Webinar: Fraud, Waste, and Abuse? Managing False Claims Act Compliance Risk in the COVID-19 Crisis

When
05/12/2020
12:00 PM

ABOUT THE WEBINAR:

With great crises comes great compliance risk. The COVID-19 pandemic is no exception. Signed into law just recently, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) will make available an initial $2.2 trillion worth of government funds to mitigate the economic effects of COVID-19.

Former crises, such as Hurricane Katrina, teach us that when the dust begins to settle, and probably sooner, government enforcement actors will aggressively search for fraud in the form of any misrepresentations made to the government to receive these funds, invoking the federal False Claims Act (FCA) and seeking treble damages, fines, and criminal referrals where appropriate. Private lawyers and bounty hunters will be watching closely as well, with many of them seeking opportunities to cash in on a bounty as a whistleblower. In particular, all companies and individuals submitting information to the government in connection with getting any type of claim paid (from a government contract to a Paycheck Protection.

ABOUT OUR SPEAKER:

Daniel Martin is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group at Jones Walker in Birmingham. He represents clients in corporate compliance, white collar criminal defense, employment, and commercial litigation matters. Dan is a member of the firm’s corporate compliance and white-collar defense team. A litigator and trial attorney since 2004, Dan has significant experience in a broad spectrum of civil and criminal disputes, particularly in the areas of commercial litigation, corporate compliance and white collar criminal matters, internal and governmental investigations, healthcare fraud defense, False Claims Act defense, and employment litigation. In recognition of his litigation and trial skills, Dan earned an award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy from the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.

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