Courtney Gilligan Saleski

Partner

Co-Chair, US White Collar Crime, Investigations, and Government Enforcement Group

About

Areas of FocusHealthcare Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations Antitrust and Competition White Collar and Corporate Crime

Bar admissionsDistrict of ColumbiaNew JerseyPennsylvania

EXPERIENCE

Recent representations include:

A global pharmaceutical company in a False Claims Act litigation in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
A global medical device company in an FCPA-related investigation by the SEC
An individual indicted in the District of Baltimore on corruption and fraud charges relating to procurement of IT contracts from the state
An individual indicted in a Southern District of New York prosecution for wire fraud and corruption charges relating to procurement of building contracts from the state
A defense contractor in an internal investigation into allegations of False Claims Act violations
A pharmacy benefits manager in an internal investigation into allegations of False Claims Act violations
A payday loan company and executive in an investigation by the DOJ and NY AG into allegations of violations or federal and state law
An individual indicted in a District of Connecticut prosecution for securities fraud and the related civil action by the SEC
A defense contractor in connection with a US Supreme Court petition for certiorari to the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in a False Claims Act case presenting the issue of implied certification
A defense contractor in connection with an appeal to the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in a False Claims Act case involving a finding by the district court that the action was barred by the first-to-file rule
A nonprofit in a criminal investigation into inventory adjustment fraud by the FBI
A consulting company in an internal investigation relating to an insider trading matter investigated by the DOJ
Various individuals and companies in investigations by the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Major audit firms and individual auditors before the SEC, PCAOB and DOJ, in a matters involving alleged fraud at the audit client
A major audit firm in fraud and malpractice actions in the Southern District of New York and Pennsylvania state court.
A healthcare company in an internal investigation relating to a potential whistleblower's complaints
A union of NY City police officers in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York and US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Fourth Amendment litigation

Education

J.D., George Washington University Law School 2002
with highest honors

B.S., University of Scranton
with honors

Awards

Pro Bono

Courtney is the Pro Bono Coordinator for the Philadelphia office and a member of the Firm's North American Pro Bono Committee. Courtney is a member of the Criminal Justice Act Panel for the US District Court for the Eastern District of PA through which she takes appointments by the Court to represent individuals in criminal cases who are unable for financial reasons to retain counsel.

Bylines

Co-author, "Federal Judge rules whistleblower provision of the False Claims Act is unconstitutional," DLA Piper, October 8, 2024
Co-author, "False Claims Act Settlement Underscores Importance of Government Contracts-Specific M&A Diligence," LexisNexis, October 2022
Co-author, "DOJ Should Weigh Dismissing Every Nonintervened FCA Suit," Law360, July 7, 2021
Co-author, "Gov't Contractors, Be Prepared For FCA Parallel Proceedings," Law360, April 24, 2019
Co-author, "Prosecutors and Congress react to Attorney General's marijuana decision," The National Law Journal, March 1, 2018
Co-author, "On FCA Enforcement, Sessions DOJ Might Be More Friendly Than It First Appears," Westlaw Journal, April 2017
Co-author, "White Collar Crime Report," Bloomberg Law, March 31, 2017
Co-author, "Post-Escobar Courts Reaching Consensus On FCA Materiality," Law360, March 27, 2017
Co-author, "Supreme Court unanimously overturns public corruption conviction of former Virginia Governor: routine political courtesies such as setting up meetings or hosting events, standing alone, do not constitute 'official acts' for the purposes of the bribery statute," DLA Piper Litigation Alert Series, June 29, 2016
Co-author, "Universal Health Services: contractors take note − Supreme Court approves implied certification theory of False Claims Act liability," DLA Piper Litigation Alert Series, June 22, 2016
Co-author, "Public disclosure bar prohibits "bounty-hunting" relators from filing duplicative FCA claims," DLA Piper Litigation Alert Series, January 12, 2016
Co-author, "Auditors scrutinized by regulators when companies face fraud allegations," CFO Daily News, November 24, 2015
Co-author, "DOJ seeks to revamp and re-energize its prosecution of individuals: key takeaways," DLA Piper Litigation Alert Series, September 10, 2015
Co-author, "SDNY enjoins SEC from pursuing administrative hearing on constitutional grounds: setback for enforcement strategy," DLA Piper Litigation Alert Series, August 14, 2015
"The False Claims Act and the 'Implied Certification' Theory," For The Defense, June 2015
"All Employers Face Independent Contractor, Employment Tax Scrutiny," Forbes, June 24, 2015
Co-author, "District court says appointment of SEC administrative law judge was likely unconstitutional," DLA Piper Litigation Alert Series, June 9, 2015
Co-author, "Supreme Court: Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act does not apply to civil claims; ruling may also mean more criminal prosecutions," DLA Piper Litigation Alert Series, May 28, 2015
"Tread With Caution When Representing Marijuana Clients," The National Law Journal, May 26, 2015

Seminars

Co-chair, Federal Bar Association's Virtual 2022 Qui Tam Conference, February 23-25, 2022
Conducting Parallel Criminal and Civil False Claims Act Investigations, Panelist, Federal Bar Assoc. Qui Tam Conference, February 28, 2019

Media Mentions