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Government Contracts Claims Litigation and Alternative Fee Arrangements

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 07.19.17

In AFA Considerations For Gov't Contract Claims Litigation, Steve McBrady discusses several hot topics in government contracts litigation, including (1) business objectives driving a renewed focus on claims litigation; (2) financial considerations driving contractor (and law firm) decision-making; (3) key strategy assessments for clients and their outside lawyers to make at the outset; and (4) the emergence of creative, value-based billing structures that put a premium on achieving successful outcomes while sharing financial risk.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 04.16.26

ROI Tracking as Mens Rea? Novartis Ruling Reframes AKS Pleading Risk

Is evidence that a company tracked return on investment (ROI) for certain actions and expenses sufficient to prove mens rea and plead a violation of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) with the requisite particularity? A recent decision in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) suggests that it is....