Jessica Andrade is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and Vice Chair of Polsinelli’s Government Investigations group. Jessica represents a range of clients across the health care industry in complex litigation including False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback and Stark lawsuits, regulatory investigation defensive matters and reimbursement disputes. Jessica also works with various clients on internal investigation matters, including counseling clients on risk mitigation and corrective action in crisis situations. Jessica’s clients include major academic medical centers, hospitals, physician groups and clinical laboratories, clinically integrated networks, long-term care facilities, pharmacies, software and digital health companies, medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers, health care private equity firms and home health agencies across the country. 

Previously, Jessica served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Affirmative Civil Enforcement Unit of the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington. While at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Jessica led investigations of financial fraud against the federal government in the context of federal health care, defense and other programs. Jessica also defended the United States against civil claims in multiple contexts.