Former Assistant US Attorney, False Claims Act Attorney Joins Goodwin

Ilene Albala, former assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, joined Goodwin as a partner in the Washington, D.C.-based Complex Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Healthcare practices, the firm announced. At DOJ, Albala was lead counsel for the government in False Claims Act qui tam cases. The firm said Albala will be joining other former federal prosecutors and DOJ officials at Goodwin who now defend FCA violations.