Andy Liu is a partner in the firm's White Collar & Securities Litigation, Government Contracts, and Litigation groups, and is a member of the firm's e-Discovery team. Mr. Liu's practice involves 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, bribery, conflict of interest laws, and other areas. He has written extensively on False Claims Act 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 prosecuted education-related 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 as Chair of the Board of the Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center.

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.

Education
Lehigh University, B.S.M.E., 1988
University of Texas at Austin, M.S.M.E., 1992
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1995

Affiliations
Admitted to practice: District of Columbia, New York

Publications
"Combating Human Trafficking: The Long Arm of the FAR," International Government Contractor, Vol. 5, No. 1 (January 2008). Co-Authors: Andy Liu and Jane Foster.

"Full Inclusion and Deaf Education — Redefining Equality," 24 J. Law & Educ. 241 (1995). Author: Andy Liu.

Speeches & Presentations
"The Government's Overlooked Weapon in Protecting the Public Fisc: Dismissals Under 31 U.S.C. § 3730(c)(2)(A)," ABA 7th Annual National Institute on the Civil False Claims Act and Qui Tam Enforcement (June 11-13, 2008). Co-Authors: Brian C. Elmer, Andy Liu and Ann M. Mason.

"The Insufficient Complaint - Consequences," ABA 21st Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime 2007 (March 1-2, 2007). Co-Authors: Brian C. Elmer and Andy Liu.

"Government Employee-Relators: The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Syndrome," ABA 6th Annual National Institute on the Civil False Claims Act and Qui Tam Enforcement (June 14-16, 2006). Co-Authors: Brian C. Elmer and Andy Liu.

"'Because of': FCA Damages and Penalties," American Conference Institute, False Claims Act Enforcement & Litigation (June 16-17, 2005). Co-Authors: Brian C. Elmer and Andy Liu.

"FCA Damages and Penalties: Recent Developments and Recurring Themes," ABA 19th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime 2005 (March 3-4, 2005). Co-Authors: Brian C. Elmer and Andy Liu.

"FCA Damages and Penalties: Recent Developments and Recurring Themes," ABA 5th Annual National Institute on the Civil False Claims Act and Qui Tam Enforcement (June 14-16, 2004). Co-Authors: Brian C. Elmer and Andy Liu.

"The Other Sheriff in Town - Qui Tam Actions Under the False Claims Act," NMA Mining Lawyers Conference, Tucson, AZ (September 26, 1998). Co-Authors: John Macleod and Andy Liu.