James Flood is a partner in Crowell & Moring's Washington, D.C. office and assists health care, energy, and financial services clients with legal, legislative, and regulatory issues. He is also chair of the firm's Government Affairs Group.
A former federal prosecutor and counsel to Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), James has more than 20 years of experience assisting clients facing issues before the White House, Congress, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and other federal agencies. He also works with the firm's Healthcare Group and healthcare fraud practice team to counsel clients on issues related to Medicare, Medicaid, Part D, long-term care, health care fraud, the False Claims Act (FCA), and the anti-kickback statute.
In the area of antitrust, he has advised and guided companies through public policy issues affecting mergers in the healthcare and technology sectors. In the energy sector, James has experience navigating renewable energy regulatory and policy matters, and he served as the General Counsel for the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).
Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, James led all federal and state government relations for a Fortune 400 health care company with $6 billion annual revenue. James led the Government Affairs Department and oversaw the company's advocacy before Congress, HHS, CMS, DEA, key trade groups, and engaged with the White House on regulatory issues. Previously, he assisted clients at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP, where he provided strategic government relations advice and counsel to Fortune 500 companies in the health care, financial services, and energy sectors. Prior to that, he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney at DOJ, where he led federal and local criminal investigations of U.S. corporations and individuals, prosecuted federal white collar grand jury criminal investigations into health care fraud, securities fraud, mortgage fraud, and government contracts fraud. He tried approximately 80 federal or local jury or bench trials during his time at DOJ, and also led a two-year nationwide FCA investigation into the sale of defective bulletproof vests to federal law enforcement agencies. James earned his B.S. from Cornell University and his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center.
Affiliations
Admitted to practice: District of Columbia
Speeches & Presentations
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"From Congress to the Courtroom: Congressional Investigations and Their Impact on Parallel Proceedings," GICLI Annual Meeting, Dove Mountain, AZ
(October 10, 2017).
Speakers: Jason C. Murray, James G. Flood, and Juan A. Arteaga.
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"Prospects for Fundamental Tax Reform Legislation," Crowell & Moring's Managing Tax Audits and Appeals Seminar 2017, Washington, D.C.
(October 5, 2017).
Presenters: Scott Douglas and James G. Flood.
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"Trump and Taxes: Is Corporate Tax Reform Here?" Webinar, Crowell & Moring's First 100 Days Series
(December 21, 2016).
Presenters: James G. Flood, David B. Blair, David J. Fischer, and W. Scott Douglas.
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"Trump Transition - Trump Transition: How's It Going to Work?" Crowell & Moring's First 100 Days Series, Webinar
(December 1, 2016).
Presenters: James G. Flood, W. Scott Douglas, Jodi G. Daniel, Robert A. Burton, and Carlton Greene.
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"The First 100 Days: A Federal Election Update," Crowell & Moring Webinar
(October 27, 2016).
Presenters: James G. Flood and W. Scott Douglas.
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"Health Care," OOPS 2015, Crowell & Moring's 31st Annual Ounce of Prevention Seminar, Washington, D.C.
(May 5-6, 2015).
Moderator: David J. Ginsberg; Panelists: David C. Hammond, Troy A. Barsky, and James G. Flood.
Publications
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"State of Play: Trump's Regulatory Tapestry – Broad Brushstrokes, Wide-Open Spaces, and Major Opportunities," Crowell & Moring's Regulatory Forecast 2017
(May 2017).
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"Regulatory Forecast 2016: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know for the Coming Year," a Crowell & Moring LLP publication
(January 2016).
Contributor.
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"Regulatory 2016 - The State of Play," Crowell & Moring's Regulatory Forecast 2016
(January 2016).
Contributors: Angela B. Styles, Thomas (Tim) C. Means, Kris D. Meade, Elliott P. Laws, Mike Gill, W. Scott Douglas, and James G. Flood.
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"New Consolidated Appropriations Act Yields Tax Delays, Funding Limitations, & Medicare/Medicaid Changes," Crowell & Moring's Public Policy Bulletin
(December 29, 2015).
Authors: James G. Flood and W. Scott Douglas.
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"PODCAST: What to Expect from Congress and the White House in the Rest of 2017 — C&M's Trump: The First Year Series,"
(October 12, 2017).
Contacts: James G. Flood, W. Scott Douglas
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"Overview of the Senate Republican ACA Repeal and Replace Bill,"
(June 23, 2017).
Contacts: James G. Flood, W. Scott Douglas, David Didier Johnson, Harsh P. Parikh
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"PODCAST: An Update on Tax Reform — C&M's First 100 Days Series,"
First 100 Days Series
(April 13, 2017).
