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Greater Philadelphia

Associate General Counsel - Litigation for Fortune 500 acute care and behavioral health care management company with locations in 37 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom. Regularly provide strategic leadership in all aspects of litigation management including class actions, healthcare litigation, commercial litigation, and real estate. Responsible for oversight of government investigations and qui tam litigation. Regularly provide guidance to business personnel on HIPAA and patient issues, consumer protection matters, contract disputes, defense of intellectual property concerns, and corporate liability matters.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Responsible for the support of litigation matters for the UHS Legal Department including general litigation, commercial litigation, and patient litigation. Provide assistance and counseling to UHS facilities in regard to general healthcare matters, HIPAA issues, and guardianships. Respond to government investigations as well as various document requests, administrative agency requests, subpoenas, and litigation.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Focused practice on complex commercial litigation, with a focus on disputes related to healthcare fraud, waste, and abuse, and compliance and employment matters. He also provides regulatory and compliance advice to a broad range of health care clients, including hospitals, physician practice groups, and skilled nursing facilities.Also advised these clients on various matters including data privacy and security, HIPAA and state privacy laws, corporate compliance, the Stark Law, the False Claims Act, Anti-kickback statute, self-disclosure protocol submissions, and other day-to-day legal and risk issues. He also conducts internal investigations related to the Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, federal and state false claims acts, Medicare and Medicaid billing, and HIPAA.

- Represented several hospitals as part of regional general counsel team, responsible for advising hospitals on all day-to-day legal and risk issues and supervision of outside counsel.- Wrote and reviewed physician, supply chain, graduate medical education, and other operational contracts.- Conducted internal investigations and audits related to diversion, Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, and HIPAA.- Drafted voluntary self-disclosures for submission to the OIG and CMS related to potential Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act, and Stark law concerns. - Advised clients on matters relating to hospital and medical staff bylaws, major transactions, HIPAA compliance, compliance with billing and coding requirements, and strategic affiliations.

- Represented clients in various stages of complex civil litigation in the areas of securities law, consumer protection, and qui tam litigation before federal courts in California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and before the First and Second Circuit Courts of Appeals. - Interviewed clients in qui tam whistleblower cases and evaluated claims related to the False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, CLIA, and grant fraud. - Drafted briefs, complaints, pretrial and dispositive motions, memoranda and discovery requests. - Acted as a liaison between U.S. Attorneys’ offices and law firm.- Managed and reviewed large-scale document productions.- Developed search engine optimization and online marketing strategy for the firm.Illustrative representations include United States of America ex rel. et al. v. Omnicare Inc., Case No. 1:10-cv-00127, (N.D. Ohio) and United States ex rel. Streck v. Allergan, Inc., et al., Case No. 08-cv-5135 (E.D. Pa.).

Legal Services Coordinators gain great experience by interviewing arts clients, consulting with volunteer attorneys to refer clients, and managing and tracking the progress of the services provided by the PVLA program. Law students develop a knowledge of arts law, obtain client contact experience, and complete a writing or other organizational project.

Counseled clients. Prepared court documents, including but not limited to subpoenas, petitions, and deeds. Observed court proceedings. Performed legal research for cases relating to child support, civil forfeiture, employment, fraudulent title, non-profit, real estate, tax, trusts and estates law and civil rights issues.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Law

Bachelor'S Degree, Global Affairs

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