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SUMMARY:2020 Qui Tam Conference
DESCRIPTION:-EVENT SOLD OUT- \nProgramming will provide a fresh analysis on the rapidly changing landscape of False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement. This two-day conference will feature experienced FCA litigators from a variety of perspectives who will dive into advanced topics and discuss emerging trends and key developments pertaining to the FCA. Take this opportunity to interact with leading practitioners in the field while earning CLE credit and enjoying multiple networking events. \nRegistration is now closed for the 2020 Qui Tam Conference as we have reached maximum capacity for the venue. Contact meetings@fedbar.org to be placed on a wait-list to attend this year’s conference. Pending any cancellations\, we will release tickets on a first come first serve basis. \n\n\n\nAgenda\nThursday\, February 27\, 2020\n[7:45 – 8:30 a.m.] Registration & Breakfast \n[8:30  – 9:30 a.m.] Panel 1: Year in Review \n\nJohn R. Thomas\, Jr.\, Partner\, Healy Hafemann Magee Thomas (moderator)\nStuart F. Delery\, Partner\, Gibson\, Dunn\, & Crutcher LLP\nTejinder Singh\, Partner\, Goldstein & Russell\, P.C.\nClaire M. Sylvia\, Partner\, Phillips & Cohen LLP\n\n[9:45  – 10:45 a.m.] Panel 2: AseraCare and the Future of Medical Necessity Cases \n\nPaul Chan\, Principal\, Bird Marella (moderator)\nEdward Baker\, Of Counsel\, Constantine Cannon\nDoug Baruch\, Litigation Partner\, Morgan Lewis\, & Bockius LLP\nNatalie Waites\, Senior Trial Counsel for Health Care Fraud\, U.S. Department of Justice\n\n[11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.] Panel 3: Multi-Relator Cases \n\nMarlan Wilbanks\, Senior Partner\, Willbanks & Gouinlock (moderator)\nChris Burris\, Partner\, King & Spalding LLP\nLaurie Oberembt\, Senior Trial Counsel\, Civil Frauds Section\, U.S. Department of Justice\nMarc Raspanti\, Partner\, Pietragallo\, Gordon\, Alfano\, Bosick\, & Raspanti\n\n[12:00 – 1:30 p.m.] Keynote Luncheon \n\nJoseph H. (Jody) Hunt\, Assistant Attorney General\, Civil Division\, U.S. Department of Justice\n\n[1:30 – 2:30 p.m.] Panel 4: Emerging Trends \n\nCleveland Lawrence III\, Of Counsel\, Mehri & Skalet\, PLLC (moderator)\nEric Havian\, Partner\, Constantine Cannon\nMarcia Madsen\, Chair of Government Contracts Practice\, Mayer Brown\nJohn McKnight\, Senior Litigation Counsel/Co-Chair\, Whistleblower Practice\, Sanford Heisler Sharp\, LLP\nRebecca Tinio\, Deputy Chief of the Civil Frauds Divison\, U.S. Attorney’s Office of Southern District of New York\n\n[2:45 – 3:45 p.m.] Panel 5: CIFPA/IIFPA \n\nDavid Chizewer\, Principal\, Goldberg Kohn Ltd. (moderator)\nNiall McCarthy\, Principal\, Cotchett\, Pitre & McCarthy\, LLP\nMichael J. Levy\, Deputy General Counsel of Litigation\, California Department of Insurance\nJoel Richlin\, Deputy General Counsel and Chief Litigation Counsel\, Prime Healthcare\nRoss Silverman\, Partner\, Katten Muchin Rosenman\, LLP\n\n[4:00 – 5:00 p.m.] Panel 6: Asset Forfeiture \n\nJ. Scott Gilbert\, Counsel\, Watkins & Eager (moderator)\nRalph Caccia\, Partner\, Wiley Rein LLP\nColleen Kennedy\, Assistant U.S. Attorney\, U.S. Attorney’s Office\, Eastern District of California\nSilvija Strikis\, Partner\, Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Fredrick PLLC\n\nFriday\, February 28\, 2020\n[8:00 – 8:30 a.m.] Registration & Breakfast \n[8:30 – 9:45 a.m.] Panel 7: Cooperation \n\nKyle Cohen\, Assistant U.S. Attorney\, U.S. Attorney’s Office\, Middle District of Florida (moderator)\nKimberly Friday\, Member\, Osborn Maledon\, P.A.\nAdam Katz\, Assistant U.S. Attorney\, Civil Health Care Fraud Coordinator\, U.S. Attorney’s Office\, Northern District of New York\nJason Mehta\, Partner\, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP\nDavid Rosenbloom\, Partner\, McDermott\, Will\, & Emery\n\n[10:00 – 11:15 a.m.] Panel 8: Dismissals \n\nColin Huntley\, Assistant Director of Justice Civil Fraud Section\, U.S. Department of Justice (moderator)\nDerek Adams\, Partner\, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP\nEd Crooke\, Assistant Director\, Civil Division\, Fraud Section\, U.S. Department of Justice\nAnna Haac\, Partner\, Tycko & Zavareei LLP\nCourtney Saleski\, Partner\, DLA Piper\n\n[11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.] Panel 9: Discovery \n\nSelina Coleman\, Partner\, Reed Smith LLP (moderator)\nChris Harwood\, Partner\, Morvillo LLP\nAmy Kossak\, Trial Attorney\, U.S. Department of Justice\nChris LaCour\, Chief\, Tort Litigation Branch\, U.S. Army Legal Services Agency\nJed Wulfekotte\, Partner\, Stein Mitchell Beato & Missner LLP\n\n[12:45 – 2:15 p.m.] Luncheon and Fireside Chat \n\nMichael Granston\, Deputy Assistant Attorney General\, Civil Division\, U.S. Department of Justice\n\n[2:15 – 3:30 p.m.] Panel 10: AUSA Procedures\n \n\nR. Scott Oswald\, Managing Principal\, The Employment Law Group\, PC (moderator)\nAnn Bildsten\, Assistant U.S. Attorney\, U.S. Attorney’s Office\, District of Minnesota\nCharlene Fullmer\, Assistant U.S. Attorney\, U.S. Attorney’s Office\, Eastern District of Pennsylvania\nJoe Price\, Assistant U.S. Attorney\, U.S. Attorney’s Office\, Southern District of California\nJames Weinkle\, Assistant U.S. Attorney\, U.S. Attorney’s Office\, Southern District of Florida\n\n[3:45 – 5:00 p.m.] Panel 11: Ethics\n \n\nMichael E. Paulhus\, Partner\, King & Spalding LLP (moderator)\nJennifer Verkamp\, Partner\, Morgan Verkamp\, LLC\nDavid Wiseman\, Assistant Director\, Civil Fraud Section\, U.S. Department of Justice\n\n5:00 p.m.Closing Remarks \n\nRegistration\nRegistration is now closed for the 2020 Qui Tam Conference as we have reached maximum capacity for the venue. Contact meetings@fedbar.org to be placed on a wait-list to attend this year’s conference. Pending any cancellations\, we will release tickets on a first come first serve basis. \nWe look forward to hosting this program next year! \n\nHousing\nPlease find a list of hotels below that are within walking distance of the conference venue \n\nGenerator Washington DC Hotel\n1900 Connecticut Avenue NW\, Washington\, DC 20009\nPhone: 202-448-1583\n\nBooking Promo Code: GenLocal\n\n\nWashington Hilton\n1919 Connecticut Avenue NW\, Washington\, DC 20009\nPhone: 202-483-3000\n\n\n\nSponsors\n[THOUGHT LEADERS] \n \n \n[NETWORKING RECEPTION] \nPietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti\, LLP \n[EVENT PARTNER] \nBird Marella \n[Breakfasts & Breaks] \nWaters Krauss & Paul \nContact Elizabeth Johnson if you are interested in sponsoring this event. \n\nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact Ariel White\, Conference Coordinator.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/quitam20/
LOCATION:FHI360 Conference Center\, 1825 Connecticut Ave\, NW 8th Floor\, Washington\, DC\, 20240
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED: Qui Tam Section: The False Claims Act Today\, Phoenix\, AZ
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the FBA Qui Tam Section\, this CLE will provide a general overview of the FCA\, a discussion of relevant Supreme Court cases\, practice tips\, recent developments in the Ninth Circuit\, and a panel discussion to provide diverse perspectives on FCA practice. \nRegister Online \nPDF Registration Form \n\nAgenda\n[11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.] Overview of the FCA \n[12:00 – 12:15 p.m.] Lunch Break \n[12:15 – 12:45 p.m.] Practice Tips – A View from the Court \nDiscussion of best practices and strategies for practitioners and the Government looking to inform the Court of updates while also juggling the implications of the seal and the Government’s investigation. \n\nR. Scott Oswald\, Managing Principal\, The Employment Law Group\, PC (Moderator)\nThe Honorable John Joseph Tuchi\, United States District Court Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona\n\n[12:45 – 1:45 p.m.] Practice Tips \nDiscussion of best practices and strategies for practitioners and the Government looking to inform the Court of updates while also juggling the implications of the seal and the Government’s investigation. \n\nR. Scott Oswald\, Managing Principal\, The Employment Law Group\, PC (Moderator)\nPatrick M. Klein\, Civil Frauds Trial Attorney\, Department of Justice (representing the US Government in False Claims Act Civil Cases)\nLon R. Leavitt\, Partner\, Halunen Law (representing Relator Counsel)\nRobert J. Milligan\, Shareholder\, Milligan Lawless PC (representing Defense Counsel)\n\n[1:45 – 2:00 p.m.] Q&A \n\nRegistration\nRegistration Fees \n\nFBA Member: $25\nNon-member: $35\n\nHow to Register \nRegister Online or scan PDF Registration Form to sections@fedbar.org. \nCancellation Policy\nNo refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on Thursday\, March 26. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made at any time upon notification. Please contact Alea Al-Aghbari at aalaghbari@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests. \n\nCLE\nArizona does not certify courses or providers. Arizona lawyers are required to independently review the Standards outlined in MCLE Regulation 104(A) make their own determination that it qualifies for credit towards their MCLE requirements.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/qui-tam-section-the-false-claims-act-today-phoenix-az/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Fighting Fraud in a Pandemic: The False Claims Act’s New $2 Trillion Battlefield - Part I
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this Two Part Series on May 1 & 8\, 2020.\nThe federal False Claims Act (FCA) was born more than 150 years ago in a time of war. Now\, amid another national crisis\, the venerable statute will again be deployed in the fight against COVID-19 fraud. Originally aimed at profiteers who sold worthless goods to the Union Army\, the FCA has long been a tool against fraudulent claims on federal taxpayer money. With $2 trillion starting to flow into the U.S. economy under the CARES Act\, much of it based solely on the self-representation of recipients\, the U.S. Department of Justice will rely on the FCA to pursue an inevitable wave of stimulus fraud. This two-part webinar will sketch the new FCA landscape for attorneys on all sides of the issue\, from whistleblower lawyers and AUSAs to defense attorneys and in-house counsel. The first session will focus on healthcare fraud in a new and changing environment of CMS rule revisions and regulatory waivers\, Stark Act waivers\, hard-to-police treatments including telemedicine\, and unethical practices such as fraudulent COVID-19 testing and treatments\, kickbacks\, identity theft\, stockpiling and price gouging. The second session will examine grant fraud\, the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)\, and procurement fraud—and also will focus on the DOJ’s COVID-19 fraud and enforcement structures in light of this pandemic. We’ll conclude with a look at the pandemic’s effect on ongoing FCA cases\, offering tips on how to navigate the new landscape. \nRegister just once to attend both parts of this TWO PART SERIES. Part II takes place at the same time a week later\, on May 8\, 2020. \nRegistration is now closed\n\nAbout the Presenters\nDeidre Lamppin Colson\,  Assistant U.S. Attorney\, Southern District Of Alabama\nFor the past 12 years\, Deidre L. Colson has served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama\, primarily prosecuting Health Care Fraud pursuant to the False Claims Act\, Stark Law\, Anti-Kickback Statute\, and the Controlled Substance Act. Since 2013\, she has held the position of Civil Health Care Fraud Coordinator\, has held the position of Electronic Discovery Coordinator for 6 years\, and was recently appointed as the Religious Liberty Litigation Coordinator in response to the Attorney General’s October 6\, 2017\, Memorandum. AUSA Colson has also served in the Appellate Division conducting En Banc oral argument before the Eleventh Circuit\, and has supervised the Southern District of Alabama’s Financial Litigation Unit\, which is responsible for enforcing the collection of criminal and civil debts owed to the United States or to victims of federal crimes pursuant to the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act. \nMegan Jeschke\, Partner\, Holland & Knight\nMegan Jeschke is a partner at Holland & Knight and a member of the firm’s White Collar Defense and Investigations\, Compliance Services\, and Government Contracts teams. She is a litigator with an emphasis on civil and criminal enforcement matters in the government contracts\, healthcare\, and pharmaceutical industries. She represents companies facing criminal\, civil\, or administrative actions brought by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) or agency Offices of Inspectors General (OIG)\, to include qui tam actions brought by relators under the civil False Claims Act (FCA)\, in the areas of procurement fraud\, healthcare fraud\, public corruption and procurement integrity\, and whistleblower reprisal. \nR. Scott Oswald\, Chair\, FBA Qui Tam Section\nScott 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. Mr. Oswald is chair of the Federal Bar Association’s Qui Tam Section and immediate past chair of the FBA’s Professional Ethics Committee. \nRachel V. Rose\, Principal\, Rachel V. Rose\, Attorney at Law\, PLLC\nRachel V. Rose\, JD\, MBA\, advises clients on healthcare\, cybersecurity and qui tam matters. She also teaches bioethics at Baylor College of Medicine. She has been consecutively named by Houstonia Magazine as a Top Lawyer (Healthcare)\, the National Women Trial Lawyer’s Top 25 and the National Trial Lawyers Top 100. \n \nJennifer A. Short\, Partner\, KaiserDillon PLLC\nJennifer A. Short is a partner at KaiserDillon PLLC\, in Washington\, DC\, where she focuses on internal and government investigations\, compliance matters\, and civil litigation. A former Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia\, Ms. Short has particular expertise in False Claims Act matters\, including multiple-week jury trials involving government contractors and healthcare providers. \n\nRegistration\nRegistration will close on April 30 at 2pm Eastern. \nRegistration Fees \n\nFBA Member: $0\nNonmember: $75\n\nHow to Register \nRegister just once to attend both parts of this TWO PART SERIES. Part II takes place at the same time a week later\, on May 8\, 2020. \nRegistration is now closed\nCancellation Policy \nNo refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on April 24\, 2020. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made at any time upon notification. Please contact Laura Mulhern at lmulhern@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests. \n\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact Laura Mulhern\, Sections and Divisions Manager.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/webinar-fighting-fraud-in-a-pandemic-the-false-claims-acts-new-2-trillion-battlefield-part-i/
CATEGORIES:Qui Tam Section
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Fighting Fraud in a Pandemic: The False Claims Act’s New $2 Trillion Battlefield – Part II
