Julie Keeton Bracker

Julie Keeton Bracker is a founding partner of Bracker & Marcus LLC, a boutique law firm focusing exclusively on False Claims Act qui tam litigation. Her firm handles FCA cases nationwide and was named the nation’s third most prolific qui tam practice by Lex Machina in 2019. Ms. Bracker has argued before the Sixth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals and appeared before the Supreme Court of the United States on FCA matters. Representative cases range from an $84.5 million settlement with a Detroit-area hospital for kickback allegations to a $1.5 million settlement and full repairs with a defense contractor whose defective products were creating a danger to the military. Ms. Bracker currently serves on the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee for Taxpayers Against Fraud, the FBA’s Qui Tam Section, the National Employment Lawyer’s Association, and its Georgia affiliate, as its president in 2014. She speaks regularly and nationally on FCA issues. Ms. Bracker currently sits on the Board of Advisors for Vanderbilt Law School.

• Everything to Know About the False Claims Act

  
  

  Join expert speaker Julie Bracker as she breaks down the False Claims Act. A unique law which allows private individuals, known as “relators,” to file cases on behalf of the government if they have information about fraud, waste, or abuse of federal funds. This session offers a history and introduction to the FCA, along with a guide to how FCA cases unfold. From the initial sealed period and government investigation to the decision on intervention, the journey through an FCA case is quite different from most federal cases. This is sure to be an interesting exploration of this unique area of legislation.

• Retaliation Under the False Claims Act

  
  

  This session explores protection for whistleblowers who suffer retaliation for their efforts to “stop one or more violations” of the False Claims Act. We will explore the extent of the protections, who is covered, and damages, among other topics.

• The Civil Cyber Fraud Initiative

  
  

  We’ll conclude this three-part examination of the False Claims Act by explaining the Civil Cyber Fraud Initiative. In October 2021, the Department of Justice announced plans to use the FCA to hold federal contractors accountable for their cybersecurity obligations. This presentation will explore the legal responsibilities that contractors may face, the importance of cybersecurity obligations for government contractors, and how damages might be calculated in this new area of FCA enforcement.