Civil False Claims Act and Qui Tam Enforcement

Program Description

The civil False Claims Act (FCA) is the fastest growing area of federal litigation, particularly because of its unique qui tam enforcement mechanism. This will be the seventh National Institute to bring together experts from all areas – healthcare, defense, pharmaceutical, oil and gas, accounting and consulting, construction, higher education and grant recipients – in which qui tam lawsuits under the FCA have been filed.  

What Will You Learn:

• Basics of liability, damages, and penalties under the FCA
• Ramifications of the pending Supreme Court decision on “presentment”
• Expansion of FCA enforcement through state qui tam laws and the importance of these laws
• Congressional proposals to amend the Federal FCA
• Effects of the Supreme Court decision in Rockwell on qui tam enforcement
• Important new developments relating to liability for violations of express and implied certifications
• The latest case law relating to the “materiality” of false certifications
• Specialty sessions devoted to pharmaceutical, healthcare and procurement/grant cases
• Tax treatment of FCA settlements
• Ethical issues unique to FCA enforcement

Program Benefits:

• DOJ Civil Division Attorneys and AUSAs responsible for FCA cases
• State AGs who enforce state qui tam laws
• Leading qui tam relator attorneys
• Defense specialists
• Academics who study qui tam and FCA enforcement

Who Should Attend:

• Inside counsel for defense, healthcare, pharmaceutical, construction, oil and gas companies, and any other company that makes payments to, or receives funds from, federal or state governments
• State attorneys general and federal, state, and local agency attorneys
• Plaintiff attorneys who hope to establish or expand their qui tam practices
• Criminal white collar defense lawyers who face qui tam relators in virtually every procurement or healthcare fraud investigation
• Counsel for public and private colleges and universities and other government grant recipients

Program Faculty

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Hotel Information

The Ritz Carlton, Washington, DC
1150 22nd Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: 202.835.0500
Fax: 202.835.1588
Single/Double: $315

Tuition
$950 for the General Public
$825 for an ABA Member ($125 Savings)
$775 for a Sponsoring Section Member ($175 Savings)

If you are not a section member, join the sponsoring sections and save money on this National Institute, as well as a full range of products and services.

All participants must register for the program.

Cancellations and requests for refund will be honored on the following basis: 8 business days or more, 100% refund; 4 business day or less, 100% refund minus a $50 administrative fee; 3 business days or less—no refund. Substitute registrants are welcomed. Scholarship applications are available upon request.

CLE Credit*

19.50 hours of MCLE credit, including 1.5 hour of Ethics in 60-minute states and 16.25 hours of MCLE credit, including 1.8 hours of Ethics in 50-minute states have been requested.

For NY-licensed attorneys: This transitional CLE program has been approved for all NY-licensed attorneys in accordance with the requirements of the New York State CLE Board for New York MCLE (17.50 including 1.5 Ethics total NY transitional MCLE credits).

The ABA is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700 Nashville, TN 37219-2417 - www.nasba.org.