Goodwin Adds Former Prosecutor to Expanding Washington Office

Goodwin Procter is bringing aboard former federal prosecutor Ilene Albala to handle the increasing False Claims Act scrutiny by the Biden administration.

Albala, a former assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, is part of the firm’s expansion of the complex litigation and dispute resolution and healthcare practices as a partner in Washington.

In the Eastern District, Albala was lead counsel for the federal government in False Claims Act qui tam litigation and supervised federal agents and collaborating FBI and FDA offices, among others. She led investigations of medical device manufacturers, hospital systems, clinical laboratories, diagnostic testing facilities ...