Gina L. Simms
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
- Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- United States Supreme Court
Education
- George Washington University Law School (J.D., 1992) The West Publishing Award - Consumer Mediation Law
- Swarthmore College (B.A., 1987)
Languages
- Spanish
Gina L. Simms
Experience
Gina L. Simms is a principal in Ober|Kaler's Government Investigations and White Collar Defense Group. She brings to her practice over seventeen years of experience in complex white collar and other criminal matters, including health care fraud, financial fraud, tax fraud, government contract fraud, corporate fraud and environmental enforcement. Prior to joining the firm, Gina served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland. While there, she was a Criminal Health Care Fraud Coordinator who screened health care fraud cases, supervised all aspects of investigations, and liaisoned with health care payors and law enforcement agents from various investigative and regulatory agencies. Gina also served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia for four years. She was also an Associate Independent Counsel, part of the team investigating a former Secretary of Labor for campaign finance-related violations. She is an accomplished trial lawyer, with more than fifteen years' experience litigating criminal matters before federal and state courts. She has tried more than two dozen jury trials.
In addition to her litigation experience, Gina recently served as an Investigative Counsel at the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regulation and Enforcement. As a member of the Investigations and Review Unit, she pursued allegations of wrongdoing by oil and gas companies engaged in offshore oil production.
Professional Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Corporate Counsel Women of Color
- J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Washington Bar Association
- Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia
Community Service
- First Book-Montgomery County
- Advisory Board
- Swarthmore College
- Alumni Admissions Interviewer
Honoraries
- Commendation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, United States v. Lester Fletcher, el. al, September 2007
- Commendation, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, United States v. John Williams, 2004
- Commendation, Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States v. Calvin McCants, 2004
- Panelist, “Investigation of a False Claims Act Case,” 8th Annual Civil False Claims Act and Qui Tam Enforcement Conference, American Bar Association, 2010
- Presenter, “How to Investigate a Health Care Fraud Case,” U.S. Attorney’s Office – MD, 2010
- Presenter, “Mortgage Fraud in Maryland,” Maryland Governor’s Office of Crime Control Mortgage Fraud Summit, 2009
- Panelist, “Hot Issues in AML Law Enforcement and Fraud,” Money Laundering Enforcement Conference, American Bar Association and American Bankers Association, 2009
- Panelist, “Dos and Don'ts in Investigating and Prosecuting Mortgage Fraud Cases,” Maryland Mortgage Fraud Task Force, Law Enforcement Training, 2009
- Presenter, “United States v. Michael K. Lewis, et. al,” Bank Fraud and Mortgage Fraud Working Groups’ Meetings, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 2009
- Faculty Member, “Hit the Ground Running: Practical Skills You Need to Succeed,” Women’s Bar Association, 2009
- Panelist, “Negotiating the Resolution of Healthcare Fraud Allegations,” Fraud and Compliance Forum, American Health Lawyers Association, 2008
- Panelist, “Investigation of a False Claims Act Case, 7th Annual Civil False Claims Act and Qui Tam Enforcement Conference, American Bar Association, 2008
- Panelist, “Joint and Parallel Prosecutions,” Medicaid Integrity Program Training Conference, 2007