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this Two Part Series May 1 & 8\, 2020.\nThe federal False Claims Act (FCA) was born more than 150 years ago in a time of war. Now\, amid another national crisis\, the venerable statute will again be deployed in the fight against COVID-19 fraud. Originally aimed at profiteers who sold worthless goods to the Union Army\, the FCA has long been a tool against fraudulent claims on federal taxpayer money. With $2 trillion starting to flow into the U.S. economy under the CARES Act\, much of it based solely on the self-representation of recipients\, the U.S. Department of Justice will rely on the FCA to pursue an inevitable wave of stimulus fraud. This two-part webinar will sketch the new FCA landscape for attorneys on all sides of the issue\, from whistleblower lawyers and AUSAs to defense attorneys and in-house counsel. The first session will focus on healthcare fraud in a new and changing environment of CMS rule revisions and regulatory waivers\, Stark Act waivers\, hard-to-police treatments including telemedicine\, and unethical practices such as fraudulent COVID-19 testing and treatments\, kickbacks\, identity theft\, stockpiling and price gouging. The second session will examine grant fraud\, the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)\, and procurement fraud—and also will focus on the DOJ’s COVID-19 fraud and enforcement structures in light of this pandemic. We’ll conclude with a look at the pandemic’s effect on ongoing FCA cases\, offering tips on how to navigate the new landscape. \nRegister just once to attend both parts of this TWO PART SERIES. Part I takes place at the same time a week earlier\, on May 1\, 2020. \nRegistration is now closed\n\nAbout the Presenters\nDeidre Lamppin Colson\,  Assistant U.S. Attorney\, Southern District Of Alabama\nFor the past 12 years\, Deidre L. Colson has served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama\, primarily prosecuting Health Care Fraud pursuant to the False Claims Act\, Stark Law\, Anti-Kickback Statute\, and the Controlled Substance Act. Since 2013\, she has held the position of Civil Health Care Fraud Coordinator\, has held the position of Electronic Discovery Coordinator for 6 years\, and was recently appointed as the Religious Liberty Litigation Coordinator in response to the Attorney General’s October 6\, 2017\, Memorandum. AUSA Colson has also served in the Appellate Division conducting En Banc oral argument before the Eleventh Circuit\, and has supervised the Southern District of Alabama’s Financial Litigation Unit\, which is responsible for enforcing the collection of criminal and civil debts owed to the United States or to victims of federal crimes pursuant to the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act. \nMegan Jeschke\, Partner\, Holland & Knight\nMegan Jeschke is a partner at Holland & Knight and a member of the firm’s White Collar Defense and Investigations\, Compliance Services\, and Government Contracts teams. She is a litigator with an emphasis on civil and criminal enforcement matters in the government contracts\, healthcare\, and pharmaceutical industries. She represents companies facing criminal\, civil\, or administrative actions brought by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) or agency Offices of Inspectors General (OIG)\, to include qui tam actions brought by relators under the civil False Claims Act (FCA)\, in the areas of procurement fraud\, healthcare fraud\, public corruption and procurement integrity\, and whistleblower reprisal. \nR. Scott Oswald\, Chair\, FBA Qui Tam Section\nScott 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. Mr. Oswald is chair of the Federal Bar Association’s Qui Tam Section and immediate past chair of the FBA’s Professional Ethics Committee \nRachel V. Rose\, Principal\, Rachel V. Rose\, Attorney at Law\, PLLC\nRachel V. Rose\, JD\, MBA\, advises clients on healthcare\, cybersecurity and qui tam matters. She also teaches bioethics at Baylor College of Medicine. She has been consecutively named by Houstonia Magazine as a Top Lawyer (Healthcare)\, the National Women Trial Lawyer’s Top 25 and the National Trial Lawyers Top 100. \n \nJennifer A. Short\, Partner\, KaiserDillon PLLC\nJennifer A. Short is a partner at KaiserDillon PLLC\, in Washington\, DC\, where she focuses on internal and government investigations\, compliance matters\, and civil litigation. A former Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia\, Ms. Short has particular expertise in False Claims Act matters\, including multiple-week jury trials involving government contractors and healthcare providers. \n  \n  \n\nRegistration\nRegistration Fees \n\nFBA Member: $0\nNonmember: $75\n\nHow to Register \nRegister just once to attend both parts of this TWO PART SERIES. Part I takes place at the same time a week earlier\, on May 1\, 2020. \nRegistration is now closed\nCancellation Policy \nNo refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on April 24\, 2020. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made at any time upon notification. Please contact Laura Mulhern at lmulhern@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests. \n\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact Laura Mulhern\, Sections and Divisions Manager.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/webinar-fighting-fraud-in-a-pandemic-the-false-claims-acts-new-2-trillion-battlefield-part-ii/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Fighting Fraud in a Pandemic III: DOJ’s Emerging Priorities & Enforcement Tools
DESCRIPTION:Ever since the Civil War\, the federal False Claims Act (FCA) has been a powerful weapon against fraudulent claims on federal funds. In the age of COVID-19\, with trillions in government aid sluicing into the U.S. economy\, the FCA is on the front lines yet again. This webinar provides a much-requested update to the two-part series on coronavirus stimulus fraud that the FBA’s Qui Tam Section presented in early May. Part III of “Fighting Fraud in a Pandemic” will cover major FCA-related developments from the past three months\, with a special focus on emerging priorities at the Department of Justice; on the mechanics of stimulus fraud schemes that have drawn most prosecutorial attention; on the specific enforcement tools now being favored by DOJ (including the return of some oldies); and on antifraud initiatives beyond the DOJ. The same distinguished panel\, drawn from the leadership of the FBA’s Qui Tam Section\, will return. If you attended the first two sessions in May\, this webinar outlines critical changes in this fast-moving area of enforcement. If you didn’t attend the first two sessions\, Part III is designed as a standalone opportunity — a deep dive into an area of law that will be a top concern for the DOJ\, and for taxpayers\, for at least the next 12 months. \nRegistration for this event is now closed. \n\nAbout the Presenters\nR. Scott Oswald – Chair\, FBA Qui Tam Section (moderator) \nScott 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: \n\nFirst jury verdict under new whistleblower protections in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013|\nFirst Sarbanes-Oxley Act liability verdict to withstand appeal\nFirst jury verdict under 2009 anti-retaliation provisions of False Claims Act\nFirst Dodd-Frank Act retaliation lawsuit to reach discovery in federal court\n\nMr. 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. \nDeidre Lamppin Colson\, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama \nFor the past 12 years\, Deidre L. Colson has served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama\, primarily prosecuting Health Care Fraud pursuant to the False Claims Act\, Stark Law\, Anti-Kickback Statute\, and the Controlled Substance Act.  Since 2013\, she has held the position of Civil Health Care Fraud Coordinator\, has held the position of Electronic Discovery Coordinator for 6 years\, and was recently appointed as the Religious Liberty Litigation Coordinator in response to the Attorney General’s October 6\, 2017\, Memorandum.  AUSA Colson has also served in the Appellate Division conducting En Banc oral argument before the Eleventh Circuit\, and has supervised the Southern District of Alabama’s Financial Litigation Unit\, which is responsible for enforcing the collection of criminal and civil debts owed to the United States or to victims of federal crimes pursuant to the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act. \nMs. Colson is a 1997 Magna Cum Laude graduate of Louisiana State University\, with a dual degree in History and Political Science.  Thereafter\, she received her Juris Doctorate degree from George Mason University School of Law located in Arlington\, Virginia.  After graduation\, she returned to the Mississippi Gulf Coast\, and served as a federal law clerk from 1993-1995\, to the Honorable David C. Bramlette\, III\, U.S. District Court\, Southern District of Mississippi\, Southern Division.   Before joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office\, Ms. Colson served as a trial attorney with an emphasis on insurance defense and medical malpractice for ten years with two private firms — Bryan\, Nelson\, et al.\, Pascagoula\, MS and Brown\, Buchanan & Sessoms\, Biloxi\, MS. \nSince 2008\, AUSA Colson has investigated and prosecuted various types of affirmative health care fraud cases and qui tam complaints involving skilled nursing facilities\, hospice and home health agencies\, compounding pharmacy cases\, pill mill schemes\, diversion\, illegal prescribing of controlled substances\, and fraudulent billing of medically unnecessary or un-provided medical services\, which resulted in convictions\, civil judgments\, and multi-million dollar settlements.  AUSA Colson actively works with the Southern District of Alabama’s Criminal Division parallel prosecutions\, and as HCF Coordinator spearheads Alabama’s Annual Health Care Fraud Working Group Meetings\, which are strategic and information sharing endeavors between federal\, state and local litigators and law enforcement. \nMegan Jeschke\, Partner at Holland & Knight \nMegan Jeschke is a partner at Holland & Knight and a member of the firm’s White Collar Defense and Investigations\, Compliance Services\, and Government Contracts teams. She is a litigator with an emphasis on civil and criminal enforcement matters in the government contracts\, healthcare\, and pharmaceutical industries. She represents companies facing criminal\, civil\, or administrative actions brought by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) or agency Offices of Inspectors General (OIG)\, to include qui tam actions brought by relators under the civil False Claims Act (FCA)\, in the areas of procurement fraud\, healthcare fraud\, public corruption and procurement integrity\, and whistleblower reprisal. She has argued successfully before the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit\, brought to verdict several criminal jury trials\, negotiated favorable settlements\, helped clients avoid suspension or debarment\, successfully argued for dismissal and declination\, and regularly conducts internal investigations\, large and small. She helps clients navigate suspension\, debarment and exclusion proceedings\, as well as provides advice on self-reporting protocols and mandatory disclosure rules. She also conducts compliance program effectiveness reviews and advises on compliance program protocols.  Ms. Jeschke holds an active security clearance and is experienced in conducting classified internal investigations and handling criminal cases involving the Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA). Ms. Jeschke is a frequent lecturer on the FCA and on best practices in internal investigations. She has assisted in teaching the White Collar Investigations\, Enforcement and Business Risk Mitigation class at the University of Virginia School of Law. In addition\, Ms. Jeschke is a co-editor of the Corporate Compliance Answer Book\, and serves as the vice president of the Federal Bar Association’s Qui Tam Section. \nRachel V. Rose –Principal at Rachael V. Rose\, Attorney at Law\, PLLC \nMs. Rose has a unique background. Throughout her career\, she has accumulated knowledge in a multitude of fields\, with an emphasis on various facets of healthcare. Her experiences include: \n\nworking on Wall Street and at one of the “Big Four” consulting firms;\nproducing for the Chairman of the Reform and Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill; \ninterning at the Department of Health and Human Services; \ncompiling policy papers at the Royal College of Nursing in London;\nconsultative work as a top performing representative for the pharmaceutical and medical device industry; ​\nclerking for the Honorable Linda R. Allan (6th Judicial Circuit\, FL).\n\nPrior to opening her law firm\, she was Director of Business Development and Assistant General Counsel for a healthcare advisory company. \nShe is extensively published and presents on a variety of healthcare\, False Claims Act\, Dodd-Frank\, and securities law topics including: cybersecurity\, qui tam\, physician reimbursement\, ICD-10\, access to care\, anti-kickback and Stark laws\, U.S. Supreme Court cases impacting the medical device industry\, international comparative healthcare laws\, and the HIPAA/the HITECH Act. \n\nPresently\, she is the chair of the Federal Bar Association’s Government Relations Committee. Ms. Rose has co-authored The American Bar Association’s books –  The ABCs of ACOs and What Are International HIPAA Considerations?\, as well as being a co-editor of American Health Lawyers Association’s Enterprise Risk Management Handbook (2nd Edition). Ms. Rose is also an Affiliated Member of the Baylor College of Medicine’s Center for Health Policy and Medical Ethics\, where she teaches bioethics and is on the University of Houston Law School’s Healthcare Law Advisory Board. \nJennifer A. Short\, Partner at KaiserDillon PLLC \nJennifer A. Short is a partner at KaiserDillon PLLC\, in Washington\, DC\, where she focuses on internal and government investigations\, compliance matters\, and civil litigation.  A former Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia\, Ms. Short has particular expertise in False Claims Act matters\, including multiple-week jury trials involving government contractors and healthcare providers. \n  \n  \n\nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is now closed. \nCancellation Policy \nNo refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on July 31\, 2020. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made at any time upon notification. Please contact Ariel White at awhite@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests. \n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy registering for an FBA webinar\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact Laura Mulhern\, Sections and Divisions Manager.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/webinar-fighting-fraud-in-a-pandemic-iii-dojs-emerging-priorities-enforcement-tools/
LOCATION:Online\, US
CATEGORIES:Qui Tam Section
GEO:37.09024;-95.712891
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200922T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200922T140000
DTSTAMP:20260414T181831
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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] False Claims Act Today - District of New Jersey
