Douglas W. Baruch is a litigation partner resident in the Washington, DC and New York offices. Doug represents corporations and individuals in a variety of complex civil and criminal litigation and enforcement matters, ranging from investigations and subpoena compliance to federal and state court litigation and appeals, with an emphasis on cases arising under the False Claims Act (FCA) and Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (FIRREA).
He represents clients across the full spectrum of industries that are targeted for civil fraud enforcement by federal, state, and private parties (qui tam relators), including government contractors, aerospace and defense businesses, financial institutions, healthcare entities, and federal grant recipients. Doug also has an extensive commercial litigation practice.
Doug is Chambers-ranked for his nationwide FCA practice. He also lectures on various aspects of the FCA and authors and updates Civil False Claims and Qui Tam Actions (Wolters Kluwer, 5th Ed.), the comprehensive, two-volume treatise that frequently is cited by federal and state courts as an authority on the FCA. The treatise provides an extensive history of the federal law, an in-depth analysis of its liability, qui tam, and damages provisions and the case law interpreting them, extensive perspectives on FCA practice and procedure, and a survey of state and local false claims laws.
Before joining Morgan Lewis, Doug led the FCA practice at another global law firm.
Ranked, False Claims Act, Nationwide, Chambers USA (2022–2024)
Member, Board of Directors, Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
Member, Board of Directors, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Capital Pro Bono High Honor Roll
Team leader, Jack Wasserman Memorial Award for Excellence in Litigation, American Immigration Lawyers Association (2018)