John T. Brennan, Jr. is a partner at Crowell & Moring and a member of the firm's Health Care Group. His practice primarily focuses on health care fraud and abuse matters. He defends clients in federal litigation, investigations and enforcement actions, especially relating to the federal False Claims Act and the anti-kickback and physician self-referral (Stark Law) statutes. He deals frequently with the Department of Justice and Health & Human Services - Office of the Inspector General. In addition to his litigation practice, John often advises clients on compliance matters, and conducts internal investigations related to potential fraud and abuse issues. John's practice also includes advising clients on reimbursement, transactional, physician relations, licensure and certification, and other regulatory issues.
John graduated cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center in 1978. He also holds a master's degree in hospital administration from The George Washington University. He received his undergraduate degree from Union College, where he graduated cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Prior to entering law school, John was employed as a hospital administrator for several years.
John was named an American Health Lawyers Association Fellow in 2007, an honor bestowed on only 70 of the Association's 10,000 members. He served for three years as Chair of the AHLA's 1,700-member Fraud and Abuse, Self-Referrals and False Claims Specialty Law Committee, the AHLA's largest Specialty Committee, and prior to that was vice-chair of that Committee. John is uniquely ranked as a Band One healthcare attorney on both a nationwide and District of Columbia level. He has been Band One rated by Chambers for the past 14 years and is an Acritas Star, Acritas Star Independently Rated Lawyers (2016, 2018, 2019). John has also been named one of the nation's Top Health Care Attorneys by Best's each year since 2006, as well as having appeared in multiple editions of The Best Lawyers in America since 2008.
John lectures and writes regularly on health care fraud and abuse topics. He has frequently conducted the Health Care Fraud Primer session at the AHLA's Annual Conference, as well as presenting at the annual Health Care Fraud Update for Physicians and Hospitals at the AHLA Medicare/Medicaid Conference. He also speaks regularly at the ABA White Collar Health Care Fraud Institute. He has written law journal articles on the False Claims Act and co-edited numerous AHLA Members Briefings on the Stark Law, including the Stark II Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III Final Rules, and also served on the AHLA's prestigious Stark Law Convener Panel, which Panel in 2010 made specific recommendations for changes in the law that have since been adopted by CMS or Congress.
John is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and has appeared in numerous federal and state courts and in administrative proceedings nationwide.