DESCRIPTION: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. \nWe hope to resume in-person sessions of “The FCA Today” in 2021\, but for now we’re conducting them online via the Zoom platform. For this session on the District of New Jersey\, attendees can expect a brief overview of the FCA process\, including a review of case law in the Third Circuit\, and a detailed look at: \n\nThe types of FCA case most welcomed by the district’s U.S. Attorney Office;\nHow D.N.J. prosecutors work with Main Justice to investigate complaints and weigh intervention;\nHow D.N.J. judges evaluate seal extensions and seal violations;\nThe local impact of the Supreme Court’s recent FCA decisions; and\nWhere D.N.J. prosecutors fall in national debates over the viability of medical necessity cases\, DOJ dismissal of relator-led cases\, and other issues.\n\n\nAbout the Presenters\nR. Scott Oswald – Chair\, FBA Qui Tam Section (moderator) \nScott 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: \n\nFirst jury verdict under new whistleblower protections in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013|\nFirst Sarbanes-Oxley Act liability verdict to withstand appeal\nFirst jury verdict under 2009 anti-retaliation provisions of False Claims Act\nFirst Dodd-Frank Act retaliation lawsuit to reach discovery in federal court\n\nMr. 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. \nKen Abell \nKen Abell is a founding partner of Abell Eskew Landau LLP (AEL)\, a boutique law firm specializing in qui tam defense and False Claims Act Litigation\, government enforcement matters and white collar criminal defense. AEL represents numerous entities and individuals in connection with qui tam matters under the False Claims Act\, including several large hospital systems and healthcare providers. Until 2018\, Ken served as Chief of Healthcare Fraud for the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York\, Civil Division. In his ten years as an Assistant United States Attorney\, Ken litigated and resolved some of the Eastern District’s most significant FCA matters\, including some of the nation’s largest healthcare and mortgage fraud cases. Ken began his legal career as a commercial litigator at a prominent litigation boutique in Chicago. Thereafter\, he was a law clerk to the Honorable Theodore H. Katz in the Southern District of New York\, before joining the United States Attorney’s Office in 2008. \nLee Cortes \nLee is an Assistant United States Attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey. Lee currently serves as the Chief of the Health Care Fraud Unit\, supervising a team of approximately 12 AUSAs and directing all of the Office’s criminal and civil investigations and prosecutions of health care fraud offenses.  Before Lee was promoted to that role in January 2020\, he served as the Deputy Chief of the Special Prosecutions Division since July 2017\, where he oversaw approximately 12 prosecutors who investigate and prosecute public corruption matters. Before then\, Lee was a line assistant in the General Crimes Unit in 2010 and in the Special Prosecutions Division from 2011 until 2017. Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office\, Lee worked at Kaye Scholer in New York from 2003 to 2010\, focusing on white collar defense\, life sciences\, products liability\, and commercial litigation. Lee graduated from King’s College and Fordham Law School. \nDave Dauenheimer \nDavid Dauenheimer is a Deputy Chief in the Government Fraud Unit of the Criminal Division at the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey. He serves as the Affirmative Civil Enforcement Coordinator and previously served as the Health Care Fraud Coordinator from 2011 until 2015. Mr. Dauenheimer is responsible for civil investigations of government fraud offenses including violations of the False Claims Act\, FIRREA\, and other federal laws. Since joining the office in 2008\, he has been responsible for numerous large-scale qui tam/civil investigations\, including resolutions involving a multinational device manufacturer\, pharmaceutical companies\, and companies contracting with numerous federal agencies including the Department of Defense. \nMr. Dauenheimer previously served as a Senior Litigation Counsel handling appellate and class action matters in the Office of Immigration Litigation at the Department of Justice. Prior to joining the Department of Justice in 2002\, Mr. Dauenheimer served for seven years with the Judge Advocate General’s Corps of the U.S. Army\, where he was a criminal prosecutor\, claims attorney\, deployed to Bosnia in support of Operation Joint Guard\, and was selected to be the Army’s liaison to the Department of Justice’s Torts Branch where he served as a trial attorney for two years. \nMr. Dauenheimer received his JD from the University of Colorado\, Boulder School of Law\, and his BA in Civil Engineering from Lafayette College\, Easton PA. \nJay P. Holland \nA principal in Joseph\, Greenwald & Laake’s Civil Litigation Group and chair of the firm’s Labor\, Employment\, and Qui Tam Whistleblower practice\, Jay Holland is a renowned employment and qui tam litigator known for taking on tough cases and achieving exceptional results. Jay counsels clients in individual and class action cases involving gender and race discrimination and sexual harassment\, violations of the wage and hour laws\, and wrongful termination. Jay has an active qui tam practice\, representing whistleblowers in actions under the federal False Claims Act. \n  \n \nJudge John Michael Vazquez\n \nNominated by Barack Obama on March 26\, 2015\, to a seat vacated by Joel A. Pisano. Confirmed by the Senate on January 27\, 2016\, and received commission on January 29\, 2016. \n  \n  \n\nRegistration\nRegistration will close Monday\, September 21 at 11AM ET. \nRegistration Fees \n\nFBA Members – $0\nNonmembers – $10\n\nRegistrants will receive Zoom login details on the day before the event. \nRegistration is now closed \nCancellation Policy \nNo refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on September 15\, 2020. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made at any time upon notification. Please contact Ariel White at awhite@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests. \n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy registering for an FBA webinar\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact Laura Mulhern\, Sections and Divisions Manager.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/qui-tam-section-false-claims-act-today-district-of-new-jersey/
LOCATION:Online\, US
CATEGORIES:Qui Tam Section
GEO:37.09024;-95.712891
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200924T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200924T140000
DTSTAMP:20260414T181831
CREATED:20200825T212813Z
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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] False Claims Act Today - District of South Carolina
DESCRIPTION: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. \nWe hope to resume in-person sessions of “The FCA Today” in 2021\, but for now we’re conducting them online via the Zoom webinar platform. For this session on the District of South Carolina\, attendees can expect a brief overview of the FCA process\, including a review of case law in the Fourth Circuit\, and a detailed look at: \n\nThe types of FCA case most welcomed by the district’s U.S. Attorney Office;\nHow D.S.C. prosecutors work with Main Justice to investigate complaints and weigh intervention;\nHow D.S.C. judges evaluate seal extensions and seal violations;\nThe local impact of the Supreme Court’s recent FCA decisions; and\nWhere D.S.C. prosecutors fall in national debates over the viability of medical necessity cases\, DOJ dismissal of relator-led cases\, and other issues.\n\n\nAbout the Presenters\nR. Scott Oswald – Chair\, FBA Qui Tam Section (moderator) \nScott 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: \n\nFirst jury verdict under new whistleblower protections in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013|\nFirst Sarbanes-Oxley Act liability verdict to withstand appeal\nFirst jury verdict under 2009 anti-retaliation provisions of False Claims Act\nFirst Dodd-Frank Act retaliation lawsuit to reach discovery in federal court\n\nMr. 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. \nJudge Joseph F. Anderson\, Jr.  \nJoseph F. Anderson\, Jr. was appointed United States District Judge by President Ronald Reagan in October 1986. Prior to that\, Judge Anderson practiced law in Edgefield\, South Carolina\, and represented Edgefield and Aiken Counties in the South Carolina General Assembly. He is a graduate of Clemson University and the University of South Carolina School of Law. When appointed at age 36\, Judge Anderson became the youngest federal judge in South Carolina history and the second youngest in the country. He has served on the federal bench for 34 years\, seven of those years as Chief Judge. A strong advocate of legal education\, Judge Anderson has taken part in more than 200 CLE and law-related programs\, committees and associations\, including a six-year seat on the Federal Rules of Evidence Committee of the United States Judicial Conference. He also has authored two books on trial advocacy for lawyers. Judge Anderson recently took senior status\, but retains an active court schedule\, in addition to serving as an adjunct professor of Evidence and Federal Courts at the University of South Carolina School of Law. \n  \n \nDeborah B. Barbier \nDeborah focuses her practice on federal and state criminal defense\, Qui Tam/False Claims Act actions\, and business litigation. Deborah’s interest in the law began at a young age as her late father was an FBI agent. She attended the University of South Carolina for both her undergraduate and law degrees. Following graduation\, Deborah was selected for two consecutive clerkships at both the state and federal level. In 1996\, she began working at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina. Deborah served in this capacity for 15 years\, and she was honored to hold several leadership positions while there. In 2011\, Deborah felt as though it was the right time personally and professionally to enter into private practice. Since then\, Deborah has excelled in her defense work\, and she is excited to see what the future holds. \n  \nPamela Coyle Brecht \nPamela is a Partner at Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti\, LLP. Ms. Brecht serves as Chair of the firm’s national Qui Tam/False Claims Act Practice Group. She is also experienced in white-collar criminal litigation\, employment law\, internal investigations\, and complex health care litigation. Ms. Brecht has litigated many of the most complex False Claims Act cases filed in the United States. Her cases have included alleged fraud by a large multi-state Medicaid managed care contractor\, FCA violations by three of the largest hospital corporations in the country\, and dissecting complex financial relationships among healthcare providers including Stark and Anti-Kickback issues. She has also litigated cases involving hospital fraud\, emergency room fraud\, medical device allegations\, Medicare Part C and Part D fraud\, government contractor fraud\, laboratory fraud\, as well as all types of pharmaceutical fraud. One of the whistleblower matters that Ms. Brecht has worked on was recognized in 2018 by The National Law Journal as one of the “Top 100 Verdicts.” The matter\, Lutz v Health Diagnostics Laboratory\, ranked as #39 on the list of highest verdicts throughout the nation for that year and came in at #2 for the highest verdicts coming out of Pennsylvania. \nJames Leventis – ACE Coordinator and Deputy Civil Chief for the District of South Carolina \nJames coordinates the District’s civil prosecution of health care and procurement fraud cases. He has served as an AUSA for over 11 years\, including three years in the criminal division. James has tried numerous cases to verdict\, including the District’s first civil health care fraud trial\, and argued before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. James has received the U.S. Attorney’s Award for Excellence\, the Counsel of the Inspector General on Integrity and Efficiency Award for Excellence\, and a Special Commendation from the Civil Division of the Department of Justice for Outstanding Service. He is a regular presenter at South Carolina Bar and Federal Bar Association events\, as well as an instructor at the National Advocacy Center.  Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office\, James was an associate in private civil defense litigation practices in Columbia\, South Carolina and Palo Alto\, California. James is a graduate of the Santa Clara University School of Law and obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia. \n  \n\nRegistration\nRegistration will close Wednesday\, September 23 at 11AM ET. \nRegistration Fees \n\nFBA Members – $0\nNonmembers – $10\n\nRegistrants will receive Zoom login details on the day before the event. \nRegistration is now closed. \nCancellation Policy \nNo refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on September 17\, 2020. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made at any time upon notification. Please contact Ariel White at awhite@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests. \n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy registering for an FBA webinar\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact Laura Mulhern\, Sections and Divisions Manager.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/qui-tam-section-false-claims-act-today-district-of-south-carolina/
LOCATION:Online\, US
CATEGORIES:Qui Tam Section
GEO:37.09024;-95.712891
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201008T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201008T140000
DTSTAMP:20260414T181831
CREATED:20200916T170054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201007T160219Z
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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] False Claims Act Today - Districts of New Hampshire & Districts of Vermont
