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Jennifer Short has broad experience in the public and private sectors with government and internal investigations, particularly related to government contractors and healthcare providers. Jennifer advises clients about how best to manage the risks of government enforcement, whether through disclosures, compliance counseling, or litigation, and always with an eye towards the client’s overall business objectives and needs.From her years as a criminal defense and commercial litigator, and serving as a partner at Am Law 100 firms, Jennifer has learned the importance of responding to client demands, questions, and concerns—particularly when a business’s financial well-being and reputation are threatened by a government investigation or prosecution. She has defended numerous complex commercial and civil fraud matters, led internal investigations, responded to government investigations, prepared disclosures, negotiated settlements, and tried disputes on behalf of corporations and C-level executives.Jennifer is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia (2010–2018), where she investigated and litigated civil False Claims Act matters as an Affirmative Civil Enforcement prosecutor. Her government experience provided Jennifer with insights into how the Department of Justice and other agencies operate. During her government tenure, Jennifer was responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars in recoveries, through settlements and judgments that addressed nationwide healthcare and procurement fraud schemes.During law school, Jennifer was editor-in-chief of the University of Virginia School of Law’s Journal of Law &amp; Politics. After graduation, she was a judicial law clerk for the Honorable James C. Turk, U.S. District Judge (W.D. Va.). In 2008, Jennifer served as Special Impeachment Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary, during the impeachment investigation of federal district court judge Thomas Porteous.In addition to serving on committees for numerous professional and community associations, Jennifer speaks frequently at professional conferences on the False Claims Act and related compliance and enforcement issues.

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<li>Represented a CEO during the investigation of an alleged conflicts and gifts scheme involving contractor and government personnel.</li>
<li>Represented a disadvantaged small business in internal investigation and subsequent administrative disclosure proceedings.</li>
<li>Defended an individual implicated in a Federal Trade Commission false advertising and telemarketing enforcement action.</li>
<li>Defended the parent company of a manufacturer alleged to have violated the civil False Claims Act in product sales to federal, state, and local governments.</li>
<li>Tried a False Claims Act case alleging violations of a contractor’s organizational conflict of interest representations to government agencies.</li>
<li>Represented the CFO of a healthcare system in a multi-defendant criminal healthcare fraud investigation.</li>
<li>Defended a government contractor against allegations of bribery, gratuity, and conflict of interest.</li>
<li>Responded to a New York Attorney General criminal investigation into Medicaid billing fraud.</li>
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<li>Tried a False Claims Act case against corporate and individual defendants, resulting in a $117 million judgment.</li>
<li>Negotiated a $350 million settlement in a case involving kickbacks and other conduct that defrauded the Veterans Affairs, Medicare, and other federally funded healthcare programs.</li>
<li>Settled claims of defective pricing and price reduction violations related to a General Services Administration schedule contract.</li>
<li>Recovered the largest civil penalty settlement to date under the reporting requirements of the Lobbying Disclosure Act.</li>
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