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  • University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1967
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  Gerald A. Feffer
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TEL: 202-434-5007
FAX: 202-434-5407
gfeffer@wc.com
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Williams & Connolly LLP
725 Twelfth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005

   

Jerry Feffer has a nationwide white-collar criminal defense practice, including trials and government investigations throughout the country. He was recently identified as one of "Washington's Top Lawyers" by Washingtonian magazine (December 2004), and ranked as one of the 20 Best Go-To Litigators by the Legal Times in the D.C. area. The survey identified ace litigators who are at the top of their game.

As a former Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Tax Division, in charge of criminal investigations, he has developed a national practice representing clients under investigation for criminal tax fraud/money laundering violations. He successfully represented at trial an accountant in a major prosecution in Washington, D. C., involving allegations relating to the preparation of hundreds of false income tax returns. Mr. Feffer is Chairman of the American Bar Association's Annual National Institute on Criminal Tax Fraud (24th year) and is a former Chairman of the Association's Criminal Tax Committee.

Mr. Feffer has also successfully represented many clients under investigation in such areas as health care, banking, securities, and environmental fraud. For example, he successfully represented a lawyer in a major health care fraud trial in Kansas City, as well as executives in health care fraud grand jury investigations. Mr. Feffer has also advised major corporations and individuals concerning the application of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act since the Act's passage in 1977. He has conducted internal investigations and represented clients in negotiations with the government.

Mr. Feffer is a Fellow in both the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American College of Tax Counsel. He is a frequent speaker and contributing author to white collar crime institutes, seminars and publications. He is the past Chairman of the Board of Beauvoir School in Washington, D.C.


PUBLICATIONS
  • Application of U.S. v. Greber to Hospitals' Relationships with Physicians, Health Care Fraud & Abuse Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 10 (1999) and Vol. 3, No. 1 (2000)
  • Obtaining Preindictment Access to Search Warrant Materials, Business Crimes Bulletin, Vol. 4, No. 8 (1997)
  • Sentencing Discretion May Be on the Way Back, Business Crimes Bulletin, Vol. 3, No. 12 (1997)
  • Powerful Form 8300, Money Laundering Law Report, Vol. 1, No. 6 (1991)
  • Prosecuting Tax Cases, Money Laundering Law Report, Vol. 1, No. 2 (1990)