DESCRIPTION: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. \nWe hope to resume in-person sessions of “The FCA Today” in 2021\, but for now we’re conducting them online via the Zoom platform. For this unique two-district session we will focus on the District of New Hampshire and the District of Vermont. The panel will feature an AUSA from each district\, attorneys from both sides\, plus Chief Judge Geoffrey Crawford from the District of Vermont. Attendees can expect a detailed look at: \n\n* The types of FCA case most welcomed by each district’s U.S. Attorney Office\nHow local prosecutors work with Main Justice to investigate complaints and weigh intervention\nHow our judge panelist views various aspects of FCA cases\, including pleading standards and seal extensions\nThe local impact of the Supreme Court’s recent FCA decisions; and\nWhere local prosecutors fall in national debates over the viability of medical necessity cases\, DOJ dismissal of relator-led cases\, and other issues.\n\nThis webinar does not carry CLE credit. Registrants will receive Zoom login details on the day before the event. \nRegistration is now closed \n\nAbout the Presenters\nR. Scott Oswald – Chair\, FBA Qui Tam Section (moderator) \nScott 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: \n\nFirst jury verdict under new whistleblower protections in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013|\nFirst Sarbanes-Oxley Act liability verdict to withstand appeal\nFirst jury verdict under 2009 anti-retaliation provisions of False Claims Act\nFirst Dodd-Frank Act retaliation lawsuit to reach discovery in federal court\n\nMr. 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. \nHon. Geoffrey W. Crawford \nNominated by Barack Obama on May 20\, 2014\, to a seat vacated by William K. Sessions Ill. Confirmed by the Senate on June 24\, 2014\, and received commission on August 4\, 2014. Served as chief judge\, 2017-present. \n  \n  \nBrian M. Feldman \nBrian M. Feldman\, is a partner at Harter Secrest & Emery who has handled False Claims Act cases from all three perspectives—government\, defendant\, and relator.  He is the former Senior Litigation Counsel and a former member of the Civil Frauds Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York\, where he handled False Claims Act cases for the government.  As the Chair of Harter Secrest & Emery’s Government Investigations practice group\, he continues to represent and advise New York State municipalities in False Claims Act cases\, defends health care entities\, not-for-profits\, educational institutions\, and other organizations and individuals in False Claims Act investigations and\, additionally\, represents relators in cases under the federal and New York State False Claims Act.  Brian has settled False Claims Act cases on behalf of governments\, defendants\, and relators\, in both litigated and non-litigated cases\, and in intervened and declined settings. \nOwen C.J. Foster  \nOwen C.J. Foster is an Assistant United States Attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont\, where he serves as the Affirmative Civil Enforcement Coordinator. In 2018\, Mr. Foster received the U.S. Department of Justice Director’s Award. \n  \nRaphael Katz\n \nRaphael is an Assistant United States Attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Hampshire\, where he serves as the Affirmative Civil Enforcement Coordinator.    Raphael joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in 2019\, after thirteen years in private practice in New York.  He was a founder and partner at a litigation boutique where he focused on commercial and qui tam litigation.  Raphael began his career clerking for a Justice of the New York Supreme Court\, Commercial Division\, after graduating from Brown University and Emory University School of Law. \n  \nJason Marcus \nJason Marcus is a partner at Bracker & Marcus LLC and he has worked almost exclusively with whistleblowers and the False Claims Act since 2008. He takes great pride in the fact that in every case\, he has the honor of working for the “good guys” – whistleblowers who believe that nothing is more important than integrity – and helping the United States dispense justice against cheats and frauds. \n  \n  \n\nRegistration\nRegistration will close Wednesday\, October 7 at 11AM ET. \nRegistration Fees \n\nFBA Members – $0\nNonmembers – $10\n\nRegistrants will receive Zoom login details on the day before the event. \nRegistration is now closed \nCancellation Policy \nNo refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on September 24\, 2020. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made at any time upon notification. Please contact Ariel White at awhite@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests. \n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy registering for an FBA webinar\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact Laura Mulhern\, Sections and Divisions Manager.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/qui-tam-section-virtual-false-claims-act-today-district-of-new-hampshire-vermont/
LOCATION:Online\, US
CATEGORIES:Qui Tam Section
GEO:37.09024;-95.712891
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201110T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201110T140000
DTSTAMP:20260414T181831
CREATED:20201002T173320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201109T181309Z
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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] False Claims Act Today - District of Arizona
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** \nHosted 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. \nWe hope to resume in-person sessions of “The FCA Today” in 2021\, but for now we are conducting them online via the Zoom platform. For this session on the District of Arizona\, attendees can expect a brief overview of the FCA process\, including a review of case law in the Ninth Circuit\, and a detailed look at: \n” The types of FCA case most welcomed by the district’s U.S. Attorney Offices;\n” How D. Ariz. prosecutors work with Main Justice to investigate complaints and weigh intervention;\n” How D. Ariz. judges evaluate seal extensions and seal violations;\n” The local impact of the Supreme Court’s recent FCA decisions; and\n” Where D. Ariz. prosecutors fall in national debates over the viability of medical necessity cases\, DOJ dismissal of relator-led cases\, and other issues. \nThis webinar does not carry CLE credit. Registrants will receive Zoom login details on the day before the event. \nRegistration for this event is now closed. \n\nAbout the Presenters\nR. Scott Oswald – Chair\, FBA Qui Tam Section (moderator) \nScott 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: \n\nFirst jury verdict under new whistleblower protections in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013|\nFirst Sarbanes-Oxley Act liability verdict to withstand appeal\nFirst jury verdict under 2009 anti-retaliation provisions of False Claims Act\nFirst Dodd-Frank Act retaliation lawsuit to reach discovery in federal court\n\nMr. 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. \nPatrick M. Klein – Senior Trial Counsel\, Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Division \nPatrick Klein is a Senior Trial Counsel in the Fraud Section of the Department of Justice’s Civil Division. The Fraud Section is charged with investigating and prosecuting claims brought under the False Claims Act\, and Mr. Klein has been with the section for 13 years. Mr. Klein investigates and prosecutes FCA cases nationwide\, including in Arizona and elsewhere in the Ninth Circuit\, and has received The Attorney General’s Award for Fraud Prevention as well as multiple Office of Inspector General awards for his efforts. Mr. Klein is always happy to get back to Arizona\, and previously worked in Phoenix for both Gallagher & Kennedy and Fennemore Craig\, and is a proud graduate of the University of Arizona. \nLon R. Leavitt– Partner\, Halunen Law \nAs a partner at Halunen Law\, Lon Leavitt represents whistleblowers nationwide from a variety of industries in qui tam actions under the False Claims Act. An experienced and respected former Assistant United States Attorney\, Mr. Leavitt has deep expertise with the False Claims Act. He has handled dozens of investigations and cases that collectively returned tens of millions of dollars to the United States government. \n  \n \n  \nRobert J. Milligan– Shareholder\, Milligan Lawless PC \nRobert J. Milligan is a Shareholder in the Phoenix\, Arizona law firm of Milligan Lawless\, P.C. and specializes in health care law. Mr. Milligan limits his practice to the representation of individuals and companies in the health care and life sciences industry. In addition to his law degree\, Mr. Milligan has an LL.M. in Biotechnology and Genomics. \n  \nHon. John Joseph Tuchi– U.S. District Judge\, District of Arizona \nJudge John Tuchi was nominated by President Obama for a Federal District Judgeship on September 19\, 2013\, and was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 14\, 2014. From 1998 until his confirmation\, Judge Tuchi served in the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona\, holding multiple positions\, including Chief of the Phoenix Appellate Division\, Chief of the Criminal Division\, Senior Litigation Counsel\, Tribal Liaison\, Chief of the Phoenix Office\, and United States Attorney. As a line prosecutor\, Judge Tuchi handled narcotics\, firearms and immigration cases\, and specialized in computer crime and financial fraud. \nPrior to serving in the United States Attorney’s Office\, Judge Tuchi was an associate with the law firm Brown & Bain P.A. (now merged with Perkins Coie LP)\, from 1995 to 1998. He served as law clerk to the Honorable William C. Canby\, Jr.\, on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 1994 to 1995. Judge Tuchi also practiced as an engineer and computer systems consultant in the defense industry prior to attending law school. \n\nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is now closed. \nCancellation Policy \nNo refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on October 10\, 2020. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made at any time upon notification. Please contact Ariel White at awhite@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests. \n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy registering for an FBA webinar\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact sections@fedbar.org.
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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] False Claims Act Today – Eastern District of Texas
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** \nHosted 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. \nWe hope to resume in-person sessions of “The FCA Today” in 2021\, but for now we are conducting them online via the Zoom platform. For this session on the Eastern District of Texas\, attendees can expect a brief overview of the FCA process\, including a review of case law in the Fifth Circuit\, and a detailed look at: \n• The types of FCA case most welcomed by the district’s U.S. Attorney Offices;\n• How E.D. Tex. prosecutors work with Main Justice to investigate complaints and weigh intervention;\n• How E.D. Tex. judges evaluate seal extensions and seal violations;\n• The local impact of the Supreme Court’s recent FCA decisions; and\n• Where E.D. Tex. prosecutors fall in national debates over the viability of medical necessity cases\, DOJ dismissal of relator-led cases\, and other issues. \nThis webinar does not carry CLE credit. Registrants will receive Zoom login details on the day before the event \nRegistration for this event is now closed. \n\nAbout the Presenters\nR. Scott Oswald – Chair\, FBA Qui Tam Section (moderator) \nScott 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: \n\nFirst jury verdict under new whistleblower protections in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013|\nFirst Sarbanes-Oxley Act liability verdict to withstand appeal\nFirst jury verdict under 2009 anti-retaliation provisions of False Claims Act\nFirst Dodd-Frank Act retaliation lawsuit to reach discovery in federal court\n\nMr. 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. \nStacy L. Brainin – Partner\, Haynes and Boone\, LLP \nStacy Brainin has extensive experience in white collar criminal defense and government investigations\, including representation of companies and individuals in both criminal and civil matters. Her practice also includes complex business litigation with an emphasis in healthcare and professional liability matters. She has defended cases alleging civil and criminal business fraud in state and federal courts throughout the country. Ms. Brainin represents and advises healthcare providers in civil and criminal disputes with state and federal government agencies. She is experienced in handling internal investigations and routinely advises clients regarding difficult compliance and disclosure issues. Ms. Brainin has served as adjunct professor at the University of Texas School of Law from 2009 to present. \nStephen J. Cox – 39th U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas \nStephen J. Cox is the 39th United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas (EDTX). Mr. Cox was appointed by the Court as U.S. Attorney on September 28\, 2020\, having received unanimous approval of the District Judges.\nBefore being appointed as U.S. Attorney\, Mr. Cox served as Deputy Associate Attorney General and Chief of Staff within the Department’s Office of the Associate Attorney General. In that role\, Mr. Cox spearheaded numerous policy reforms relating to corporate enforcement and regulatory reform\, as well as overseeing several Department matters relating to financial fraud and healthcare fraud.\nPreviously\, Mr. Cox served on the William H. Webster Commission on the FBI\, Counterterrorism\, Intelligence\, and the Events of Fort Hood\, and as a senior advisor to the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Mr. Cox has also spent time in private practice\, dealing with white collar investigations\, ethics and compliance\, and regulatory matters. \nJames Gillingham – Civil Chief\, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas \nJames Gillingham is an Assistant United States Attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas. Mr. Gillingham currently serves as the Civil Chief for the Eastern District of Texas. Prior to being promoted to that role\, Mr. Gillingham served as the Eastern District of Texas’ Affirmative Civil Enforcement Coordinator and the Civil Health Care Fraud Coordinator. Mr. Gillingham’s practice focuses on health care fraud and civil enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act. In 2019\, Mr. Gillingham received a Department of Justice Director’s Award for Superior Performance as an Assistant United States Attorney – Civil. Mr. Gillingham received his Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law\, and his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin. \nHon. Jeremy D. Kernodle – U.S. District Judge\, Eastern District of Texas \nJudge Jeremy D. Kernodle is a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas in Tyler.  Before taking the bench\, Judge Kernodle was a partner at Haynes and Boone\, LLP in Dallas\, where he practiced complex commercial litigation and appeals.  Judge Kernodle also previously served as an attorney-adviser in the Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice and as an associate at Covington & Burling in Washington\, D.C.  Judge Kernodle graduated summa cum laude from Harding University with a B.A. and a B.B.A\, and received his law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School with highest honors.  He served as a Law Clerk to Judge Gerald Bard Tjoflat of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. \nThomas M. Melsheimer – Partner\, Winston & Strawn\, LLP \nTom Melsheimer tries lawsuits in state and federal courts\, emphasizing intellectual property\, business torts\, and False Claims Act (FCA) litigation. His trial experience is unusually broad and extensive. On the civil side\, he has tried to verdict cases involving patent infringement\, trade secrets\, insider trading\, antitrust\, breach of fiduciary duty\, fraud\, product liability\, and FCA violations. On the criminal side\, he has tried to verdict cases involving bank fraud\, public corruption\, copyright infringement\, aggravated sexual assault\, and kidnapping. Tom’s jury trials include successfully representing plaintiffs and defendants on both coasts and throughout Texas. \nTom was lead trial counsel for billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban in the widely publicized insider trading case brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The jury cleared Mr. Cuban of any wrongdoing following a three-week trial in Dallas federal court. Tom has represented Mr. Cuban\, the Dallas Mavericks\, and other Cuban business interests since 2000. \n  \n\nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is now closed. \nCancellation Policy \nNo refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on January 14\, 2021. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made at any time upon notification. Please contact Ariel White at awhite@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests. \n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy registering for an FBA webinar\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact sections@fedbar.org.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/qui-tam-section-virtual-false-claims-act-today-eastern-district-of-texas/
