John Ghose is a government investigations and enforcement attorney with more than 20 years of experience, including as a cybercrime and fraud prosecutor for the United States Department of Justice in Washington, Atlanta, and Philadelphia; as an in-house business and regulatory investigations attorney for Microsoft; and as a technology-focused compliance and litigation attorney at leading law and consulting firms. He draws from his diverse experience in the private and public sectors to provide practical and valuable advice to his corporate and individual clients and is prepared to defend his clients through trial when necessary.
John is an experienced trial attorney who has first-chaired eight federal jury trials, second-chaired three federal jury trials, and defended those verdicts before federal appellate courts on the briefs and during oral argument. He is well-versed in novel technologies, such as artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, and blockchain, and has presented to government and private sector audiences on these topics in more than 50 countries.
As a member of the Firm's Government Enforcement and Investigations Practice Group, John primarily focuses his practice on representing corporate and individual clients before regulatory agencies, including U.S. Attorney's Offices, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Main Justice components, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General, and Medicaid Fraud Control Units within state Attorneys General's offices. He helps his health care clients, including universities, academic health systems, and community hospitals, navigate layers of potential criminal, civil, and administrative risks and often represents providers in connection with qui tam allegations under the False Claims Act in both DOJ-intervened and non-intervened cases.
In addition, John assists clients with corporate compliance investigations and compliance projects centered on domestic and international privacy, cybersecurity, and anti-corruption laws.