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False Claims Act

False Claims Act

False Claims Act

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Overview

BCLP represents companies and individuals in False Claims Act (FCA) investigations, litigation, trials, and appeals. Our team includes former Department of Justice senior attorneys, federal prosecutors, and senior enforcement lawyers who advise clients facing government investigations, whistleblower allegations, and complex fraud claims.

We represent clients from the earliest stages of an FCA matter, including Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs) and internal investigations, through litigation, trial, appeal, and negotiated resolutions. Our experience spans healthcare, government contracting, cybersecurity, international trade, financial services, higher education, and private equity.

Why Clients Choose BCLP

Government enforcement experience

Our team includes lawyers who have served in senior positions at the Department of Justice, U.S. Attorneys' Offices, SEC, FTC, and FINRA. We understand how FCA investigations are initiated, the government’s approach to data-driven enforcement, how investigations are developed, and resolved, and we use that insight to guide clients through every stage of an FCA matter..

Sector-focused FCA experience

We advise clients in sectors that continue to attract significant government scrutiny, including:

  • Healthcare
  • Government contracts
  • Aerospace and defense
  • Cybersecurity and technology
  • International trade and customs
  • Financial services
  • Pandemic relief programs

Trial-ready representation

We represent clients throughout the FCA lifecycle, from compliance reviews and internal investigations to litigation, trial, and appeal. Our team also advises on parallel civil, criminal, and regulatory proceedings arising from the same conduct.

Industry Experience

Healthcare

We represent Medicare Advantage organizations, healthcare providers, pharmacy benefit managers, and academic medical centers in FCA investigations and healthcare litigation. Our experience includes matters involving the Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, reimbursement issues, and related regulatory requirements.

Government Contracts and Cybersecurity

We advise government contractors in investigations, compliance reviews, and FCA litigation involving contract performance, pricing, procurement, false certification, cybersecurity compliance, and whistleblower allegations.

Customs, Tariffs and Trade Enforcement

Our international trade team advises clients on customs, tariffs, trade compliance, and related FCA exposure. We represent companies responding to government inquiries, enforcement actions, voluntary disclosures, and qui tam litigation involving customs and trade-related allegations.

Pandemic Relief Programs

We represent companies and individuals in investigations and litigation involving PPP loans, EIDL funding, and other pandemic-era relief programs, including FCA, civil fraud, and related enforcement matters.

Government and Internal Investigations

We conduct internal investigations and represent clients before the DOJ, SEC, FTC, FINRA, and other enforcement authorities. We regularly advise boards, audit committees, executives, and companies facing government scrutiny.

Compliance and Risk Management

We help clients design and strengthen compliance programs, conduct risk assessments, investigate allegations, and implement controls aimed at reducing enforcement risk.

Meet the team

Experience

Healthcare

  • Represented Fortune 200 healthcare companies in FCA litigation and related government investigations involving Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law allegations.
  • Represented hospital systems in qui tam actions alleging Medicare and Medicaid fraud.
  • Successfully defended all defendants in Holzner v. DaVita, Inc., with the Ninth Circuit affirming judgment in the clients' favor.

Government Contracts and Aerospace

  • Represented major defense contractors in FCA investigations and qui tam litigation involving government contract compliance.
  • Represented GSA Schedule contractors in FCA matters involving pricing and commercial sales practices allegations.
  • Represented engineering, infrastructure, telecommunications, and aerospace companies in FCA investigations conducted by the DOJ and federal agencies.
  • Defended a governmental port authority through multiple appeals involving FCA-related retaliation claims.

Government Investigations and White Collar matters

  • Represented audit committees and public companies in SEC investigations involving financial reporting and internal controls.
  • Conducted internal investigations for Fortune 500 companies in response to whistleblower allegations.
  • Represented executives in DOJ and SEC investigations involving FCPA-related issues.
  • Represented companies and individuals in civil and criminal investigations relating to pandemic relief programs.
  • Represented private funds in SEC investigations involving custody, disclosure, conflicts, and valuation matters.

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In the first case resolution under the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ’s”) Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Resolution, the DOJ settled with International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”) for $17,077,043 on April 10, 2026. This is the first concrete development since the DOJ opened investigations into federal government contractors and grant recipients with diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) programs for purported violations of the False Claims Act, covered previously here.
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On January 21, 2025, the Trump Administration issued an executive order entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit Based Opportunity” (“EO”). The stated purpose of the EO is to direct the federal government to enforce the civil rights laws by taking action against “illegal” preferences and discrimination, including measures taking aim at private sector diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) policies and programs. As we highlighted, the EO has significant implications for federal contractor affirmative action obligations and serves as a strong signal of the Trump administration’s increased scrutiny toward private sector DEI programs. Importantly, the EO also seeks to impose False Claims Act liability on federal contractors and grant recipients who maintain DEI programs that run afoul of federal civil rights law.
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The Trump Administration will most likely move quickly to align the federal government’s priorities with the President’s own.  While the Administration has not detailed all of its plans for government contracting/procurement, government contractors will benefit from examining both actions taken by President Trump during his first administration and statements made by the President during the campaign and transition.  Government contractors will potentially see changes made to Federal Acquisition Regulations (“FAR”), executive orders directed towards government contracting, Buy American Act/Trade Agreement Act Enforcement, and changes in spending priorities.
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In the first case resolution under the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ’s”) Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Resolution, the DOJ settled with International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”) for $17,077,043 on April 10, 2026. This is the first concrete development since the DOJ opened investigations into federal government contractors and grant recipients with diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) programs for purported violations of the False Claims Act, covered previously here.
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Feb 03, 2025
Executive Order Seeks to Impose False Claims Act Liability on Government Contractor and Grantee DEI Programs
On January 21, 2025, the Trump Administration issued an executive order entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit Based Opportunity” (“EO”). The stated purpose of the EO is to direct the federal government to enforce the civil rights laws by taking action against “illegal” preferences and discrimination, including measures taking aim at private sector diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) policies and programs. As we highlighted, the EO has significant implications for federal contractor affirmative action obligations and serves as a strong signal of the Trump administration’s increased scrutiny toward private sector DEI programs. Importantly, the EO also seeks to impose False Claims Act liability on federal contractors and grant recipients who maintain DEI programs that run afoul of federal civil rights law.
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What Government Contractors Can Expect During the Second Trump Administration
The Trump Administration will most likely move quickly to align the federal government’s priorities with the President’s own.  While the Administration has not detailed all of its plans for government contracting/procurement, government contractors will benefit from examining both actions taken by President Trump during his first administration and statements made by the President during the campaign and transition.  Government contractors will potentially see changes made to Federal Acquisition Regulations (“FAR”), executive orders directed towards government contracting, Buy American Act/Trade Agreement Act Enforcement, and changes in spending priorities.
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What does the future hold in the UK and the US for whistleblower protection and incentivisation?