LOCATION:Online\, US
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SUMMARY:[Virtual] 2021 Qui Tam Conference
DESCRIPTION:FCA in Times of Crisis: The Legal\, the Practical\, the Inevitable Changes to FCA Enforcement in the Wake of a Pandemic \nJoin the FBA’s Qui Tam Section for a three-day virtual conference from Feb. 17 to Feb. 19\, 2021. Programming will start each day at 12:00pm ET\, kicking off on Day One with a keynote from Sen. Chuck Grassley\, an architect of the False Claims Act (FCA) in its modern form and the force behind numerous other whistleblower laws. This year’s conference will focus on the FCA in times of crisis\, including changes in enforcement priorities that may follow the COVID-19 pandemic. \nThis annual event\, dubbed “the Oscars for False Claims Act nerds” by a panelist at 2020’s sold-out conference\, provides timely perspectives from all sides of the FCA ecosystem: prosecutors\, relator-side attorneys\, defense counsel\, inspectors general\, federal judges\, and in-house counsel. \nEarn CLE credit while getting insight from the nation’s top echelon of FCA practitioners — all from the comfort of your desk. \nRegistration for this event is now closed.  \n\n\nAgenda\nAll Times Below are in Eastern Standard Time (EST) \n\nWednesday\, February 17\n12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Welcome Remarks & Keynote Presentation \n\nR. Scott Oswald\, Qui Tam Section Chair\nJennifer Short\, Conference Chair\, Private Sector\nNatalie Waites\, Conference Chair\, Public Sector\nSenator Chuck Grassley (Iowa)\nBrian Boynton\, Acting Assistant Attorney General\, Civil Division\, U.S. Department of Justice\n\n1:15 – 2:15 p.m. | Year in Review \n\nJohn Thomas\, Partner\, Hafemann Magee Thomas (moderator)\nJessie K. Liu\, Partner\, Skadden\, Arps\, Slate\, Meagher & Flom LLP\nClaire M. Sylvia\, Attorney\, Phillips & Cohen LLP\nTejinder Singh\, Partner\, Goldstein & Russell\, P.C.\n\n2:30 – 3:30 p.m. | Effective OIGs: Lessons Learned from the Great Recession \n\nPeter Hyun\, Partner\, Wiley Rein LLP (moderator)\nDeLisa Lay Ragsdale\, Chief Investigative Counsel\, Senate Finance Committee\, Chairman Chuck Grassley\nChristy Goldsmith Romero\, Goldsmith Romero\, Special Inspector General\, SIGTARP\nTravis Farris\, Office of Inspector General\, U.S. Department of Energy\n\nThursday\, February 18\n12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Should the FCA Be Amended to Define Falsity? \n\nTejinder Singh\, Partner\, Goldstein & Russell\, P.C. (moderator)\nEva Gunasekera\, Partner\, Tycko & Zavareei LLP\nJason P. Mehta\, Partner\, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP\nBenjamin Wei\, Senior Trial Counsel\, Civil Division\, Fraud Section\, U.S. Department of Justice\n\n1:15 – 2:15 p.m. | Themes in Healthcare Fraud Enforcement \n\nPamela Brecht\, Partner\, Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti\, LLP (moderator)\nCharlene Keller Fullmer\, Civil Assistant Chief\, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (invited)\nSonya Fair Lawrence\, VP\, Chief Compliance Officer\, Jefferson Health System (Invited)\nJohn J. Pease III\, Partner\, Morgan Lewis\n\n2:30 – 3:30 p.m. | Themes in Procurement Fraud Enforcement \n\nMegan Jeschke\, Partner\, Holland & Knight (moderator)\nVincent Citro\, Partner\, Horwitz & Citro\, PA\nDavid Lazarus\, AUSA\, Chief\, Asset Recovery Unit\, U.S. Attorney’s Office\, District of Massachusetts\nSusan Ocampo\, Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Investigations\, U.S. Department of Transportation\n\n3:45 – 4:45 p.m. | Civil Fraud Issues Arising from SBA’s CARES Act Programs \n\n Andrew Steinberg\, Senior Trial Counsel\, Civil Division\, Fraud Section\, U.S. Department of Justice (moderator)\nEric S. Benderson\, Associate General Counsel for Litigation & Claims\, Small Business Administration\nGlenn P. Harris\, Trial Attorney\, Civil Division\, Fraud Section\, U.S. Department of Justice\nJon Williams\, Partner\, PilieroMazza PLLC\n\nFriday\, February 19\n12:00 – 1:15 p.m. | What Makes a Successful Qui Tam Case? \n\nErica Hitchings\, Member\, Whistleblower Law Collaborative LLC (moderator)\nNeeli Ben-David\, Deputy Chief and Health Care Fraud Coordinator\, Civil Division\, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia\nKaren Glassman\, Senior Counsel\, Administrative and Civil Remedies Branch\, Office of Counsel to the Inspector General\, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\nMary Inman\, Partner\, Constantine Cannon\n\n1:30 – 2:45 p.m. | Defense Strategies \n\nMark Troy\, Senior Counsel\, Crowell & Moring LLP (moderator)\nDerek T. Ho\, Partner\, Kellogg Hansen Todd Fingel & Frederick PLLC\nPreston L. Pugh\, Partner\, Crowell & Moring LLP\nDavid B. Robbins\, Partner\, Jenner & Block\n\n3:00 – 4:15 p.m. | Refereeing the FCA: The View from the Bench \n\nCourtney Saleski\, Partner\, DLA Piper (moderator)\nAmit P. Mehta\, District Judge\, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia\nGene E.K. Pratter\, District Judge\, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is now closed. Attendees will receive a calendar invitation for each live panel and morning email reminders.  \nLive Captioning\nShould you request live captioning or another accommodation in order to participate in this webinar\, please contact meetings@fedbar.org at least 10 days before the event so we may make the necessary arrangements. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCancellation Policy\nNo refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on Friday\, February 12. Please contact Ariel White at awhite@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCLE\nAttendees can receive up to 9.75 CLE credits (11.7 credits for 50-min states). \nCertificates and credit for these virtual panels will be processed/reported within 4-6 weeks of the event date and available for credit in states that allow credit for live webinar presentations. You must attend the live broadcast\, answer engagement polls\, and accurately enter your bar number in our database to receive credit. \n\nSPONSORS\nContact Melissa Badami (sponsor@fedbar.org) if you’re interested in sponsoring this event. View our Virtual Sponsorship Prospectus for current offerings. \n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nQ: What type of educational credit will be offered in the virtual format?\nA:Attendees can receive up to 9.75 CLE credits (11.7 credits for 50-min states). Please check with your respective state(s) for distance learning CLE requirements. \nQ: How do I obtain CLE Credit?\nA: All registrants will be prompted to submit state bar information prior to the virtual series to ensure accurate CLE reporting. Credits will be processed/reported within 4-6 weeks of the webinar event date and available for credit in states that allow credit for live webinar presentations. Your bar number must be accurate in our database to receive credit. We will share detailed instructions with registrants for CLE reporting. \nQ: How do I access the virtual panels?\nA: Virtual panels will each have a unique link to watch the live broadcast. Registered attendees will receive login instructions via a welcome email and calendar invitations the week of the conference. \nQ: Will recordings of the sessions be available after the event?\nA: Sessions will be available for registrants to view live and on-demand following the conference. Please note that CLE credit will only be submitted for attendees that watch the live broadcast. \nQ: Who do I contact for more information?\nA: Please contact meetings@fedbar.org for any other questions. \n\nEmail Communication Policy\nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer\nBy registering for an online FBA program\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nFinancial Assistance\nProgram registrants (both FBA members and nonmembers) who are unable to afford the registration fee may receive a 50% discount on the member rate. Qualifying attorneys include those who are unemployed or actively seeking employment. A formal letter requesting the discount must be emailed to meetings@fedbar.org. That letter needs to state the reason for the attorney’s interest in the course or activity\, as well as proof of income or an explanation of the financial hardship\, and it must be signed by the requesting lawyer.
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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] False Claims Act Today – District of Massachusetts
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** \nHosted 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. \n“FCA Today” sessions currently are being conducted online via Zoom\, and do not offer CLE credit. This session will focus on FCA practice in the District of Massachusetts. \n\nAbout the Presenters\nR. Scott Oswald – Chair\, FBA Qui Tam Section (moderator) \nScott 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: \n\nFirst jury verdict under new whistleblower protections in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013|\nFirst Sarbanes-Oxley Act liability verdict to withstand appeal\nFirst jury verdict under 2009 anti-retaliation provisions of False Claims Act\nFirst Dodd-Frank Act retaliation lawsuit to reach discovery in federal court\n\nMr. 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. \n \nAmy Crafts\, Division Chief\, False Claims Division\, Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General \nAmy Crafts is an Assistant Attorney General and Chief of AG Healey’s False Claims Division\, which enforces the Massachusetts False Claims Act to achieve accountability and fair and honest conduct from providers of government services in health care\, information technology\, environmental protection\, employment practices\, public construction and beyond. Ms. Crafts has also served as Deputy Chief of the False Claims Division\, as an Assistant Attorney General in the Consumer Protection Division and as a Special Assistant District Attorney in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.  Prior to joining the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office\, Ms. Crafts was an associate in the Boston office of Proskauer Rose LLP. \nErica Blachman Hitchings\, Member\, Whistleblower Law Collaborative LLC \nErica Blachman Hitchings became a member of the Whistleblower Law Collaborative\, LLC after nearly nine years in the U.S. Department of Justice where she successfully investigated\, litigated\, and settled a wide range of False Claims Act cases. \nMs. Hitchings joined the Department of Justice as a member of the Attorney General’s Honors Program in 2009\, after spending two years clerking for the Honorable Patti B. Saris\, United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.  She first served as a Trial Attorney in the Civil Fraud section in Washington\, D.C. and then as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of California.  Over the course of her career at DOJ\, Ms. Hitchings conducted dozens of health care\, procurement\, and other fraud investigations that resulted in the recovery of hundreds of millions of dollars by the United States.  Ms. Hitchings is a frequent speaker on False Claims Act topics and teaches Health Care Fraud and Abuse at Boston University School of Law. \nGregg Shapiro\, Civil Enforcement Chief\, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts  \nGregg Shapiro is Chief of the Affirmative Civil Enforcement Unit in the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.  During his DOJ career\, he has served as lead counsel on matters that resulted in over $3 billion in health care fraud recoveries\, and he has overseen RMBS and other enforcement matters that generated over $5 billion in additional recoveries.  For part of 2020\, Mr. Shapiro was on detail to the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery. \n \nIan Marinoff\, Managing Attorney\, Medicaid Fraud Division\, Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General \nIan Marinoff is a Managing Attorney in the Office of Attorney General Maura Healey\, Medicaid Fraud Division\, which he joined in 2011. During his tenure\, he has conducted investigations and brought enforcement actions involving various provider types\, including nursing homes\, personal care attendants\, physicians\, and transportation providers. Mr. Marinoff has also prosecuted multimillion-dollar criminal cases\, including MFD’s first indictments for money laundering. Before joining the Attorney General’s Office\, Mr. Marinoff was an associate at a large Boston firm and prosecutor at the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. \nHon. Patti B. Saris\, U.S. District Judge\, D. Mass. \nUnited States District Judge Patti B. Saris served as Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts from 2013-2019. She became Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission in Washington\, DC in January\, 2011 and served until 2017. She is a graduate of Radcliffe College ’73 (Magna Cum Laude\, Phi Beta Kappa) and Harvard Law School ’76 (Cum Laude). \nAfter graduating from law school\, she clerked for the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. When Senator Edward M. Kennedy became chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee\, she moved to Washington D.C. and worked as staff counsel. She later became an Assistant United States Attorney\, and eventually chief of the Civil Division. In 1986\, Judge Saris became a United States Magistrate Judge\, and in 1989\, she was appointed as an Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court. In 1994\, she was appointed to the United States District Court. \nDoreen M. Rachal\, Counsel\, Sidley Austin LLP \nDoreen Rachal\, a former AUSA\, is Counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and specializes her practice in white-collar criminal defense\, internal investigations\, and criminal and civil government investigations\, including advising and defending recipients of grand jury subpoenas.  She is a member of Sidley’s White Collar: Government Litigation and Investigations\, Healthcare\, and Securities Enforcement and Regulatory groups.  As a leading white-collar practitioner\, Ms. Rachal represents companies and individuals in matters involving investigations and enforcement actions conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice\, the Securities and Exchange Commission\, FINRA\, and state government agencies. She also has extensive experience conducting complex global internal investigations and advising boards on internal compliance programs. Her clients span various industries\, including financial services\, life sciences\, maritime\, and technology. \n\nRegistration\nRegistration for this event has now closed. \n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy registering for an FBA webinar\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact sections@fedbar.org.
