Gina L. Simms
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
- Court of Appeals of Maryland
- Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- 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 specializes in white collar criminal defense, internal investigations and corporate compliance issues. She counsel and represents individual and corporate clients, including health care providers and financial institutions, in connection with investigations and prosecutions related to potential violations of federal and state civil and criminal statutes.
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 for more than ten years, during which time she was a Criminal Health Care Fraud Coordinator. Following the Deepwater Horizon disaster, she was detailed to the Department of Interior as an Investigative Counsel in the Investigations and Review Unit of the then-existing Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regulation and Enforcement. While there, she pursued allegations of wrongdoing by oil and gas companies engaged in offshore oil production.
In addition, Gina served 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 that investigated a former Secretary of Labor for campaign finance-related violations.
She brings to her practice more than eighteen years of trial and investigation experience in complex white collar and other criminal matters, including health care fraud, financial fraud, tax fraud, government contract fraud, bribery/gratuities and environmental enforcement.
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
- Listed in Washington, DC Super Lawyers, 2013
- 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
- Co-author with John S. Linehan, "The Judge Doth Reject: How to Prepare for Increased Judicial Scrutiny of Corporate Settlement Agreements in Health Care Cases," White Collar Crime Committee Newsletter, American Bar Association, 2013
- Presenter, "2013 Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Bootcamp Webinar Series, Part IV: False Claims Act," American Health Lawyers Association, 2013
- Presenter, "Compliance 101: Are You Ready for Mandatory Compliance?" DC Health Care Association, 2013
- Panelist, “The Government's Heightened Scrutiny of Government Contractors Under the False Claims Act,” 7th Annual Women in Construction Conference, 2012
- Presenter, "Conducting an Internal Investigation: Practicalities, Pitfalls and Productive Outcomes," America's Health Insurance Plans, 2012
- Co-presenter, "Survival Tactics for General Counsel: Best Practices When the Government is Investigating Your Organization," Webinar, Ober|Kaler, 2012
- 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
