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Brooklyn, New York

• Responsible for ensuring the provision of prompt and impartial administrative hearings, and issuing timely and accurate hearing decisions which review determinations regarding various social services programs; • Supervise a staff of approximately 300 state employees (Hearing Officers and support staff) that:o Receives and process approximately 200,000 fair hearing requests annually;o Schedules approximately 200,000 hearings, conducts approximately 100,000 hearings and issues approximately 50,000 decisions, annually;o Responds to requests from appellants in such hearings for compliance with those decisions, and to inquiries and litigation regarding the conduct of those hearings and the results of specific hearings;• Recruit and train OAH staff, and liaisons with other departments within OTDA, along with other governmental agencies at the federal, state and local level

Jacobi Medical Center

• Responsible for the senior oversight of compliance activities in the acute care facilities on NYC Health + Hospitals in The Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens;• Supervised and provided guidance to the Executive, Senior and Associate Compliance Officers assigned to facilities throughout New York City Health + Hospitals;• Oversaw activities related to Provider Credentialing, Internal Investigations, Standards of Conduct & Conflicts of Interest, EMTALA, Workforce Training & Education and Quality & Medical Necessity compliance activities and reporting;• Served as Co-Chair of the Education Committee, Program Integrity Committee and Investigations Committee of the Office of Corporate Compliance.

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Provided legal counsel to the Human Resources Administration Commissioner/Administrator and senior agency officials and strategic guidance on legal matters that may have a significant programmatic or fiscal impact upon the Agency. Responsible for the administration of the Offices of Legal Affairs and Contracts, and insuring compliance with the laws regulating the Agency’s activities. Regularly appeared in hearings, trials and motion practice in all courts in the State of New York in defense of agency programs, personnel and practices. Oversaw trials and all litigation in all courts in New York State.• Responsible for the Office of Legal Affairs (composed of approximately 165 attorneys and 40 support staff) provided legal counsel, litigation, contract and employment law services to HRA’s administrative and program areas to ensure the delivery of social services consistent with the law.• Responsible for the Office of Contracts (composed of approximately 60 staff) was responsible for all agency procurement activities and ensuring these activities comport with federal, state and city law.

New York, New York, United States

• Represented state agencies in federal and state court actions and proceedings, involving constitutionality and validity of statutes and regulations, as well as lawfulness of agency actions. Responsible for all phases of litigation, including pleadings, discovery, settlement, motions, trials and appeals.• Clients include New York State Departments of Health, Criminal Justice, Corrections, and Labor, and Offices of Temporary and Disability Assistance and Children and Family Services.

Syracuse, New York, United States

• Practice focused on health care law and commercial litigation. Work encompassed practice formation, antitrust, Stark, anti-kickback, Medicare and Medicaid compliance, professional licensing, employment law, and state and federal administrative and civil adjudications. Primary clients included individuals, corporations, physicians, physician groups, physician networks, IPAs and ambulatory surgery centers.

• Represented individuals, corporations, associations and not-for-profit entities in all phases of commercial litigation and arbitration proceedings in state and federal courts throughout New York State. Represented professionals in all aspects of commercial transactions including practice formation, employment, and contracting. Represented and advised employers on human resources and employment law issues.

New York, New York, United States

• Represented state agencies in federal and state court actions and proceedings, involving constitutionality and validity of statutes and regulations, as well as lawfulness of agency actions. Responsible for all phases of litigation, including pleadings, discovery, settlement, motions, trials and appeals.• Clients include New York State Departments of Health, Criminal Justice, Corrections, and Labor, and Offices of Temporary and Disability Assistance and Children and Family Services.

New York, New York, United States

• General business counseling and representation in international matters involving U.S., U.K. and New Zealand law, litigation in state and federal court.

Ll.M., Commerical And Corporate Law

J.D., Law

Activities and Societies: Hispanic Law Students Association

B.S., Industrial And Labor Relations

Activities and Societies: Varsity Fencing Team, Big Red Band