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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] False Claims Act Today – Northern & Southern Districts of Mississippi
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** \nHosted 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. \n“FCA Today” sessions currently are being conducted online via Zoom\, and do not offer CLE credit. This session will focus on FCA practice in the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi \nRegistration for this event is now closed. \n\nAbout the Presenters\nR. Scott Oswald – Chair\, FBA Qui Tam Section (moderator) \nScott 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: \n\nFirst jury verdict under new whistleblower protections in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013|\nFirst Sarbanes-Oxley Act liability verdict to withstand appeal\nFirst jury verdict under 2009 anti-retaliation provisions of False Claims Act\nFirst Dodd-Frank Act retaliation lawsuit to reach discovery in federal court\n\nMr. 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. \nHon. Carlton W. Reeves\, U.S. District Judge\, S.D. Miss. \nUnited States District Judge Carlton W. Reeves\, a native of Yazoo City\, Mississippi\, assumed office on December 30\, 2010.  Immediately prior to his nomination by President Barack Obama\, Judge Reeves was engaged in private practice with Pigott Reeves Johnson\, P.A.\, a law firm he co-founded in 2001.  The focus of his practice was state and federal litigation. \nJudge Reeves began his career as a law clerk to Justice Reuben V. Anderson of the Mississippi Supreme Court.  He also served as staff attorney to the court\, and later became an associate with the Phelps Dunbar law firm (1991-95) before serving as Assistant United States Attorney\, Chief of the Civil Division for the Southern District of Mississippi (1995-2001). \nA graduate of Jackson State University (1986) and the University of Virginia School of Law (1989)\, Judge Reeves is a former President of the Magnolia Bar Association. \nAngela Givens Williams\, Assistant United States Attorney\, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the S.D. Miss. \nAngela Givens Williams is the Chief of the Civil Division and an Assistant United States Attorney with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Mississippi (USAO). She also currently serves as the Ethics Advisor in the USAO. Since joining the office in 2006\, she has handled numerous civil and criminal cases\, including more than a dozen trials. She has handled multiple False Claims Act (FCA) cases\, primarily in the health care fraud arena including hospice\, medical device\, anti-kickback and cost reporting cases. She has obtained several multi-million-dollar settlements following investigation and has obtained a judgment of more than $30 million in a health care fraud FCA case following a jury trial. \nPrior to joining the USAO\, Ms. Givens Williams worked with Arnold & Porter\, LLP (now Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP) in Washington\, D.C.\, where she practiced litigation\, representing corporate and individual defendants and plaintiffs in civil and criminal matters. In addition to practicing law\, Ms. Givens Williams has taught legal courses to undergraduate\, graduate and law school students. \nJ. Harland Webster\, Assistant United States Attorney\, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the N.D. Miss. \nHarland Webster has been the ACE Coordinator in U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Mississippi since 2019. Mr. Webster began his career in 2007 with Chapman\, Lewis & Swan PLLC in Clarksdale. His practice focused on products liability and general affirmative civil litigation. Mr. Webster has tried over a dozen cases to jury verdict in the state and federal courts of Mississippi. He graduated from the University of Mississippi and the University of Mississippi School of Law. \n  \n \nAmanda B. Barbour\, Attorney\, Butler Snow \nAmanda serves as Team Leader for the White Collar\, Compliance and Government Investigations Team at Butler Snow and focuses her practice on government investigations and complex litigation.  She regularly conducts internal investigations providing advice on reporting obligations and representation throughout all phases of civil and criminal government investigations.  She defends companies in False Claims Act cases and other commercial cases. \nMs. Barbour’s experience includes representation of health care providers and other federal contractors under investigation by the Department of Justice\, or state Attorney Generals\, and other federal or state agencies accused of fraud following the filing of a False Claims Action.  Ms. Barbour has been successful in many cases in negating criminal allegations against the provider or contractor and individual employees while persuading the government to refrain from intervention and/or negotiating reduced settlement of the false claims action when appropriate. \nJ. Brad Pigott\, Partner\, Pigott & Johnson \nThroughout his forty years of trying both civil and criminal cases before juries\, Brad Pigott has litigated complex questions of business fraud\, government fraud\, torts\, and constitutional rights\, including six years of service (1994-2001) as the Presidentially-appointed United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi. \nDuring the 1980’s\, Mr. Pigott became a partner with Watkins\, Ludlam and Stennis\, and tried numerous cases presenting complex issues of securities fraud\, products liability\, constitutional rights\, and negligence. In the early 1990’s as a partner in the firm of Maxey\, Pigott\, Wann and Begley\, Mr. Pigott regularly tried cases involving torts\, securities broker fraud\, and bank fraud. As United States Attorney\, Mr. Pigott personally tried on behalf of the United States complex criminal fraud cases involving health care fraud and public corruption. \n\nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is now closed. \nNo refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on March 12\, 2021. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made at any time upon notification. Please contact Ariel White at awhite@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests. \n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy registering for an FBA webinar\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact sections@fedbar.org.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/qui-tam-section-virtual-false-claims-act-today-northern-southern-districts-of-mississippi-2/
LOCATION:Online\, US
CATEGORIES:Qui Tam Section
GEO:37.09024;-95.712891
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210609T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210609T140000
DTSTAMP:20260414T181831
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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] False Claims Act Today – Western District of Missouri
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** \nHosted 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. \nWe hope to resume in-person sessions of “The FCA Today” in 2021\, but for now we are conducting them online via the Zoom platform. For this session on the Western District of Missouri\, attendees can expect a brief overview of the FCA process. \nRegistration for this event is now closed. \n\nAbout the Presenters\nR. Scott Oswald – Chair\, FBA Qui Tam Section (moderator) \nScott 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: \n\nFirst jury verdict under new whistleblower protections in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013|\nFirst Sarbanes-Oxley Act liability verdict to withstand appeal\nFirst jury verdict under 2009 anti-retaliation provisions of False Claims Act\nFirst Dodd-Frank Act retaliation lawsuit to reach discovery in federal court\n\nMr. 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. \nHon. Stephen R. Bough\, U.S. District Judge\, W.D. Mo. \nJudge Stephen R. Bough is a United States District Judge from the Western District of Missouri. Prior to being appointed to the bench in 2014 he ran his own plaintiff’s litigation law firm. \n  \n  \n  \nNathan F. Garrett\, Partner\, Graves Garrett LLC\n \nNathan Garrett relies on his unique experience and judgment derived from a 15-year career as a state and federal prosecutor and FBI Special Agent to effectively represent clients across the nation undergoing the toughest of circumstances in a wide-ranging area of criminal and civil law. \nMr. Garrett has represented both relators and defendants in False Claims Act (qui tam) cases in jurisdictions across the nation. His experience and credibility in working with the government\, along with his significant trial experience\, has contributed to his ability to obtain favorable outcomes in numerous False Claims Act cases. In 2015\, Mr. Garrett was featured by the Kansas City Business Journal for his accomplishments on behalf of clients in matters involving allegations totaling more than $1 billion. \nShazzie Naseem\, Partner\, Berkowitz Oliver LLP\n \nShazzie Naseem is a partner with the law firm Berkowitz Oliver LLP in Kansas City MO. His primary areas of focus include white collar criminal defense\, CJA panel representations\, civil business litigation\, and work as an eDiscovery Special Master. In addition\, Mr. Naseem serves as the Western District of Missouri CJA Panel District Attorney Representative\, the DSAG representative for the 8th Circuit\, and a member of the Board of Directors for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. \nAlan T. Simpson\, Assistant U.S. Attorney\, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri \nAs an AUSA in the Civil Division\, Alan leads health care investigations under the False Claims Act and the Controlled Substances Act. Mr. Simpson also represents the United States in federal program litigation and bankruptcy. Prior to joining the Department of Justice\, Mr. Simpson was an attorney in private practice in Kansas City\, Missouri\, and a federal law clerk in Kansas City\, Kansas\, and Cleveland\, Ohio. Mr. Simpson graduated from Washington University School of Law and the University of Missouri\, where he majored in Statistics and Economics. \nCindi S. Woolery\, Affirmative Civil Enforcement Coordinator\, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri\n \nCindi S. Woolery is an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri. Ms. Woolery has been with the U.S. Attorney’s Office since 2003\, and she serves as the Affirmative Civil Enforcement (ACE) Coordinator and Civil Health Care Fraud Coordinator. Ms. Woolery also prosecutes criminal health care fraud cases. Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office\, Ms. Woolery clerked for the Honorable John R. Gibson\, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals\, and was in private practice. Ms. Woolery is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law. \n  \n\nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is now closed. \nFBA Members – $0\nNonmembers – $10 \nRegistrants will receive Zoom login details on the day before the event \nCancellation Policy \nNo refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on March 29\, 2021. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made at any time upon notification. Please contact Ariel White at awhite@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests. \n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy registering for an FBA webinar\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact sections@fedbar.org.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/qui-tam-section-virtual-false-claims-act-today-western-district-of-missouri/
LOCATION:Online\, US
CATEGORIES:Qui Tam Section
GEO:37.09024;-95.712891
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210916T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210916T140000
DTSTAMP:20260414T181831
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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] False Claims Act Today – District of Utah
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** \nHosted 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. \nWe hope to resume in-person sessions of “The FCA Today” in 2022\, but for now we are conducting them online via the Zoom platform. For this session on the District of Utah\, attendees can expect a brief overview of the FCA process. \nThis webinar does not carry CLE credit. Registrants will receive Zoom login details on the day before the event \nRegistration is closed. \n\nAbout the Presenters\nR. Scott Oswald – Chair\, FBA Qui Tam Section (moderator) \nScott 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: \n\nFirst jury verdict under new whistleblower protections in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013|\nFirst Sarbanes-Oxley Act liability verdict to withstand appeal\nFirst jury verdict under 2009 anti-retaliation provisions of False Claims Act\nFirst Dodd-Frank Act retaliation lawsuit to reach discovery in federal court\n\nMr. 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. \nGregory Goldberg\, Partner\, Holland & Hart \nGreg is chair of Holland & Hart’s Government Investigations practice group and a partner in its complex civil litigation practice group. He defends companies and individuals in government investigations by grand juries\, the U.S. Department of Justice and state attorneys general. He also represents clients in investigations and litigation under the False Claims Act (FCA). Mr. Goldberg previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney\, where he received the Director’s Award\, and has tried more than 20 federal criminal and civil trials. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Columbia Law School. \nBrandon J. Mark\, Shareholder\, Parson Behle & Latimer \nBrandon Mark is co-chair of the litigation department and works on the firm’s litigation\, healthcare\, and real estate practice teams. Mr. Mark has represented clients in state and federal trial courts around the country. In recent years\, Mr. Mark has focused his practice on the many legal issues involving government contracts\, including representing whistleblowers who have information about fraud committed on government programs. His FCA practice has included cases involving fraud in higher education\, healthcare\, and defense contracting. \nSandra L. Steinvoort\, Assistant U.S. Attorney\, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah  \nSandra Steinvoort was hired by Judge David Barlow in February 2013 as the Affirmative Civil Enforcement Officer and Civil Healthcare Fraud Coordinator for the District of Utah. Previously\, Ms. Steinvoort was an Assistant Attorney General for the Utah Attorney General’s office in the Litigation Division\, Tort Section\, defending state agencies and employees in negligence cases. She was also an associate with Kipp & Christian\, PC in Salt Lake City prior to joining the AG’s office. \nMs. Steinvoort received her undergraduate and law degrees at the University of Utah in 1985 and 1988\, respectively. She then earned an LL.M in Taxation at the College of William and Mary\, Mashall-Wythe School of Law in 1992. \n\nRegistration\n[Register Online] \nFBA Members – $0\nNonmembers – $10 \nRegistrants will receive Zoom login details on the day before the event \nCancellation Policy \nNo refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on September 9\, 2021. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made at any time upon notification. Please contact Ariel White at awhite@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests. \n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy registering for an FBA webinar\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact sections@fedbar.org.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/qui-tam-section-virtual-false-claims-act-today-district-of-utah/
CATEGORIES:Qui Tam Section
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210930T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210930T140000
DTSTAMP:20260414T181831
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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] False Claims Act Today – Western District of North Carolina
