O’Melveny Introduces Unsealed: Following the False Claims Act—A New Hub Tracking Critical FCA Developments
January 22, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Washington, DC—January 22, 2026—O’Melveny announced today the launch of Unsealed: Following the False Claims Act—a centralized resource offering insights on the evolving and expanding use of the FCA as an enforcement tool along with nuanced, industry-specific analysis of litigation and compliance trends.
Unsealed responds directly to the US Department of Justice’s heightened focus on FCA enforcement. Attorneys from O’Melveny’s accomplished FCA Defense group will contribute timely guidance on developments affecting closely scrutinized sectors such as health care, life sciences, financial services, defense, tech, and higher education, as well as a broader range of potentially impacted industries.
“On average, at least three new False Claims Act actions are filed each day against US companies—a stunning pace—and DOJ statistics show that FCA settlements and judgments exceeded $6.8 billion in fiscal year 2025,” said O’Melveny partner Amanda Santella. “The FCA has emerged as an all-purpose enforcement tool, subjecting both traditional targets and new industries to significant risk. With Unsealed, we hope to help clients navigate this shifting landscape, understand the emerging issues, and proactively mitigate their risk.”
With a team of career FCA enforcement defense attorneys, former senior fraud prosecutors, and industry-focused lawyers who understand how enforcement theories play out in real-world business operations, O’Melveny’s FCA Defense group helps clients resolve unique challenges posed by government enforcers and incentivized litigants, defending cases from initial CID through trial-court litigation and appeal. The firm’s work has led DOJ to decline cases, helped resolve state and federal government investigations, and secured significant victories for FCA defendants. The group also advises on FCA compliance procedures and risk-mitigation strategies in order to prevent statutory and regulatory violations that may yield FCA exposure and bolster defenses for potential future government inquiries and qui tam suits.
Explore Unsealed here and stay up to date on these evolving issues.
Learn more about O’Melveny’s False Claims Act Defense group here, and sign up to receive client alerts and invitations to special events.
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Contact:
Brandon Jacobsen
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
+1 213 430 8024
bjacobsen@omm.com
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