Healthcare Litigator and Former DOJ Civil Fraud Section Leader Jeff Gleason Joins Crowell & Moring

First-Chair Trial Attorney Expands Healthcare Recovery Capabilities

Boston – October 15, 2025: Jeffrey S. Gleason, an accomplished first-chair trial attorney and former leader in the Civil Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, has joined Crowell & Moring as a partner, further bolstering the firm’s fast-growing and industry-leading Health Care Group.

Gleason’s practice focuses on health care law, government investigations, and complex business litigation. He has deep experience representing health insurers in multimillion-dollar disputes, including matters involving fraud, federal and state Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations statutes (RICO), state consumer protection laws, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), breach of contract, the No Surprises Act (NSA), and the False Claims Act (FCA). Gleason is joined by associate Erica Schultz, whose practice centers on complex commercial, health care, and product liability litigation.

At Crowell, Gleason will join a Health Care Group that has experienced significant growth in recent months. In August, the firm added a highly regarded managed care team of more than 50 attorneys from Reed Smith, establishing one of the largest health care practices in the country and significantly expanding the firm’s ability to serve clients across the health care industry with the full spectrum of litigation, investigations, regulatory, transactional, and recovery capabilities. In September, the group welcomed distinguished attorneys Rachel Park and Jill Abrams, both former senior officials with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, further strengthening the firm’s ability to provide significant value to clients across the industry.

Gleason has delivered substantial affirmative recoveries for managed care organizations and has a proven track record of winning multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements estimated at more than half a billion dollars in total value. Notably, he obtained a complete plaintiff $25.6 million jury verdict, consisting of damages and punitive awards, for a major health insurance provider and its affiliates in a complex laboratory pass-through billing scheme. He achieved a substantial recovery on behalf of another major insurer in a matter where his client was the defendant facing alleged liability of nearly $100 million. Gleason also served as lead trial counsel in a two-week bankruptcy court proceeding for a major health insurer, where he achieved a complete victory by defeating a $30 million claim brought by the trustee and overcame objections to $39 million in proofs of claim.

“Jeff’s addition aligns with the strategic goals of our clients,” said Troy Barsky, co-chair of Crowell & Moring’s Health Care Group. “Jeff brings extensive courtroom experience that complements Crowell’s strong team of litigators. His experience leading complex litigation and government investigations, combined with his success in securing major recoveries, will be invaluable to our clients facing challenging disputes.”

“The significant growth of Crowell & Moring’s Health Care Group, including the addition of new talent and expanded capabilities, drew my interest in joining the firm,” said Gleason. “Crowell’s ability to offer a full-service platform for clients in the health care industry is a real market differentiator. Having worked with Crowell attorneys previously and representing many of the same clients, I look forward to building on those relationships and contributing to the continued development of the healthcare recovery practice.”

Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, Gleason was the co-founder and co-chair of the Health Care Practice at Robins Kaplan LLP. Before his private practice, Gleason spent four years as a trial attorney in the Civil Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he led multi-agency investigations and litigation involving the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute, focusing on health care fraud. His work resulted in settlements totaling over $100 million returned to the U.S. Treasury, including a record-setting resolution against an individual physician for which he received a Special Commendation for Outstanding Service in the Civil Division.

Gleason earned his bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and his law degree from Harvard Law School.

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