The False Claims Act and FIRREA: Trends and Developments in Civil Fraud Enforcement

Douglas W. Baruch, a litigation partner resident in Fried Frank's Washington, DC office, leads the Firm’s False Claims Act and FIRREA Practice.

Mr. Baruch represents corporations and individuals in a variety of complex civil and criminal litigation matters, ranging from investigations and subpoena compliance to federal court litigation, with an emphasis on cases arising under the False Claims Act and FIRREA. He regularly handles matters arising in the healthcare, financial institutions, and defense and aerospace sectors.

Mr. Baruch is a co-author of FraudMail Alert®, which reports on significant developments in the False Claims Act and FIRREA arena. He also writes and lectures extensively on various aspects of the False Claims Act and FIRREA and is a co-author of a book chapter in the Settlement Agreements in Commercial Disputes treatise entitled, “Settlement Considerations Under the Federal Civil False Claims Act” (Wolters Kluwer Law & Business).

Mr. Baruch is co-chair of Fried Frank's Pro Bono Committee.

Honors & Awards

Mr. Baruch is recognized by Benchmark: Litigation and has been selected as one of “Washington’s Top Lawyers” by Washingtonian magazine. Mr. Baruch also is recognized by Legal 500 in International Arbitration.

Professional Associations

Member, Board of Directors, Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs

Member, Board of Directors, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Bar Admissions/Licensed Jurisdictions

District of Columbia; Maryland; New York; United States Supreme Court; United States Courts of Appeals for the District of Columbia and Federal Circuits; United States Courts of Appeals for the Fourth, Sixth and Ninth Circuits; United States District Court for the District of Columbia; United States District Court for the Southern District of New York; United States District Court for the District of Maryland

Jennifer M. Wollenberg is a litigation special counsel in Fried Frank’s Washington, DC office, where she is a member of the Firm’s False Claims Act and FIRREA Practice. She joined the Firm in 2004.

Ms. Wollenberg has been engaged in a variety of matters, including False Claims Act and FIRREA investigations and litigation, commercial litigation and arbitration, and internal investigations and monitoring. She is currently representing a major financial institution in one of the largest active False Claims Act and FIRREA litigations in the country.

Ms. Wollenberg frequently speaks and writes about the False Claims Act and FIRREA and is a co-author of FraudMail Alert®, which reports on significant developments in the False Claims Act and FIRREA arena.

Bar Admissions/Licensed Jurisdictions

District of Columbia, New York, the United States Court of Appeals (Second, Ninth, and District of Columbia Circuits), the United States Court of Federal Claims, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York