Sara L. Shudofsky

Sara Shudofsky represents clients in a wide range of government investigations and commercial suits. Her practice focuses on healthcare and contracting fraud investigations and litigation, including under the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute; challenges to the design & construction of buildings and related facilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Housing Act, as well as programmatic challenges brought under the ADA and state and local laws; environmental investigations and litigation, including under CERCLA, the asbestos NESHAP regulations, and the Clean Water Act; internal investigations into alleged workplace misconduct; and general affirmative and defensive litigation, including in connection with regulatory and constitutional challenges.

Prior to joining the firm in June 2016, Ms. Shudofsky was the Chief of the Civil Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, where she supervised more than 55 Assistant United States Attorneys and oversaw litigation in a wide variety of practice areas, including financial, healthcare, and contracting fraud; civil rights; environmental protection; tax & bankruptcy; national security; torts; employment; FOIA; and general defensive litigation. During her earlier, sixteen-year tenure in the Civil Division, Ms. Shudofsky served as Chief of the Civil Rights Unit, Deputy Chief of the Civil Division, and Chief Appellate Attorney. Between her two tours at the US Attorney's Office, she spent five years in private practice, where she represented companies and individuals in connection with government investigations and complex civil litigation.