Jeff Ansley

Practice Areas

Jeffrey J. Ansley is a Shareholder in Vedder Price’s Government Investigations & White Collar Defense group focused on white collar defense, representing professionals and corporate clients across the country in federal criminal and regulatory investigations and in court when the time comes.

A former federal fraud prosecutor, Ansley has long been a white collar trial lawyer with a special focus on health care fraud, securities fraud, False Claims Act investigations, and other complex matters initiated by the federal government. Ansley regularly represents individuals, companies, and their boards in complex matters involving the Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), the Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) and Health Care Fraud Strike Force, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Department of Defense (DOD), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and many other government agencies. He maintains a very active trial practice and is routinely sought out for his trial skills and subject matter expertise. Ansley has obtained jury acquittals in multiple cases and successfully terminated numerous government investigations relating to his clients without prosecution.

Professional Memberships

Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation

Master, Sarah T. Hughes Federal Criminal Inn of Court

Master, William "Mac" Taylor Inn of Court

Member, Federal Bar Association

Member, American Bar Association, White Collar Section

Member, Dallas Bar Association, Criminal Law and Securities Law Sections

Member, American Health Lawyers Association

Career

Federal private practice, criminal defense, regulatory defense, internal investigations;

Assistant U.S. Attorney, Major Fraud and Public Corruption Section, Northern District of Texas;

Trial Attorney, United States Securities and Exchange Commission.