Jason D. Popp

• Representing hospitals and health care systems, academic medical centers, and post-acute and ancillary services providers in government investigations and False Claims Act litigation throughout the country.
• Awarded summary judgment in multiple FCA cases involving health care and accreditation fraud theories.
• Obtained dismissal of FCA complaints against hospitals, home health care providers, and hospice providers in various federal jurisdictions.
• Representing a Fortune 100 company in a criminal HIPAA investigation; obtained declination of prosecution.
• Representing one of the country’s largest postsecondary education providers in FCA litigation.
• Representing multiple clients in voluntary disclosures under the HHS-OIG Self-Disclosure Protocol.
• Representing retailers and restaurant groups in investigations and FCA litigation arising under unclaimed property laws.
• Representing an individual in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing related to the alleged firing of U.S. attorneys and political hiring at the Department of Justice.
• Representing a publicly traded health care company in a congressional investigation into alleged billing fraud.
• Developing compliance programs for clients in the health care and technology space, with emphasis on compliance under the FCA and FCPA.

Jason Popp is a partner in the Litigation & Trial Practice Group. He is a civil litigator with substantial experience under the False Claims Act (FCA), Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and health care laws and regulations. Jason is a member of Alston & Bird’s Health Care Litigation and White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Groups. 

Jason focuses his practice on defending clients in government investigations and qui tam litigation, with a particular emphasis in the health care and secondary education industries. He routinely represents clients in proceedings before the Department of Justice, HHS Office of Inspector General, Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Education, and various consumer protection offices and congressional committees. Jason also represents clients in voluntary disclosures arising under the FCA and FCPA. In addition to his litigation and investigations practice, Jason assists companies in creating and improving their compliance programs. 

Jason is a seasoned litigator and appellate lawyer. He has argued before several federal courts of appeals and has represented clients in litigation throughout the country in complex matters involving the FCA, trade secrets and unfair trade practices statutes, and federal and state health care regulations.

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Education

• Georgetown University (J.D., 2008)
• Vanderbilt University (B.A., 2005)