01 Apr 2026
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Adds Former DOJ Deputy Director Colin M. Huntley to False Claims Act Practice
"Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has hired Colin M. Huntley as a partner in Washington, D.C., who will work in the firm's False Claims Act and regulatory investigations practice, including health care, trade and government contracts enforcement."
Huntley joins Akin from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Fraud Section, where he most recently served as Deputy Director. He brings nearly two decades of senior leadership experience in DOJ’s Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch (Fraud Section), leading nationwide False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement and supervising more than 125 attorneys.
A hands-on strategist and experienced trial lawyer, Huntley served as lead counsel on more than 100 affirmative civil enforcement cases and supervised hundreds of others across every judicial district. His enforcement experience spans health care and life sciences, pandemic fraud, trade and customs enforcement, procurement and small business contracting fraud, and conflict-of-interest laws. He has shaped national enforcement priorities as a senior member of DOJ’s Trade Fraud Task Force, as a leader of the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force (efforts that contributed to more than $850 million in civil recoveries), and as a member of the HHS–DOJ FCA Working Group. During his DOJ tenure he received numerous honors, including the Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Service, as well as awards from HHS–OIG, TRICARE and the Federal Bar Association.