.
Jennifer Short
Jennifer Short is a partner in Blank Rome’s White Collar Defense & Investigations practice in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. She has broad experience in the public and private sectors with government and internal investigations, particularly related to government contractors and healthcare providers. As a former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jennifer was responsible for hundreds of millions in recoveries through settlements and judgments that addressed nationwide healthcare and procurement fraud schemes. She brings to her clients a deep understanding of False Claims Act issues, investigations, and litigation.
Jamie Ann Yavelberg
Jamie Ann Yavelberg works in the Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice. She is the Director of the Fraud Section in the Commercial Litigation Branch. Over the course of her career, she has handled a wide range of civil enforcement matters under the False Claims Act and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act, including matters involving health care providers, pharmaceutical and device companies, government contractors, and financial institutions.