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Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] False Claims Act Today – Eastern District of North Carolina

April 27, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

**Program hosted in (ET) time zone**

Hosted by the FBA’s Qui Tam Section, often in cooperation with local FBA chapters, “The False Claims Act Today” is a discussion series that examines the details of real-life FCA practice in specific jurisdictions. Sessions typically focus on a single federal district and feature an experienced local panel that includes an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the district; a federal judge; a relator-side attorney; and a defense attorney. This online-only event will be conducted via Zoom and will spotlight the Eastern District of North Carolina.

This event does not offer CLE credit. Registrants will receive Zoom login details on the day before the event.

Registration is Closed


About the Presenters

Hon. James C. Dever III, U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of North Carolina

Judge James C. Dever III serves as a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina. President George W. Bush nominated Judge Dever in May 2002, and the United States Senate unanimously confirmed him. He served as Chief Judge from October 2011 through October 2018. Before serving as a United States District Judge, Judge Dever served as a United States Magistrate Judge for fifteen months.

Michael Anderson, Chief, Civil Division, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of North Carolina

Michael Anderson currently serves as Chief of the Civil Division in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina. As Civil Chief, Mr. Anderson supervises the Asset Recovery Unit that is responsible for all affirmative civil enforcement (e.g., False Claims Act, Controlled Substances Act), asset forfeiture, restitution and other debt collection, and bankruptcy cases in the Eastern District of North Carolina. Mr. Anderson also carries an active caseload in those areas. Prior to becoming Civil Chief, Mr. Anderson served as Deputy Civil Chief (with similar supervisory responsibilities) and as an AUSA in both the Civil Division and the Appellate Division. He has handled all manner of affirmative and defensive civil litigation, and some criminal litigation. Before joining the United States Attorney’s Office, he clerked for United States District Judge James C. Dever III, and worked in private practice in Washington, D.C., where he primarily assisted clients with government investigations. Mr. Anderson received his undergraduate degree from Duke University, and his J.D. and LL.M. from Duke University School of Law.

Lareena J. Phillips, Special Deputy Attorney General, Medicaid Investigations Division, North Carolina Department of Justice

Lareena Phillips attended UNC Chapel Hill for her undergraduate and law school education before joining the Charlotte, NC office of Ferguson, Stein, Chambers, Gresham & Sumter, in 2007. Ms. Phillips worked on a range of civil litigation matters at the firm, including medical malpractice, civil rights, personal injury, and workers compensation cases. After relocating to Raleigh, NC in 2012, Ms. Phillips joined the North Carolina Department of Justice in the Insurance Division as an Assistant Attorney General. Ms. Phillips handled civil and administrative matters on behalf of the NC Secretary of State, NC State Auditor, and the Rural Electrification Authority before moving to NC DOJ’s Medicaid Investigations Division in 2015. Ms. Phillips now serves as a Special Deputy Attorney General in the Medicaid Investigations Division where she handles civil investigations and prosecutions of health care fraud committed by Medicaid providers. Ms. Phillips is cross designated as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern, Western, and Middle Districts of NC, and in that capacity handles matters involving both Medicaid and Medicare fraud.

G. Norman Acker III, Of Counsel, K&L Gates LLP, Of Counsel, K&L Gates LLP

Norman Acker is Of Counsel in the Research Triangle Park office of K&L Gates. Mr. Acker brings more than three decades of experience as an Assistant United States Attorney to help guide clients facing government False Claims Act investigations or other allegations of fraud or abuse in government programs. He primarily represents health care clients.

Immediately prior to joining K&L Gates, Mr. Acker served as the Acting U.S. Attorney, the chief federal law enforcement officer in the Eastern District of North Carolina. That office is responsible for prosecuting all federal crimes in the district, including drug crimes, violent crimes, white collar fraud, terrorism, and public corruption. The U.S. Attorney’s Office also represents the United States in civil court, handling a wide variety of civil litigation. Most of his practice at the U.S. Attorney’s office was focused on civil prosecution of False Claims Act and Health Care Fraud cases, including Qui Tam cases. He was the lead trial attorney in the case of U.S. ex rel Drakeford v. Tuomey, a qui tam case which went to trial and resulted in a judgment of $273 million

Stacy Miller II, Attorney, Miller Law Group, PLLC

W. Stacy Miller, II is the top Attorney and founder of Miller Law Group, PLLC. Mr. Miller represents Whistleblowers in False Claims Act cases, victims of Consumer Fraud, and handles cases involving Catastrophic Personal Injury and Wrongful Death. He is ranked Preeminent by his peers; and has received the Nationally Ranked Top 10 Attorney Award, National Academy Personal Injury Attorneys; National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers; and American Academy of Attorneys Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys.

R. Scott Oswald – Chair, Programming Committee, FBA Qui Tam Section (moderator)

Scott Oswald is an accomplished trial lawyer who has brought more than 40 trials to verdict. His cases have recovered more than $300 million in judgments and settlements. A fellow of the prestigious College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, he received his law degree from Howard University and honed his skills at Trial Lawyers College, founded by the legendary Gerry Spence. Mr. Oswald litigates employment and whistleblower actions nationwide. Among his results:

  • First jury verdict under new whistleblower protections in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013|
  • First Sarbanes-Oxley Act liability verdict to withstand appeal
  • First jury verdict under 2009 anti-retaliation provisions of False Claims Act
  • First Dodd-Frank Act retaliation lawsuit to reach discovery in federal court

Mr. Oswald is chair of the Federal Bar Association’s Qui Tam Section and immediate past chair of the FBA’s Professional Ethics Committee. Lawdragon ranks him as one of the top 500 plaintiff-side employment lawyers in the country.


Registration

Registration is Closed

  • FBA Members: $0
  • Non-Members: $0

Cancellation Policy

No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on November 9, 2022. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made at any time upon notification. Please contact Daniel Hamilton at dhamilton@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests.


CLE

Please note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar.


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Details

Date:
April 27, 2023
Time:
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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