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More than ever before, whistleblowers are reporting concerns and prompting government investigations concerning possible violations of federal and state law, a trend that has been driven in part by growing financial incentives.

At the same time, federal, state, and local authorities, as well as private qui tam plaintiffs, are increasingly initiating enforcement actions and civil litigation under the False Claims Act (FCA) and FIRREA.

“Simpson Thacher is one of the elite litigation [firms in] . . . the country. They are especially impressive on white collar and agency enforcement work.”
– Benchmark Litigation, quoting a source

Companies across a wide range of industries including healthcare, defense, technology and financial services, as well as their boards, rely on Simpson Thacher’s deep bench of talent to obtain favorable results in FCA and FIRREA cases and investigations. Our multidisciplinary team includes former senior SEC enforcement attorneys and U.S. federal prosecutors, as well as nationally recognized litigators. We act as an integrated team to handle high-stakes FCA and FIRREA cases and investigations, frequently in connection with parallel actions and investigations.

Our clients also turn to us to respond to allegations by whistleblowers and help devise and implement corporate whistleblower policies. Working closely with attorneys in the Firm’s Public Company Advisory Practice, our Whistleblower/False Claims Act attorneys also advise companies and their boards concerning a broad range of corporate governance issues involving whistleblowers and whistleblower policies.

“The advice from the Simpson Thacher white-collar team is always very thoughtful and thorough. They do an extremely good job handling complex situations during high-stakes investigations.”
– The Legal 500 U.S.

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