Morrison Foerster has appointed Paul Perkins as a partner in its Investigations and White Collar Defense Group and chair of its False Claims Act practice in Washington, D.C.
Perkins joins the firm after serving in several senior leadership positions at the U.S. Department of Justice, most recently as Associate Deputy Attorney General.
He brings more than 15 years of government and private practice experience, including more than a decade focused on False Claims Act investigations and enforcement.
During his government career, Perkins worked on major enforcement matters, negotiated settlements involving nine-figure amounts, and helped develop federal enforcement policies.
As Associate Deputy Attorney General, he worked on enforcement strategy involving complex civil, criminal, and regulatory matters.
Before that appointment, Perkins spent four years as Deputy Director of the DOJ’s Civil Fraud Section.
In that role, he helped lead an office of more than 150 attorneys involved in enforcement activities that contributed to more than $13 billion in False Claims Act recoveries.
His previous DOJ positions also included Chief of Staff and Special Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Division, Counsel and Senior Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General, and Trial Attorney in the Civil Division’s Fraud Section.
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