Andrew J. (“A.J.”) Hofland is a shareholder at GableGotwals. A.J. focuses his practice on white-collar defense and corporate investigations, healthcare litigation, and general commercial and business litigation. A.J. has substantial federal trial experience involving a range of complex and sensitive matters. In addition to regularly defending businesses and individuals in criminal, civil, and administrative proceedings initiated by federal and state governmental agencies, he brings a common sense, solution-oriented approach to resolving business disputes—whether pre-litigation or at trial.
A former federal prosecutor, A.J. represented the United States in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma in matters involving organized crime, drug trafficking, human trafficking, computer crimes, and fraud. Before that, he began his legal career serving as a Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps officer in the United States Navy where he specialized in prosecuting and defending servicemembers in courts-martial and administrative hearings.
Since joining private practice, A.J. has applied his training and skills toward solving problems for clients.
A.J.’s recent experience:
- Successful resolution of False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute investigations into healthcare providers, resulting in no adverse action taken by the government.
- Secured private-payor credentialing for healthcare provider upon appeal of initial denial.
- Dismissal of criminal conspiracy and theft of federal funds indictment against former Chief Financial Officer of corporation.
- Reduction of a local business owner’s assessed tax liability by 70% in civil suit filed by Department of Justice Tax Division.
- Successful investigation, injunction, and suit against corporation’s former employees for misappropriation of proprietary information and unfair competition.
- Independent internal investigation on behalf of Board of publicly traded oil and gas company into financial irregularities.
- Declination of federal criminal conspiracy charges against president of a construction company.
- Removal of coach’s suspension by the sport’s national governing body upon successful administrative hearing.
- Representation of companies’ interests in responding to governmental subpoenas and investigative demands.
- Negotiation of alternative dispositions to avoid criminal liability.
- Led trial teams from investigation to winning verdicts.