For whistleblowers, the good judgment of his or her attorney is critical to a successful outcome. But judgment in the unique context of a False Claims Act case can only be obtained through long experience in handling a wide variety of False Claims Act cases.
For eight years, Ben Vernia investigated, intervened and litigated whistleblower cases for the U.S. Department of Justice. From 1994 to 2002, Ben was a Trial Attorney in the Fraud Section of the Civil Division, which handles every major qui tam case. As a Trial Attorney, he led investigations in dozens of qui tam suits. Most of these matters involved parallel criminal and civil proceedings; all were complex cases requiring the rapid assessment of both a difficult factual terrain and the key legal obligations imposed by regulations or government contracts.
The Vernia Law Firm has handled cutting-edge, bet-the-company investigations and settlements, representing both whistleblowers and defendants in False Claims Act cases. He brings to clients a first-hand knowledge of the federal investigative process, and experience on dozens of criminal, civil and parallel cases.
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Each year, Ben Vernia and Andrew Murray edit the False Claims Act and Government Fraud Deskbook, a multi-volume compilation of the federal, state, and local antifraud laws commonly encountered by criminal and civil attorneys and judges.
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