Ralph Caccia

Practice Areas

Ralph is a trusted advisor and advocate for clients, navigating their most sensitive and high-stakes matters. From members of Congress and Executive Branch officials, to senior executives and corporations of all sizes, he represents clients facing significant legal issues and helps them navigate complex criminal and civil government enforcement actions, corporate internal investigations, and political and congressional investigations. A former federal prosecutor, Ralph develops and executes legal strategies on behalf of clients in cases involving health care fraud, the False Claims Act (FCA), antitrust, contract, grant, and procurement fraud, bribery, election law violations, securities fraud, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and environmental crimes. He represents clients across all industries, including hospitals, medical device and pharmaceutical companies, lobbyists, non-profit organizations, defense contractors, manufacturers, and political action committees.

Career

Assistant U.S. Attorney, United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia (1990-1995)

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section, White Collar Crime Committee; Edward Bennett Williams Inn of Court; William B. Bryant Inn of Court; Fordham University Club of Washington DC; International Law Institute; Washington Legal Foundation, Legal Policy Advisory Board; Washington Tennis & Education Foundation; Assistant United States Attorneys' Association for the District of Columbia; District of Columbia Bar; Florida Bar; Georgia Bar; New York Bar

Experience

Represented hospitals, defense contractors, and medical device manufacturers in FCA investigations.

Represented several high-level executives in a range of industries in FCPA investigations, criminal antitrust investigations, and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigations.

Represented companies and executives in criminal investigations relating to off-label marketing of medical devices.

Represented generic drug manufacturers in government pricing investigations.

Representation of government contractors in criminal antitrust investigations related to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 8A program.

Represented lead smelter in criminal environmental, OSHA and EPA enforcement matters.

Defended an antitrust investigation of the nation's largest privately held scrap metal company.

Represented numerous individuals in public corruption investigations, including a U.S. Senator, Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, Executive branch officials, and lobbyists.

Represented several nonprofit corporations in internal investigations involving allegations of board and management misconduct.

Routinely represents companies in connection with procurement fraud, FCA, FCPA, Anti-Kickback Act, and other civil and criminal fraud allegations and issues.

Representation of corporate and individual clients in Senate and House congressional investigations.

Representation of government contractors in investigations related to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) set-aside program.

Education