William M. Tucker
Areas of Focus
Overview
Will Tucker is a counsel in the firm's Washington, D.C. office, where he practices in the Government Contracts and Health Care groups. Will represents clients in a range of complex litigation and counseling engagements.
Career & Education
- University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2020
Virginia Journal of International Law: management board - Bowdoin College, B.A., 2014
- University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2020
- District of Columbia
William's Insights
Client Alert | 1 min read | 09.25.26
On September 1, 2026, the Eleventh Circuit issued its long-anticipated decision in U.S. ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates LLC, holding that the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act are constitutional because relators are not officers of the United States who occupy continuing positions established by law. The decision overturned the 2024 district court ruling that sparked a wave of constitutional challenges to qui tam suits and aligns the Eleventh Circuit with the Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits on the issue. The constitutional debate is far from over, however, as the decision is limited to the constitutionality under the Appointments Clause. The court remanded the case for further evaluation of the parties’ Take Care and Vesting Clause arguments. At the same time, similar constitutional arguments are pending in the Third Circuit, related to the largest-ever FCA judgment in a non-intervened case, and multiple Supreme Court justices have already signaled potential willingness to weigh in on the qui tam provisions’ constitutionality. Crowell's FCA attorneys explain these developments and what's next in a “Feature Comment” published in The Government Contractor.
Client Alert | 5 min read | 09.02.26
DOJ’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Claims Another DEI-Related FCA Settlement
Client Alert | 3 min read | 09.02.26
Insights
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07.27.26
The Journal of Federal Agency Action
(Not) All’s Weld That Ends Weld: Duty Evasion Scheme Ends in Historic $549.5M FCA Settlement
|06.01.26
Crowell & Moring's Government Contracts Legal Forum
DOJ Launches FOCUS Initiative, Seeks Data Miners to Assist in Identifying and Building Fraud Claims
|05.11.26
Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Law
Let’s Talk FCA: Developments Regarding Constitutional Challenges to the Qui Tam Provisions
|02.10.26
Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum
Record-Setting False Claims Act Settlement Highlights DOJ Commitment to Customs Enforcement
|12.29.25
Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum
Record-Setting False Claims Act Settlement Highlights DOJ Commitment to Customs
|12.24.25
Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Law
Eleventh Circuit Hears Argument on False Claims Act Qui Tam Constitutionality
|12.15.25
Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum
William's Insights
Client Alert | 1 min read | 09.25.26
On September 1, 2026, the Eleventh Circuit issued its long-anticipated decision in U.S. ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates LLC, holding that the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act are constitutional because relators are not officers of the United States who occupy continuing positions established by law. The decision overturned the 2024 district court ruling that sparked a wave of constitutional challenges to qui tam suits and aligns the Eleventh Circuit with the Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits on the issue. The constitutional debate is far from over, however, as the decision is limited to the constitutionality under the Appointments Clause. The court remanded the case for further evaluation of the parties’ Take Care and Vesting Clause arguments. At the same time, similar constitutional arguments are pending in the Third Circuit, related to the largest-ever FCA judgment in a non-intervened case, and multiple Supreme Court justices have already signaled potential willingness to weigh in on the qui tam provisions’ constitutionality. Crowell's FCA attorneys explain these developments and what's next in a “Feature Comment” published in The Government Contractor.
Client Alert | 5 min read | 09.02.26
DOJ’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Claims Another DEI-Related FCA Settlement
Client Alert | 3 min read | 09.02.26




