Scott F. Roybal

Scott Roybal is retired from the firm and is now Of Counsel.

Areas of Practice

Mr. Roybal's practice included business litigation in federal and state courts and before arbitration and administrative tribunals with extensive experience handling government contract disputes and defending clients in a wide range of civil and criminal fraud investigations. He has more than 30 years of experience investigating and litigating qui tam False Claims Act cases and related whistleblower actions. Mr. Roybal handled a multitude of corporate internal and government investigations involving diverse industries such as healthcare, aerospace and defense, financial institutions, electronics, information technologies, transportation, construction, and telecommunications, among others that conduct business with the government. He provided compliance program advice and counsel and conducts investigations concerning the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Mr. Roybal utilized his extensive experience to assist clients with early resolutions of potential disputes.

Honors

The Legal 500 USA, Government Contracts, 2020-2021

The Legal 500 USA, Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense, 2018

Articles

Government Contracts & Investigations Blog

• "Statute of Limitations for PPP and EIDL Fraud Extended to Ten Years," August 9, 2022
• "Supreme Court To Review DOJ’s Authority to Dismiss Qui Tam FCA Suits Over Objections From Relators," June 29, 2022
• "The Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery Calls For Increased Funding and Expanded Jurisdiction In Its Quarterly Report To Congress," August 16, 2021
• "The Next Four Years of FCPA Enforcement: What to Expect From the Biden Administration," November 19, 2020
• "Prepare for a Perfect Storm of COVID-19 Whistleblower Claims," June 17, 2020
• "Small Business Money Grab Under the CARES Act Brings Enforcement Risks," April 23, 2020
• "FCPA Landmines Beneath the Surface of the COVID-19 Crisis," April 15, 2020
• "The CARES Act – Who’s Minding the Store?," April 9, 2020
• "Guard Against False Claims as Massive Government Spending Rolls Out to Combat COVID-19," March 19, 2020

• "Coronavirus and its Implications for Government Contractors," March 9, 2020

False Claims Act Defense Law Blog Posts

• "First Circuit on Escobar Remand: Relators’ Allegations of Regulatory Violations Sufficiently Material to State a Claim Under the FCA," November 23, 2016

• "FCA’s 'Implied Certification' Theory Survives," June 17, 2016
• "Did the FCA’s “Implied Certification” Theory Dodge a Bullet?," April 20, 2016

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