US Government broadens its targets under False Claims Act

Laura Perlov (+1 303 866 0421 / +1 212 541 2121, laura.perlov@bclplaw.com) and Andrey Spektor (+1 212 541 2085, andrey.spektor@bclplaw.com) are litigation partners at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, where Laura co-chairs the False Claims Act Practice. Marcia Levitan-Haffar, a summer associate, contributed to this article.

Spurred on by the pandemic to penalise those who abuse its funds, the United States federal Government has recently targeted private equity firms with controlling stakes in offending companies, and will likely continue to do so in a post-Covid world. Laura Perlov and Andrey Spektor of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner report on enforcement trends relating to the False Claims Act.