Profile

Gregory C. Smith, director, qui tam, false claims act, consumer and health care fraud, intellectual property litigation attorney, Fairfield and Woods, P.C., Denver, Colorado, USA

Overview

Gregory C. Smith devotes his practice to commercial, intellectual property, internet law, consumer and health care fraud, and administrative law litigation.

Greg has substantial experience with qui tam litigation under the federal False Claims Act and has filed numerous civil actions under the Act alleging fraud by medical providers against the Medicaid and Medicare programs. He has prosecuted qui tam cases on behalf of the State of Colorado as a special assistant Attorney General.

His commercial litigation experience includes complex commercial and real estate transactions, environmental disputes, consumer protection and fraud matters, and franchise and construction law cases. He also has extensive experience in state administrative law proceedings. His internet experience includes litigation of cybersquatting, adwords, metatag, advertising and gripe sites. His intellectual property experience includes patent, trademark, and copyright cases as well as trade dress and trade secret litigation, and is supported by his undergraduate engineering degree.

Prior to joining us, Greg was Deputy Attorney General and Chief of the Enforcement Section for the Colorado Attorney General’s Office from 1982 through 1989. He served as a prosecutor with and later Director of the Colorado Medicaid Fraud Control Unit from 1979 through 1982.

Greg was born in Rochester, New York. He enjoys skiing, golf, and high performance power boats.

Practice Areas:
■Commercial Litigation
■Intellectual Property
■Real Estate Litigation
■Public Policy and Governmental Relations

Languages Spoken

• English