About Vikas Khanna
Vikas helps individuals, small businesses, health care companies and corporations manage and defend against complex enforcement investigations conducted by federal and state governments, including the US Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, District Attorney's Offices and State Attorneys General. He is deeply experienced in handling these matters as a former federal prosecutor, and has a proven track record in helping individuals and institutions navigate government investigations, defending clients facing criminal charges and conducting internal investigations.
Deep experience as a litigator and an AUSA
An accomplished trial attorney and litigator, Vikas served nearly nine years as an Assistant United States Attorney in the US Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey. As the deputy chief of the Criminal Division, he supervised dozens of Assistant US Attorneys in the Health Care and Government Fraud, Opioid, and Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Units. In this role, Vikas oversaw complex white collar investigations, prosecutions, and trials of multinational corporations and individuals involving health care fraud, the Anti-Kickback Statute, the False Claims Act, wire fraud, money laundering and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Practice Focus
- White-collar defense and investigations
- Health care fraud and criminal and civil health care investigations and prosecutions
- Internal investigations
- Fraud, anti-kickback, anti-money laundering, and other investigations and litigation
- Complex civil litigation
Representative Experience
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Presentations and Events
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New Jersey Law Enforcement Training: On the Front Lines of the Opioid EpidemicPanel Member | The Opioid Epidemic from a National PerspectiveMay 30, 2019
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New Jersey State Bar Association Annual MeetingPanel Member | Smart Justice to Fight the Opioid EpidemicMay 16, 2019
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NYSBA Committee on White Collar Criminal Litigation MeetingPanel MemberNovember 27, 2018
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CBI Reimbursement and Access ConferencePanel Member | Enforcement Oversight, Trends in Enforcement and Oversight: What Companies can do to ensure complianceAugust 15, 2018
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Regulatory Compliance Association, Enforcement, Compliance and Operations ConferencePanel Member | Avoiding Headline Risks from Government InvestigationsMay 15, 2018
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Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey Judicial ConferencePanel Member | Navigating Corporate Internal Investigations: Perspectives from the Company, Private Counsel, and the GovernmentMarch 29, 2018
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CBI Hub and SPP Model Optimization ConferencePanel Member | Enforcement Oversight, Top Enforcement Trends and Focal Points for 2018 and BeyondFebruary 27, 2018