Barrett Howell defends companies, executives, and healthcare professionals against government investigations. For over two decades Barrett has guided clients to favorable outcomes in criminal and civil fraud investigations, criminal prosecutions, and enforcement actions. Barrett is a strategic problem solver who works proactively on behalf of his clients to avoid indictment, lawsuits, and enforcement actions.
Barrett also conducts internal investigations to help clients identify potential internal control and compliance enhancements and advises boards and executive management teams on potential self-reporting issues.
Barrett’s practice focuses on defending healthcare fraud, including alleged false and fraudulent claims submitted to Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance companies; securities, accounting, and financial transactions fraud; and bribery, kickbacks, and corruption. Barrett brings particularly detailed knowledge of the healthcare industry to his practice. When defending clients in that field and others, Barrett’s clients benefit from his strategically proactive approach that often avoids indictment altogether and minimizes financial disruption. Barrett has guided clients to favorable outcomes in investigations, prosecutions, and enforcement actions involving alleged False Claims Act violations, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations, Anti-Kickback Statute violations, inducement payments, insider trading, mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering.
Barrett has represented clients before a wide variety of federal and state agencies, including the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General (“HHS-OIG”), the Department of Defense (“DOD”), the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), the Secret Service, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), and multiple offices of state attorneys general.
Barrett is a frequent speaker on government investigations, ethical compliance issues, and DOJ healthcare enforcement initiatives.
Barrett is fluent in French.