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** \nHosted 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. \nWe hope to resume in-person sessions of “The FCA Today” in 2022\, but for now we are conducting them online via the Zoom platform. For this session on the Western District of North Carolina\, attendees can expect a brief overview of the FCA process. \nThis webinar does not carry CLE credit. Registrants will receive Zoom login details on the day before the event \nRegistration is Closed \n\nAbout the Presenters\nR. Scott Oswald – Chair\, FBA Qui Tam Section (moderator) \nScott 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: \n\nFirst jury verdict under new whistleblower protections in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013|\nFirst Sarbanes-Oxley Act liability verdict to withstand appeal\nFirst jury verdict under 2009 anti-retaliation provisions of False Claims Act\nFirst Dodd-Frank Act retaliation lawsuit to reach discovery in federal court\n\nMr. 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. \nKatherine Armstrong\, Affirmative Civil Enforcement Coordinator\, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina  \nKatherine Armstrong joined the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina in July of 2016 as an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) in the office’s Civil Division. Ms. Armstrong was appointed as Affirmative Civil Enforcement (ACE) Coordinator in January of 2020 and is primarily responsible for handling ACE litigation and civil fraud investigations under the False Claims Act\, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733\, civil enforcement investigations and actions under the Controlled Substances Act\, 21 § U.S.C. 801 et seq. Additionally\, Ms. Armstrong deals with enforcement of other federal statutes that provide for the recovery of monetary damages by\, or injunctive relief on behalf of the United States. \nMs. Armstrong also serves as the Civil Rights Coordinator and has experience in the enforcement of federal statutes prohibiting discrimination in the provision of housing\, and based on disability\, among others.  Before joining the federal government\, Ms. Armstrong practiced at a Charlotte law firm specializing in civil litigation\, primarily in the areas of commercial and business litigation and insurance defense. During her time tenure there\, she represented clients in the courts of Mecklenburg and surrounding counties\, and the federal district courts of North Carolina.  Ms. Armstrong obtained her J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law and her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. \nMark T. Calloway\, Partner\, Alston & Bird LLP \nMark T. Calloway is a partner with Alston & Bird LLP.  He concentrates his practice in the areas of white-collar criminal defense with an emphasis on health care matters\, internal corporate investigations\, and the defense of False Claims Act matters around the country. Mr. Calloway served for seven years as the United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina (February 1994 to March 2001). During his tenure with the Department of Justice\, Mr. Calloway also served as Director of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys in Washington\, D.C.\, and as Chair of the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee of United States Attorneys and was a member of the Attorney General’s White Collar Crime Council. \nAs Director of the Executive Office of the United States Attorneys in Washington\, D.C.\, Mr. Calloway had responsibility for support and oversight of all 94 United States Attorney’s Offices and a key role in management and policy implementation for the Department of Justice.  In January 2001\, Attorney General Reno awarded Mr. Calloway the Edmund J. Randolph Award for outstanding service to the Department of Justice. \nHon. Robert J. Conrad Jr.\, U.S. District Judge\, Western District of North Carolina  \nRobert (“Bob”) J. Conrad\, Jr. serves as a District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina. Judge Conrad was confirmed in 2005 and he was Chief Judge from 2006-2013. He served as the Fourth Circuit’s district court representative on the United States Judicial Conference from 2014-2020. Judge Conrad was appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts to the seven-judge Executive Committee of the Judicial Conference.  He chaired the Conference of District Judge Representatives in 2019-2020. In addition to his full caseload and governance role\, he has supervised the construction of a $165 million courthouse. \nJames F. Wyatt III\, Partner\, Wyatt & Blake\, L.L.P. \nJames F. Wyatt\, III is recognized as one of North Carolina’s leading trial lawyers. He is a member of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers\, the American College of Trial Lawyers\, and the Best Lawyers in America\, has a Band 1 Ranking with Chambers and Partners\, and has been named on numerous occasions as the best white-collar defense and civil trial lawyer in both Charlotte and the State of North Carolina. Mr. Wyatt was recently (2020 & 2021) selected by Super Lawyers as the Number One Lawyer in North Carolina\, regardless of specialty or field. \nIn addition to his representation of individuals and businesses in white-collar and criminal defense matters\, Mr. Wyatt has represented numerous parties in qui tam lawsuits over the past 20 years. James has been involved in several FCA recoveries exceeding $100 million in the Western District of North Carolina. \n\nRegistration\n[Register Online] \nFBA Members – $0\nNonmembers – $10 \nRegistrants will receive Zoom login details on the day before the event \nCancellation Policy \nNo refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on March 29\, 2021. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made at any time upon notification. Please contact Ariel White at awhite@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests. \n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy registering for an FBA webinar\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact sections@fedbar.org.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/qui-tam-section-virtual-false-claims-act-today-western-district-of-north-carolina/
LOCATION:Online\, US
CATEGORIES:Qui Tam Section,Western District of North Carolina
GEO:37.09024;-95.712891
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211104T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211104T140000
DTSTAMP:20260414T181831
CREATED:20210928T201952Z
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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] False Claims Act Today – Middle District of Tennessee
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** \nHosted 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 Middle District of Tennessee. \nThis event does not offer CLE credit. Registrants will receive Zoom login details on the day before the event. \nRegistration is Closed \n\nAbout the Presenters\nR. Scott Oswald – Chair\, FBA Qui Tam Section (moderator) \nScott 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: \n\nFirst jury verdict under new whistleblower protections in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013|\nFirst Sarbanes-Oxley Act liability verdict to withstand appeal\nFirst jury verdict under 2009 anti-retaliation provisions of False Claims Act\nFirst Dodd-Frank Act retaliation lawsuit to reach discovery in federal court\n\nMr. 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. \nW. Michael Hamilton\, Partner\, Provost Umphrey Law Firm L.L.P. \nMike Hamilton is the resident Partner in the Nashville office of Provost Umphrey Law Firm\, LLP. Mr. Hamilton has engaged in civil litigation practice since 1977\, concentrating on the representation of unions and employees in labor and employment litigation\, consumers in class action litigation and whistleblowers in False Claims Act litigation.  He is a 1974 graduate of the University of Denver and a 1977 graduate of the University of Arkansas\, Leflar Law Center.  His previous positions include Partner at Gardner\, Middlebrooks\, Fleming and Hamilton\, P.C.\, Associate General Counsel of the United Paperworkers International Union\, AFL-CIO and counsel to NLRB member Betty Murphy.  He is licensed to practice in Tennessee and Arkansas and has been admitted to more than fifteen Federal Courts nationwide. \nKaitlin Hazard\, Assistant U.S. Attorney\, M.D. Tenn.  \nKaitlin Hazard is an Assistant United States Attorney who focuses on Affirmative Civil Enforcement in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee. Prior to becoming an AUSA\, Ms. Hazard focused on internal investigations\, government enforcement\, and compliance matters in private practice. She began her career working on Foreign Corruption Practices Act and False Claims Act matters at a law firm in Washington\, D.C. She subsequently practiced at law firm based in Nashville\, TN\, with a focus on healthcare fraud investigations. Ms. Hazard is a graduate of Vassar College and Georgetown University Law Center. \nHon. Eli J. Richardson\, U.S. District Judge\, M.D. Tenn. \nJudge Richardson was initially nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee in 2017 and received his commission in October 2018. Before taking the bench\, Judge Richardson was a partner at Bass\, Berry & Sims in Nashville\, where his practice focused on government investigations involving alleged white-collar crime\, False Claims Act violations\, and quasi-criminal civil violations. Before engaging in private practice\, Judge Richardson served nineteen months overseas as the U.S. Department of Justice’s resident legal adviser to Serbia\, providing training\, advice\, and case-specific assistance to Serbian judges\, police\, and prosecutors. From 2004 to 2009\, Judge Richardson served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Middle District of Tennessee\, where he served as the anti-terrorism coordinator\, head of the terrorism and official corruption unit\, and finally criminal chief\, all in addition to prosecuting cases. \nFrom 2002 to 2004\, Judge Richardson served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of New Jersey\, investigating and prosecuting a wide variety of criminal violations. In the four years prior to that\, Judge Richardson spent four years as a Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent\, working first on public-corruption investigations and then on counterterrorism matters. Judge Richardson began his career in private practice from 1992 to 1998\, focusing on commercial litigation and intellectual property matters. He has served as an adjunct faculty member at both Belmont College of Law and Vanderbilt Law School. \nChristopher C. Sabis\, Member\, Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison\, PLC \nChris Sabis heads Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison’s Government Compliance & Investigations group in Nashville\, Tennessee\, and concentrates his practice in Government Investigations and Litigation. He has extensive experience in False Claims Act (FCA) matters involving allegations of healthcare and procurement fraud\, white-collar fraud investigations\, and commercial litigation. Mr. Sabis has significant experience in the mediation of FCA cases and is a Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator by the Tennessee Supreme Court. Before joining the firm\, Mr. Sabis served nearly a decade as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Middle District of Tennessee. Mr. Sabis  serves as a Hearing Examiner for the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility and on the Boards of Stars Nashville and Autism Tennessee. \n\nRegistration\n[Register Online] \nFBA Members – $0\nNonmembers – $10 \nRegistrants will receive Zoom login details on the day before the event \nCancellation Policy \nNo refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on November 1\, 2021. 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. \n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy registering for an FBA webinar\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact sections@fedbar.org.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/qui-tam-section-virtual-false-claims-act-today-middle-district-of-tennessee/
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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] False Claims Act Today – District of Colorado
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** \nHosted 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 District of Colorado. \nThis event does not offer CLE credit. Registrants will receive Zoom login details on the day before the event. \nRegistration is Closed \n\nAbout the Presenters\nHon. Regina M. Rodriguez\, U.S. District Judge\, District of Colorado \nJudge Rodriguez is the newest member of the Colorado federal district court bench. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in June 2021 and appointed by President Biden to the federal district court bench on July 1\, 2021. \nJudge Rodriguez is a 1988 graduate of the University of Colorado School of Law\, and she practiced as a trial attorney in her home state of Colorado for over 30 years before joining the bench. She began her practice in a boutique litigation firm\, Cooper & Kelley\, where she tried many cases. She then spent 8 years at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the civil division where she ultimately became the chief of the civil division. She was the first Latina and first Asian civil chief. In 2002 she left the USAO for private practice where she spent 19 years as a partner in several national law firms: Faegre & Benson\, HoganLovells\, and most recently WilmerHale \nAndrea Wang\, Assistant United States Attorney\, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado \nAndrea Wang is an Assistant United States Attorney in the Affirmative Civil Enforcement section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado. She works primarily on civil fraud cases under the False Claims Act\, trespass actions involving public lands\, and Controlled Substances Act cases. Prior to joining the USAO\, Ms. Wang was a partner and chair of the trial group in a large Denver law firm. She clerked for the late Honorable Chief Justice Mary Mullarkey on the Colorado Supreme Court. Ms. Wang is a graduate of McGill University and the University of Colorado School of Law. \nMichael C. Theis\, Partner\, Hogan Lovells US LLP \nMike is a partner in the Investigations\, White Collar and Fraud practice of Hogan Lovells. He is highly skilled in counseling individuals and companies who face government scrutiny for fraud and false claims. He draws on his comprehensive experience in both government and private practice\, civil and criminal investigations\, and trial work to provide clear\, creative\, and collaborative advice to companies targeted in federal law enforcement investigations. \nAs an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Colorado from 1997 to 2005\, Mike handled dozens of False Claims Act cases. He also investigated and prosecuted health care fraud\, mail fraud\, and wire fraud offenses\, trying several cases to verdict in federal court. \nDan Twetten\, Partner\, Loevy & Loevy \nDan Twetten is a partner at Loevy & Loevy. He represents whistleblowers in False Claims Act matters\, SEC fraud\, IRS fraud\, and other matters. Dan also represents clients in complex business and commercial litigation. Finally\, he represents clients whose civil rights have been violated. Dan has tried cases to verdict in state and federal courts throughout the country. \nDan has represented whistleblowers in matters involving complex Medicare/Medicaid fraud\, tax fraud\, home health care\, MBE/WBE fraud\, research grants\, government contractor fraud\, and defense contractor fraud. In addition to working with governmental entities to secure their intervention in such matters\, Dan is one of the few lawyers in the country who has successfully pursued and litigated multiple matters to resolution following the government’s decision to not intervene. \nR. Scott Oswald – Chair\, FBA Qui Tam Section (moderator) \nScott 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: \n\nFirst jury verdict under new whistleblower protections in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013|\nFirst Sarbanes-Oxley Act liability verdict to withstand appeal\nFirst jury verdict under 2009 anti-retaliation provisions of False Claims Act\nFirst Dodd-Frank Act retaliation lawsuit to reach discovery in federal court\n\nMr. 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. \n\nRegistration\n[Register Online] \nFBA Members – $0\nNonmembers – $10 \nRegistrants will receive Zoom login details on the day before the event \nCancellation Policy \nNo refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on December 13\, 2021. 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. \n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy registering for an FBA webinar\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact sections@fedbar.org.
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SUMMARY:[Virtual] 2022 Qui Tam Conference
