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G. Norman Acker III is of counsel and a member of the firm's Healthcare and FDA practice. Norman brings more than three decades of experience as an Assistant United States Attorney to help guide clients facing government False Claims Act investigations or other allegations of fraud or abuse of government programs. While he was an AUSA, he recovered more than $100 million in FCA damages, and tried multiple cases from complaint to verdict. One notable case for which he was lead counsel was the Tuomey Healthcare case, the first FCA case based on the Stark Law that was tried to a jury anywhere in the country. The court awarded a judgment for $273 Million, which was the largest judgment against a single hospital ever obtained by the government up to that date. For more than 20 years, he not only handled his own caseload of FCA cases, but supervised multiple other AUSAs as he oversaw all civil fraud cases and healthcare fraud cases in the Eastern District of North Carolina. He also served as the Civil Chief, supervising approximately 12 AUSA plus numerous Special Assistant United States Attorneys, paralegals, and other support staff. During his last four years as a federal prosecutor, he was the First Assistant United States Attorney, overseeing all civil, criminal, and appellate litigation in the office, as well as being responsible for the budget and administrative functions in the office. In his last year there, he was the Acting United States Attorney, the highest law enforcement officer in the Eastern District of North Carolina. At the firm, Norman routinely advises healthcare clients about the risks of federal enforcement actions, including Stark and Anti-kickback issues and other healthcare regulatory issues. He also conducts internal investigations at the request of his clients, either in preparation for a voluntary disclosure to the government, or in response to information requests from the government. In addition, he helps clients respond to subpoenas or Civil Investigative Demands, negotiates settlements of such government investigations, or litigates these cases, when necessary.

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