Thomas Clarkson

Tom Clarkson, founder of Griffin Durham Tanner and Clarkson, is a former federal prosecutor representing businesses and individuals in government investigations, False Claims Act (“FCA”) litigation, complex civil litigation, and white-collar criminal defense. In the last three years, Tom has obtained more than 15 declinations for clients labeled as “targets” of a government investigation and helped recover more than $20 million in False Claims Act and other plaintiff-side litigation matters. He has been recognized by Chambers USA as a “one to watch” in White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations. Tom leads the firm’s healthcare fraud and False Claims Act practices.

Tom has defended and advised c-suite executives, business owners, marketers, laboratory owners, durable medical equipment company owners, and physicians in Department of Justice investigations involving health care fraud, tax fraud, Small Business Association (“SBA”) fraud, securities fraud, wire/mail fraud, immigration fraud, and money laundering.

Tom has served as defense counsel in numerous high-dollar matters, including tort suits seeking hundreds of millions of dollars.

After graduating from law school with the highest honors, Tom clerked for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and worked for a prestigious firm in Charlotte.

Tom is frequently invited to speak and teach in the areas of healthcare fraud, parallel proceedings, the False Claims Act, and white-collar crime. He has also been invited to teach classes at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.