Nolan Auerbach & White Partners Present at National False Claims Act Conference

Last week, Partners Marcella Auerbach and Jeb White presented at the Fourteenth Annual Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund (TAFEF) Conference in Washington, D.C. Mr. White presented during the opening day session of the conference, during a panel session titled, “Best Practices for Effectively Working with the Government.” The panel was moderated by qui tam attorney Neil Getnick, and Mr. White was joined on the panel by four government attorneys, including the United States Attorney for South Carolina William Nettles, New York Attorney General Senior Advisor Greg Krakower, California Deputy Attorney General Nicholas Paul, and U.S. Department of Justice’s Commercial Litigation Branch Senior Trial Attorney Colin Huntley. Managing Partner Marcella Auerbach moderated a panel discussion on parallel civil-criminal investigations and prosecutions. Panelists included Assistant United States Attorney Gregg Shapiro, Texas Assistant Attorney General Christen Nedwick, and U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Fraud Section Assistant Chief Robert Zink.

This year’s TAFEF Conference was the largest event solely devoted to the False Claims Act. In addition to more than 300 qui tam attorneys, the audience included several attorneys from federal and state governments. Speakers included United States Attorneys, high-ranking Justice Department officials, and leading qui tam practitioners.