REGSTER NOW AND RESERVE YOUR SPACE AT THE

NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON
THE CIVIL FALSE CLAIMS ACT AND QUI TAM ENFORCEMENT

presented by

The American Bar Association

Criminal Justice Section, Public Contract law Section, Health Law Section
Center for Continuing Legal Education and the National Association of Medicaid Fraud Control Units

November 19-20, 1998
Park Hyatt Hotel
Washington, DC

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 first National Institute to bring together experts from all areas – healthcare, defense, environmental, oil and gas, construction, higher education and grant recipients – which have been the subject of qui tam lawsuits seeking treble damages and penalties under this law.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

• Basics of liability under the FCA
• Damages and penalties
• Public disclosure/original source
• Efforts to amend the FCA
• Attorneys fees and relator’s share litigation
• Handling employee discharge cases under Subsection (h)
• ADR of FCA cases

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• Inside counsel for defense, healthcare, construction, oil and gas companies and every company with Federal government contracts
• State attorneys general (who have interests both as plaintiffs and as defendants) and Federal & State agency attorneys
• Criminal white collar defense lawyers, who now must face qui tam relators in virtually every procurement or healthcare fraud investigation
• Bankruptcy lawyers, who find that the FCA damages and penalties provisions force many defendants into bankruptcy
• Counsel for public & private colleges and universities and other grant recipients
• Oil and gas attorneys now facing qui tam royalty suits
• Housing attorneys who face FCA suits for HUD financing issues

PROGRAM BENEFITS

Hear the latest significant developments in the law and network with:

• DOJ civil division attorneys and AUSAs responsible for FCA cases
• Lead qui tam relator attorneys
• Defense specialists
• Academics who study qui tam and FCA enforcement

Luncheon Speaker

Senator Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

Chair of the Subcommittee for Administrative Oversight and the Courts of the Senate Judiciary Committee (Tentative)

For more information about this National Institute, the ABA, the ABA Criminal Justice Section and ABA-CLE:

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Hotel Information:

Park Hyatt Hotel, 1201 24th Street, NW

Washington, DC

Phone: 202.789.1234

Rate: $200 single/double

Cut-Off date: October 28, 1998

Call for details concerning tuition discount, scholarship and cancellation policy. Audiotape Package and Course Materials will be available for purchase two weeks after the program. To order, call 800.285.2221.

Fall 1998 Criminal Justice Section Council Meeting_ Friday, November 20 - 22, 1998 _The Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC

For more information call the ABA Criminal Justice Section @ 202.662.1512.

PROGRAM REGISTRATION FORM

_$625 General Public _$560 ABA Member($65 Savings) _$525 Sponsoring Section Member ($100 Savings)

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