Ty E. Howard
USA Guide 2024
Band 1 : Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
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About
Provided by Ty E. Howard
Practice Areas
Government Enforcement and Investigations, Litigation, Healthcare, Antitrust and Competition, Government Contracts, Anti-Money Laundering, Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser, Regulatory Compliance, International and Cross Border
Career
Ty serves as chair of Bradley’s Government Enforcement and Investigations Practice Group. Drawing on 20 years of experience as a state and federal prosecutor and leading defense lawyer, Ty helps clients with white-collar criminal defense, False Claims Act matters, sensitive internal investigation, and high-profile litigation. His areas of focus include telehealth and telemedicine; white collar defense; FCA and healthcare fraud and abuse; securities, finance and other regulated industries; government contracting and construction; and anti-corruption.
Ty joined Bradley after nearly a decade as a federal and state prosecutor, most recently as an assistant U.S. attorney in the White Collar and Economic Crimes division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee. As an AUSA, Ty led investigations and prosecutions of some of Tennessee’s largest fraud cases, first-chaired numerous jury trials, and argued successfully before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. He previously worked as an associate in the litigation departments of two large international firms based in Philadelphia.
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section; Defense Research Institute, Government Enforcement and Corporate Compliance Committee; American Health Law Association, Fraud & Abuse Practice Group; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, White Collar Committee; Tennessee Bar Association, Criminal Justice section; Nashville Bar Association
Chambers Review
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Ty Howard heads up the government enforcement and investigations team at Bradley Arant. Based in Nashville, he has extensive experience defending companies as well as individual executives and physicians in proceedings arising from allegations of corruption and consumer protection violations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ty is really fantastic. In his space it's easy for lawyers to be overly conservative - he does a nice job balancing the business practicalities and legal risks. He offers good guidance on what risks are acceptable, and when we might be trending where the risk outweighs the benefits."
"Ty is amazing. I've had my back against the wall several times and Ty has always delivered. He is very professional, compassionate and knowledgeable, and he will do what it takes."
"Ty is really fantastic. In his space it's easy for lawyers to be overly conservative - he does a nice job balancing the business practicalities and legal risks. He offers good guidance on what risks are acceptable, and when we might be trending where the risk outweighs the benefits."
"Ty is amazing. I've had my back against the wall several times and Ty has always delivered. He is very professional, compassionate and knowledgeable, and he will do what it takes."