Andy Liu is a partner in the firm's White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement and Government Contracts groups. Mr. Liu also Co-Chairs the firm's False Claims Act practice. Mr. Liu's practice focuses on representation of corporate and individual clients in all phases of criminal and civil matters including internal investigations, compliance counseling, federal grand jury investigations, False Claims Act litigation and other complex civil litigation and criminal proceedings. He has represented individuals and corporations in matters involving government procurement fraud, health care fraud, price fixing, kickbacks, bribery, public corruption, conflict of interest laws, and other areas. He has written extensively on False Claims Act and other issues.

Prior to resuming his practice at the firm, Mr. Liu was a Trial Attorney with the United States Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division where he handled cases under a variety of federal statutes. He was twice awarded the Department of Justice's Special Achievement Award.

Mr. Liu is active in Bar activities, having served as a Board member of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the Greater Washington, DC Area (1997-1999) and as Vice-Chair of the Committee for Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity for the ABA's Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities (1998-2002). He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and has also served as a member and Chair of the Board of the Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center. Mr. Liu also currently serves on the firm's Diversity Council and as a Board Member of the Crowell & Moring Foundation.

Mr. Liu received a B.S.M.E. from Lehigh University in 1988 and an M.S.M.E. degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1992. In 1995, Mr. Liu received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center where he served on the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics.

Mr. Liu is a member of the bars of the District of Columbia and New York.

Representative Matters

• Represents "battlefield" contractor in qui tam suit alleging fraud in performance of security detail contracts.
• Represented foreign construction company in qui tam suit alleging fraud in connection with building of US Embassy; successfully argued dismissal of suit at summary judgment stage and affirmance of dismissal by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
• Represents munitions manufacturer in False Claims Act suit relating to alleged product substitution.
• Represented foreign company in parallel criminal, civil and congressional investigations relating to alleged fraud in connection with over one billion dollars in government contracts.
• Represents major food supplier in parallel criminal and civil investigations relating to federal Prime Vendor contracts.
• Represented federal Immigration Judge in Department of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility/Office of Inspector General investigation relating to DOJ hiring practices; no adverse action taken.
• Represented attorney in connection with parallel criminal and congressional investigations relating to alleged tax shelter fraud; no charges brought.
• Represented former political appointee in Department of Justice Office of Inspector General investigation relating to conflict of interest laws.
• Represented major defense contractor in criminal investigation relating to alleged violations of espionage statutes; successfully convinced government to close investigation without any charges.
• Represented former head of a federal agency in criminal proceeding concerning alleged violations of conflict of interest laws; successfully negotiated misdemeanor disposition.
• Represented major railroad in qui tam suit; successfully obtained dismissal of suit.
• Represented a Medicare Carrier in a six-year federal investigation prompted by a qui tam suit alleging fraud in connection with the processing of claims; successfully obtained dismissal of suit without unsealing.
• Represented major metals manufacturer in DOJ investigation relating to alleged antitrust violations; closed without prosecution.
• Represented major advertising agency in internal investigation relating to possible kickbacks in connection with a federal contract and represented client in voluntary disclosure to agency; successfully concluded without criminal, civil or administrative charges.
• Represented eighteen mining companies in qui tam suit alleging that they had fraudulently obtained mineral rights on federal lands by failing to disclose their alleged foreign ownership in mining claim records with the Interior Department; successfully obtained dismissal.
• Represented federal agency in administrative investigation and subsequent enforcement actions against regulated entity and its top officials in connection with earnings manipulation issues.
• Represented major defense contractor in False Claims Act litigation concerning alleged conspiracy in connection with alleged misuse of U.S. aid by a former Israeli Air Force officer.