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Charles D. Tetrault
Charles D. Tetrault
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Biography
Charles is a partner in the firm's Complex Commercial Litigation practice group. Since joining the firm in 1976, he has handled business and regulatory litigation in state and federal courts with an emphasis on energy-related matters and has handled cases before many federal agencies, including the Department of the Interior. He has extensive experience defending False Claims Act (including qui tam) cases, representing energy companies, defense contractors, and health providers in district courts and before the Department of Justice. He also represents companies and individuals in civil and criminal investigations in the energy, securities, and defense-procurement industries. Recently he has represented individual attorneys in suspension, debarment, and sanctions proceedings before numerous federal agencies.
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Representative Experience
False Claims Act Litigation
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- Defended numerous energy companies in False Claims Act or qui tam cases and government investigations
- Won post-verdict dismissal of qui tam case brought by a federal auditor alleging underpayment of oil royalties
- Represents numerous pipeline companies in False Claims Act cases consolidated in a multidistrict proceeding in Wyoming
Energy Litigation
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- Represented a major oil company in federal royalty enforcement action concerning sales to affiliates; 332 F.3d 672 (D.C. Cir. 2003)
- Obtained a temporary restraining order preventing the implementation of a regulatory program by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; 345 F.3d 910 (D.C. Cir. 2003)
- Represents numerous energy companies in two class actions filed in Kansas
Commercial and Regulatory Litigation
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- Represents a Fortune 100 company in an ERISA class action pending in the District of Columbia
- Represented a major health care company in a preliminary injunction trial
- Defended major aircraft manufacturer in federal antitrust group boycott case in Nevada
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Education and Professional Background
- George Washington University, J.D. with honors, 1975 (Order of the Coif)
- Cornell University, B.S. with distinction, 1972
- Judicial clerk to The Honorable Allan M. Hale, Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court, 1975-1976
- Admitted to practice: Massachusetts, 1975; District of Columbia, 1977; United States Supreme Court; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Court of International Trade; numerous U.S. courts of appeal and district courts
Activities and Affiliations
- Member: Litigation and Energy and Natural Resources Sections, American Bar Association; Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
- Active in ABA's Firm Counsel Project
Publications and Presentations
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2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Suite 500 West
Washington, DC 20037-1701
Tel +1.202.639.6551
Fax +1.202.639.6604
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