Contacts: James G. Flood, W. Scott Douglas
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"Analysis of the House Republican Repeal and Replace Bills for the Affordable Care Act,"
Health Law 'In The News'
(March 8, 2017).
Contacts: Christine M. Clements, James G. Flood, David Didier Johnson, Joe Records
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"PODCAST: U.S.-Canada Trade Relations – What Corporations Need to Know — C&M's First 100 Days Series,"
First 100 Days Series
(February 24, 2017).
Contacts: James G. Flood, Ian A. Laird
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"This Month in International Trade — January 2017,"
International Trade Bulletin
(February 9, 2017).
Contacts: John B. Brew, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Paul Davies, Andrew Blasi, Cari N. Stinebower, W. Scott Douglas, Mariana Pendás, Patricia L. Wu, Jeffrey L. Snyder, Charles C. Hwang, Charles De Jager, Melissa Morris, Daniel Cannistra, Eduardo Mathison, Carlton Greene, Christopher Monahan, David (Dj) Wolff, Lorenzo Di Masi, Gordon McAllister, Robert A. Burton, Lorraine M. Campos, Peter Eyre, Elizabeth Buehler, Alan W. H. Gourley, James G. Flood, Maria Alejandra (Jana) del-Cerro, Monique D. Almy
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"The United States Substantially Relaxes Existing Embargo on Sudan ,"
International Trade Bulletin
(January 13, 2017).
Contacts: Cari N. Stinebower, Alan W. H. Gourley, Carlton Greene, James G. Flood, David (Dj) Wolff, Maria Alejandra (Jana) del-Cerro
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"This Month in International Trade — December 2016,"
International Trade Bulletin
(January 11, 2017).
Contacts: John B. Brew, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Daniel Cannistra, Carlton Greene, Cari N. Stinebower, Patricia L. Wu, Jeffrey L. Snyder, Charles C. Hwang, Charles De Jager, David (Dj) Wolff, Gordon McAllister, Lorenzo Di Masi, Alan W. H. Gourley, Wing Cheung, Joel Mallord, James G. Flood, Daniel W. Wolff, Thomas A. Lorenzen
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"PODCAST: Common Misperceptions About Undoing a Prior Administration's Executive Actions — C&M's First 100 Days Series,"
First 100 Days Series
(December 12, 2016).
Contacts: James G. Flood, Thomas A. Lorenzen, Daniel W. Wolff
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"Health Care Update: What is Happening with 21st Century Cures, the Trump Team & ACA Repeal/Replace?,"
First 100 Days Series
(November 22, 2016).
Contacts: James G. Flood, W. Scott Douglas, Jodi G. Daniel
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"PODCAST: What to Expect on Capitol Hill in a McConnell/Schumer Senate — C&M’s First 100 Days Series,"
First 100 Days Series
(November 3, 2016).
Contacts: James G. Flood, W. Scott Douglas
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"This Month in International Trade - May 2016 ,"
International Trade Bulletin
(June 9, 2016).
Contacts: Eduardo Mathison, John B. Brew, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Anne Elise Herold Li, Ian A. Laird, Paul Davies, Charles De Jager, Benjamin Blase Caryl, Cari N. Stinebower, Mariana Pendás, David (Dj) Wolff, Carlton Greene, Alan W. H. Gourley, Christopher Monahan, Maria Alejandra (Jana) del-Cerro, Kelly T. Currie, James G. Flood, Dalal Hasan, Jeffrey L. Poston, Emmanuel Plasschaert, Jeane A. Thomas, Evan D. Wolff, Frederik Van Remoortel
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"FinCEN’s Final Rule on Beneficial Ownership and the Administration’s New Initiatives on Financial Transparency: What You Need to Know,"
International Trade Bulletin
(May 11, 2016).
Contacts: Carlton Greene, Cari N. Stinebower, Kelly T. Currie, James G. Flood, Dalal Hasan
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"CONNECT for Health Act: Bipartisan Bill Would Expand Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring,"
Health Law 'In The News'
(February 9, 2016).
Contacts: Jodi G. Daniel, James G. Flood, W. Scott Douglas, Harsh P. Parikh
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"Key Provisions in the Bipartisan Health Information Technology Legislation,"
Health Law 'In The News'
(January 27, 2016).
Contacts: Jodi G. Daniel, James G. Flood, W. Scott Douglas
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"New Consolidated Appropriations Act Yields Tax Delays, Funding Limitations, & Medicare/Medicaid Changes,"
Health Law 'In The News'
(December 29, 2015).
Contacts: Christine M. Clements, A. Xavier Baker, David Didier Johnson, James G. Flood, W. Scott Douglas
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