Habib F. Ilahi

Representative matters:

• Represent CEO in criminal health care fraud investigation led by the Department of Justice Health Care Fraud Strike Force.


• Represent CEO in criminal and civil securities fraud investigation led by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the Securities and Exchange Commission.


• Represent cybersecurity professional in criminal and civil government contracts fraud investigation involving cybersecurity-related issues led by the Department of Justice.


• Represent diversified national asset management firm in a state FCA investigation involving a state New Market Tax Credit program.


• Represent dentist in criminal Medicaid fraud investigation led by Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of State Attorney General’s Office.


• Represented national Engineering, Procurement, and Construction contractor defendant in FCA litigation in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia involving ARRA Section 1603 energy grants and obtained dismissal of complaint.


• Represented CEO in FCA investigation involving home health services and kickbacks led by Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.


• Represented sales executive in antitrust investigation led by Department of Justice Antitrust Division.


• Represented federal grant recipient in internal investigation and mandatory disclosure to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.


• Represented physician medical director and target of FCA investigation, resulting in U.S. Attorney’s Office closing its investigation against the client.


• Represented government contractor in internal investigation and successful response to a cure notice, involving a mandatory disclosure regarding potential FCA violations relating to its federal contract.


• Represented federal grant funds recipient in internal investigation and related state enforcement matter regarding potential state and federal government grant violations.
  


• Obtained $65 million FCA settlement from Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. to resolve allegations that Prime hospitals in California submitted false claims to Medicare through various upcoding schemes.


• Managed multiple investigations involving a national hospital emergency department provider and alleged upcoding of Medicare claims and potential FCA and Anti-Kickback Statute violations.


• Led investigation of physician-owned hospital for potential FCA, Anti-Kickback Statute, and Stark Law violations.


• Led investigations of separate durable medical equipment providers and telemarketing companies for potential FCA and Anti-Kickback Statute violations.


• Led investigations of separate national skilled nursing home chains for potential FCA violations involving understaffing and failure of care.


• Managed data-driven FCA investigations involving various types of health care providers and fraud schemes.


• Represented several former employees of national skilled nursing facility chain in FCA litigation involving allegations of upcoding for medically unnecessary rehabilitation therapy.


• Represented whistleblower/relator in FCA action resulting in $24 million settlement to resolve Stark Law violations pertaining to group practice/in-office ancillary services exception.


• Represented several employees of publicly traded health care provider in various FCA investigations and criminal health care fraud investigations led by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General and the Department of Justice.


• Represented publicly traded medical device manufacturer/federal government contractor in internal investigation and subsequent voluntary disclosure regarding potential government contracting violations, Federal Supply Schedule pricing issues, and FCA violations.


• Represented several employees of publicly traded global supplier of test systems and industrial position sensors/federal government contractor in government contracting and FCA investigation regarding potential violations of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Addendum.


• Represented drop shipper/federal government contractor in FCA investigation and subsequent settlement for Export Administration and other government contracting violations involving prohibited items on Government Services Administration schedule contract.


• Represented Department of Defense Contracting Officer in criminal investigation into favorable treatment in connection with weapons procurement contracts, resulting in declination of prosecution.


• Represented principal of military contracting company in criminal investigation and subsequent plea agreement involving bribery of Department of Defense Contracting Officer for favorable treatment in connection with weapons procurement contracts.


• Represented Federal Emergency Management Agency Senior Executive Service employee in criminal and civil investigation and subsequent plea agreement and civil settlement involving conflicts of interest regarding a multimillion-dollar government contract for polling and consulting services.


• Represented telecom company/federal government contractor in debarment proceeding before Department of Homeland Security Suspension and Debarment Office.


• Represented several employees of publicly traded oil services company in multi-year criminal and civil FCPA investigations led by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission.


• Represented former executive of construction and project management company in FCPA investigation led by the Department of Justice.


• Represented former executive of multinational conglomerate in criminal FCPA investigation regarding potential payments to Vietnamese government officials.


• Represented former executive of international energy company in criminal and civil FCPA investigations led by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding potential payments to Brazilian government officials.


• Represented Audit Committee of publicly traded self-regulatory organization in internal investigation regarding potential regulatory violations.


• Represented several employees of publicly traded REIT in investigation led by the Securities and Exchange Commission.


• Represented former Chief Technology Officer of publicly traded technology company in eight-week long civil securities fraud trial involving the Securities and Exchange Commission, resulting in client being found not liable on all claims.


• Represented former corporate counsel of marketing company in five-week long criminal conspiracy and mail fraud trial involving the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina, resulting in acquittal of client on all counts.