Laurie A. Witek

Biography

Laurie focuses her practice on complex litigation, including defense of government contracts disputes, false claims act cases, and other civil enforcement and regulatory actions. She has extensive experience with internal investigations, responding to government requests for information, subpoenas, and Civil Investigative Demands, and defending lawsuits involving the Department of Justice and other federal agencies. She represents defense contractors, financial institutions, heath care providers, and other corporations in all phases of investigation and enforcement litigation. Her experience includes disputes involving environmental, health care, and banking regulations, as well as a variety of government contracting issues, including commercial item and other cost allowability determinations, defective pricing, and labor mischarging. She has also advised a major defense contractor on government contracts matters as a seconded in-house attorney. Laurie has also defended clients in banking and financial services litigation, including consumer-related claims, class actions, and government investigations.

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Education

  • University of Cincinnati College of Law  (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008)
  • Wright State University  (B.A., summa cum laude, 2005)

Bar Admissions

  • Ohio

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Affiliations/Memberships

  • Cincinnati Bar Association
  • Ohio State Bar Association

Distinctions

  • Ohio Rising Star® for General Litigation