27 · Litigation and arbitration · États-Unis
False Claims Act government enforcement and investigations
What assistance changes in this practice, what it does not change, and the time reduction actually observed.
Where the gain is real
Review of billing across the whole period at issue, reconciliation of certifications with accounting records, chronology of internal reports.
Where it is slight or nil
Discussions with the prosecutor, the decision to settle, the relator’s deposition.
Observed time
−57% at constant case scope, on cases closed over the last three financial years. This measure says nothing about the quality of the outcome.
What the practice covers
- Review of billing and of payment claims across the whole period at issue
- Reconciliation of compliance certifications with the accounting records
- Chronology of the internal reports and of how they were handled
- Response to subpoenas and civil investigative demands
- Quantification of the exposure, including penalties and multipliers
- Analysis of jurisdictional bars and of the public disclosure defence