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Christopher Babbitt

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1 202 663 6681 [email protected]

Work Department

Administrative Law ; Antitrust Litigation ; Congressional Investigations ; Coronavirus (COVID-19) Task Force ; Crisis Management and Strategic Response ; Education ; False Claims Act ; Government and Regulatory Litigation ; Litigation ; Native American Law ; Public Policy and Legislative Affairs ; Trials

Position

Partner

Co-Chair, False Claims Act Practice

Career

Christopher Babbitt represents clients in litigation and enforcement matters involving the federal government. He also advises clients on a range of compliance issues involving their interactions with federal officials and participation in the political process. Mr. Babbitt joined the firm in 2007 and is a member of the Government & Regulatory Litigation and Strategic Response practice groups.

Practice

Mr. Babbitt focuses on government and public policy litigation and strategy. He co-chairs the firm’s False Claims Act Practice and has significant civil litigation experience defending clients in FCA matters involving the computer, defense, pharmaceutical, financial services, dairy and construction industries. Mr. Babbitt also advises private- and public-sector clients on matters of public policy, public affairs, and strategy. In addition, Mr. Babbitt regularly advises corporations, universities, non-profit organizations and individuals on compliance with campaign finance and government ethics laws, the Lobbying Disclosure Act and the Foreign Agents Registration Act.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Industry focus > Native American law

WilmerHale is a strong choice for Native American legal issues, drawing on an extensive track record representing tribes at every stage of dispute resolution and routinely litigating before the Supreme Court, appellate, and trial courts. The group’s broad caseload features contentious, advisory and transactional mandates relating to energy resource development, land acquisitions, water rights, gaming, tribal sovereignty and self-determination. The handling of tribal internal investigations, including white-collar and criminal internal investigation cases, constitutes another pillar of the practice. Seasoned litigator Seth Waxman heads up the department from Washington DC and specializes in appellate work, litigation and advisory matters, with particular focus on complex challenges at the intersection of public policy, regulatory, criminal and commercial issues. Additional key names to note include Tom Strickland, who specializes in advising on tribal lending, Congressional and internal investigations, corporate governance, and high-stakes crisis management; Christopher Babbitt, who covers litigation and enforcement matters involving the federal government and rival tribes; and Daniel Volchok, whose practice has an emphasis on representing tribes and nations in trial and appellate litigation.

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