DESCRIPTION:The False Claims Act – Lincoln’s Law Meets the 21st Century\nJoin the FBA’s Qui Tam Section for a three-day virtual conference from February 23 to February 25\, 2022\, starting at 12:00pm ET each day. This year’s conference will focus on how the False Claims Act (FCA)\, a law from the 19th Century\, is meeting a host of 21st Century challenges that range from telemedicine to cybersecurity to data mining. We’ll also highlight emerging DOJ priorities\, including fraud in pandemic-related spending and Medicare Part C. \nThis annual event\, dubbed “the Oscars for False Claims Act nerds” by a 2020 panelist\, provides timely perspectives from all sides of the FCA ecosystem: prosecutors\, relator-side attorneys\, defense counsel\, inspectors general\, federal judges\, and in-house counsel. \nEarn CLE credit while getting insight from the nation’s top echelon of FCA practitioners — all from the comfort of your desk. \n \nRegistration for this event is now closed. \n\n\nAgenda\n \n\nWednesday\, February 23\nAll times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST) \n12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET | Welcome Remarks and Keynote Presentation \n[WELCOME] R. Scott Oswald\, Managing Principal\, The Employment Law Group P.C.; FBA Qui Tam Section Chair\n[KEYNOTE] Gregory E. Demske\, Chief Counsel to the Inspector General\, Office of Inspector General\, Department of Health and Human Services\nSince 2012\, Gregory E. Demske has served as Chief Counsel to the Inspector General and leads the 90-person HHS Office of Counsel to the Inspector General (OCIG). OCIG provides all legal services to HHS OIG\, including advice on audits\, investigations\, evaluations\, and OIG operations; representation of OIG in civil and administrative fraud enforcement; and issuance of guidance to the health care industry. Mr. Demske oversees all OIG internal legal advice\, coordination with the Department of Justice on False Claims Act cases involving HHS\, OIG’s civil money penalty and program exclusion enforcement\, negotiation and monitoring of corporate integrity agreements\, and industry guidance on the anti-kickback statute and other OIG enforcement authorities.  \n 1:10 PM – 2:10 PM ET | Year in Review \nOur fifth annual Year in Review panel will provide an overview of the significant developments in False Claims Act case law\, settlements\, and FCA-related government policies of 2021. Panelists will review and discuss notable developments in the Department of Justice’s policies within the Biden Administration. These include the future directions of the Granston Memo and Brand Memo\, as well as notable appellate cases on causation\, and fraudulent inducement\, materiality\, and pleading under 9(b).  \n\nJohn R. Thomas\, Jr.\,  Partner\, Hafemann Magee Thomas (moderator)\nJessie K. Liu\, Partner\, Skadden\, Arps\, Slate\, Meagher & Flom LLP\nBenjamin Wei\, U.S. Department of Justice\nClaire M. Sylvia\, Attorney\, Phillips & Cohen LLP\n\n2:20 PM – 3:20 PM ET | The False Claims Act as a Weapon Against Cyber Fraud \nThis panel will discuss how the False Claims Act (FCA) can be used as an effective weapon against cyber fraud.  The U.S. Department of Justice announced a Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative in October of 2021.  The Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative will employ the False Claims Act to pursue cybersecurity related fraud by government contractors and grant recipients.  Panelists will explore theories of liability and damages to include knowing failures to comply with cybersecurity standards\, knowing misrepresentations of security controls and practices\, and recognizing failures to timely report suspect breaches.  \n\nRenée Brooker\, Partner\, Tycko & Zavareei LLP (moderator)\nColleen Kennedy\, Deputy Chief\, U.S. Attorney’s Office\, Eastern District of California\nMichael Ronickher\, Partner\, Constantine Cannon LLP\nJennifer Short\, Partner\, Blank Rome LLP\n\n3:30 PM – 4:30 PM ET | Prosecuting Telehealth Fraud Under the False Claims Act \nThis panel will discuss the use of the False Claims Act (FCA) to combat the rapidly increasing problem of telehealth fraud. Topics will include recent U.S. Department of Justice settlements\, the interaction of criminal and civil remedies\, and the difficulty in recouping the substantial amount of public funds that are often obtained through illegal telehealth operations. The panel will also discuss the differing perspectives on these issues held by each of the three parties in an FCA case. \n\nDavid Wiseman\, Assistant Director\, Fraud Section\, Civil Division\, U.S. Department of Justice (moderator)\nAmy L. Easton\, Partner\, Phillips & Cohen LLP\nDavid Leviss\, Partner\, O’Melveny & Myers LLP\nCarolyn Tapie\, Assistant U.S. Attorney\, U.S. Attorney’s Office\, Middle District of Florida\n\nThursday\, February 24\nAll times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST) \n12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET | Welcome Remarks and Keynote Presentation \n[WELCOME] Megan Mocho\, Partner\, Holland & Knight; FBA Qui Tam Section Vice-Chair\n[KEYNOTE] Matthew M. Graves\, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia\nMatthew M. Graves assumed the position of U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia in November 2021. Before going to private practice for a brief period\, Graves worked at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for nearly a decade\, prosecuting a wide variety of cases as an Assistant U.S. Attorney\, and later as Acting Chief of the Fraud and Public Corruption Section. \n\n[KEYNOTE] Michael Horowitz\, Inspector General & Chair of Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC)\, U.S. Department of Justice\nAs Inspector General of the Department of Justice\, Mr. Horowitz oversees a nationwide workforce of more than 500 special agents\, auditors\, inspectors\, attorneys\, and support staff whose mission is to detect and deter waste\, fraud\, abuse\, and misconduct in DOJ programs and personnel\, and to promote economy and efficiency in Department operations.  Since April 2020\, he has simultaneously led the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee\, a committee of 21 federal Inspectors General that Congress created to oversee the over $5 trillion in federal pandemic-related emergency spending.  From 2015 to 2020\, Mr. Horowitz served as the Chair of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE)\, an organization comprised of all 75 federal Inspectors General.   \n1:10 PM – 2:10 PM ET | Private Equity – The Newest Face at the FCA Table \nThis panel will explore the government’s most recent target for False Claims Act (FCA) liability – private equity (PE) actors and their principals. The discussion will review the changes within the healthcare landscape\, fueled by both the DOJ’s focus on PE firms and executives whose management allegedly created or perpetuated fraud schemes. Panelists will also highlight the importance of pre- and post-acquisition due diligence in the healthcare space or any other highly regulated industry. \n\nPamela Brecht\, Partner\, Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti\, LLP (moderator)\nAngela Humphreys\, Chair\, Healthcare Practice\, Co-Chair Healthcare Private Equity Team\, Bass\, Berry & Sims PLC\nHabib Ilahi\, Partner\, Stinson LLP\n\n2:20 PM – 3:20 PM ET | Moneyball: The Use of Data Analytics in False Claims Act Cases \nHear government\, relators’ and defense counsel perspectives on the evolving use of data analytics in False Claims Act (FCA) cases\, including: proactive government and corporate efforts to identify vulnerabilities and stop fraud; government and data-driven relators’ use of analyses to identify possible False Claims Act violations; the government’s use of data to investigate and enhance qui tam allegations; and  defense strategies and legal headwinds in data-driven cases. \n\nMatthew Howatt\, Assistant U.S. Attorney\, U.S. Attorney’s Office\, Eastern District of Pennsylvania  (moderator)\nJonathan Ferry\, Partner\, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP\nKathleen McGinty\, Acting Deputy Director\, Fraud Investigations Group\, U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services\nJeremy Wells\, Partner\, Reid Collins & Tsai LLP\n\n3:30 PM – 4:30 PM ET | Statistical Sampling and the False Claims Act: Update and Trends \nThis panel will feature perspectives from former government officials\, as well as members of the defense and whistleblower bars\, to examine the perennial issue of statistical sampling in civil fraud cases. The panel will review the legal landscape and provide a history of the use of statistical sampling in False Claims Act (FCA) cases. The panelists will discuss their experiences with sampling in a range of cases and provide practical advice on when sampling is appropriate and how it can be used effectively. The panelists will also discuss where statistical sampling might be headed in the future. \n\nBenjamin C. Mizer\, Partner\, Jones Day (moderator)\nMatthew D. Benedetto\, Partner\, WilmerHale\nMary Inman\, Partner\, Constantine Cannon LLP\nStephen Lee\, Partner\, Benesch\, Friedlander\, Coplan & Aronoff LLP\n\nFriday\, February 25\nAll times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST) \n[WELCOME] Michael Moore\, Partner\, Moore Hall\, LLC \n12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET | Pandemic-Related Fraud and the FCA \nThe U.S. Department of Justice will rely on the False Claims Act (FCA) to pursue fraud in connection with the more than $5 trillion in pandemic-related spending authorized by Congress. This panel will discuss the emerging trends in FCA enforcement relating to pandemic response programs\, featuring diverse perspectives from attorneys representing whistleblowers\, defendants\, and the government in connection with False Claims Act matters.  Among other things\, the panel will discuss developments\, challenges\, and misconceptions relating to FCA enforcement in this emerging area. \n\nColin Huntley\, Deputy Director\, Fraud Section\, Civil Division\, U.S. Department of Justice (moderator)\nErica Blachman Hitchings\, Partner\, Whistleblower Law Collaborative\, LLC\nJeffrey Gleason\, Partner\, Robins Kaplan LLP\nPaul Kaufman\, Assistant U.S. Attorney\, U.S. Attorney’s Office\, Eastern District of Pennsylvania\n\n1:10 PM – 2:10 PM ET | The Modern Relator \nThis panel of experienced qui tam Plaintiff lawyers will provide an in-depth discussion on the evolution of qui tam cases\, from the traditional individual whistleblower to the corporate relator. Join this impressive panel of lawyers in their discussion about the various forms of relators\, including corporations and professional data miners\, and the motivation behind these relator types. The panel will share their experiences with true corporate relators versus corporate fiction and provide useful insight as to how courts have been perceiving these various relator forms.  The panel will also discuss modern alternatives to the traditional relator\, such as relator coalitions\, and the driving factors behind creating such arrangements.  The panelists will also provide an overview of some of their more notable cases and what they learned from representing the “modern relator.” \n\nAlison Hawthorne\, Principal\, Beasley Allen (moderator)\nJames F. Barger\, Jr.\, Principal\, Frohsin Barger Walthall & Bucy\nJason Marcus\, Principal\, Bracker & Marcus LLC\nRobert “Bob” Thomas\, Jr.\, Managing Member\, Whistleblower Law Collaborative LLC\n\n2:20 PM – 3:35 PM ET | Strategies in Evaluating and Pursuing Medicare Part C and Medicaid Managed Care Cases—Falsity and Damages \nThis panel will address proving falsity and damages in Medicare Part C and Medicaid Managed Care FCA cases. We will discuss how to successfully evaluate falsity in the Part C context and satisfy materiality concerns\, focusing on risk adjustment cases. With respect to damages\, the panel will address damages theories in two contexts–fraud by the Managed Care insurers or plan programs and fraud by providers and intermediaries or vendors on the Managed Care program. \n\nSara Vann\, Assistant Attorney General\, Medicaid Fraud Division\, Office of the Attorney General\, State of Georgia (moderator)\nEdward Crooke\, Assistant Director\, Fraud Section\, Civil Division\, U.S. Department of Justice\nEva Gunasekera\, Partner\, Tycko & Zavareei LLP\nAdam Tarosky\, Partner\, Nixon Peabody LLP\n\n3:45 PM – 5:00 PM ET | Refereeing the FCA: The View from the Bench \nThis panel of federal judges will provide us with a view from the bench as they discuss pre-litigation matters (such as sealing extensions) and gate-keeper issues (such as the public disclosure bar and the government’s discretion to dismiss qui tam cases).  The panel will also include discussion of recent developments in substantive False Claims Act (FCA) law\, such as falsity and materiality\, and key considerations at the motion to dismiss\, discovery\, and summary judgment phases of the litigation.  The session will conclude with a jurist’s perspective on some of the topics raised during earlier conference panels – for example\, cyber fraud enforcement. \n\nNaana Frimpong\, Partner\, DLA Piper LLP (moderator)\nHon. Amy Totenberg\, Senior U.S. District Judge\, U.S. District Court\, Northern District of Georgia\nHon. John Michael Vazquez\, U.S. District Judge\, U.S. District Court\, District of New Jersey\nHon. Andrea R. Wood\, U.S. District Judge\, U.S. District Court\, Northern District of Illinois\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is now closed. \nRegistration Fees\nEarly Bird Registration will be available through Friday\, January 21\, 2022. \nStandard Registration will begin after Friday\, January 21\, 2022.  \n\n\n\n\nEarly Bird\nStandard\n\n\nFull Conference Rates\n\n\n\n\nFBA Sustaining Member\n$340\n$385\n\n\nFBA Member\n$360\n$405\n\n\nQui Tam Section Member\n$295\n$350\n\n\nNonmember\n$540\n$585\n\n\nGovernment/Academic\n$270\n$315\n\n\nLaw Student/Judicial\n$90\n$135\n\n\nSingle Day Rates\n\n\n\n\nFBA Sustaining Member\n$190\n$210\n\n\nFBA Member\n$200\n$220\n\n\nQui Tam Section Member\n$180\n$200\n\n\nNonmember\n$280\n$300\n\n\nGovernment/Academic\n$160\n$180\n\n\nLaw Student/Judicial\n$60\n$80\n\n\n\n\nLive Captioning\nClosed captioning is available for all virtual webcasts. \nCancellation Policy\nNo refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on Wednesday\, February 10\, 2021. Please contact Ariel White (awhite@fedbar.org) with cancellation and/or substitution requests. \nInternet Requirements: Virtual programs require suitable internet strength to stream online panels with the Virtual Access Package. A minimum internet connection of 800 Kbps is recommended for an optimal attendee experience. Test your connection here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCLE\nAttendees can receive up to 10.5 CLE credits (12.6 credits for 50-min states). \nCertificates and credit for these virtual panels will be processed/reported within 4-6 weeks of the event date and available for credit in states that allow credit for live webinar presentations. You must attend the live broadcast\, answer engagement polls\, and accurately enter your bar number in our database to receive credit. \n\nSponsors\nConference Supporter\nDavid Haron | Hoyer Law Group\, PLLC \nInterested in sponsoring this event? View our Sponsorship Prospectus and contact sponsor@fedbar.org for more information. \n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nQ: What type of educational credit will be offered in the virtual format?\nA:Attendees can receive up to 10.5 CLE credits (12.6 credits for 50-min states). Please check with your respective state(s) for distance learning CLE requirements. \nQ: How do I obtain CLE Credit?\nA: All registrants will be prompted to submit state bar information prior to the virtual series to ensure accurate CLE reporting. Credits will be processed/reported within 4-6 weeks of the webinar event date and available for credit in states that allow credit for live webinar presentations. Your bar number must be accurate in our database to receive credit. We will share detailed instructions with registrants for CLE reporting. \nQ: How do I access the virtual panels?\nA: Virtual panels will each have a unique link to watch the live broadcast. Registered attendees will receive login instructions via a welcome email and calendar invitations the week of the conference. \nQ: Will recordings of the sessions be available after the event?\nA: Sessions will be available for registrants to view live and on-demand following the conference. Please note that CLE credit will only be submitted for attendees that watch the live broadcast. \nQ: Who do I contact for more information?\nA: Please contact meetings@fedbar.org for any other questions. \n\nEmail Communication Policy\nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer\nBy registering for an online FBA program\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nFinancial Assistance\nProgram registrants (both FBA members and nonmembers) who are unable to afford the registration fee may receive a 50% discount on the member rate. Qualifying attorneys include those who are unemployed or actively seeking employment. A formal letter requesting the discount must be emailed to meetings@fedbar.org. That letter needs to state the reason for the attorney’s interest in the course or activity\, as well as proof of income or an explanation of the financial hardship\, and it must be signed by the requesting lawyer. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact meetings@fedbar.org.
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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] False Claims Act Today – District of Minnesota
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** \nHosted 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 District of Minnesota. \nThis event does not offer CLE credit. Registrants will receive Zoom login details on the day before the event. \n\n \nAbout the Presenters\nR. Scott Oswald – Chair\, FBA Qui Tam Section (moderator) \nScott 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: \n\nFirst jury verdict under new whistleblower protections in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013|\nFirst Sarbanes-Oxley Act liability verdict to withstand appeal\nFirst jury verdict under 2009 anti-retaliation provisions of False Claims Act\nFirst Dodd-Frank Act retaliation lawsuit to reach discovery in federal court\n\nMr. 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. \nAnn M. Bildtsen\, Assistant U.S. Attorney\, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota \nAnn M. Bildtsen is an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the U.S. Attorney’s Office\, District of Minnesota\, and is the district’s civil healthcare fraud coordinator. She has handled many healthcare and procurement fraud False Claims Act matters in her twelve years at the U.S. Attorney’s Office. AUSA Bildtsen previously served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Minnesota and has also worked in private practice. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School. \nDavid M. Glaser\, Shareholder\, Fredrikson & Byron\, P.A.  \nDavid M. Glaser is a shareholder in Fredrikson & Byron’s Health Law Group. Mr. Glaser assists clinics\, hospitals\, and other health care entities negotiate the maze of health care regulations\, providing advice about reimbursement and business planning issues. He has considerable experience in health care regulation and litigation\, including compliance\, criminal and civil fraud investigations\, and reimbursement disputes. Mr. Glaser’s goal is to explain the government’s enforcement position\, and to analyze whether this position is supported by the law or represents government overreaching. \nDavid Kiesow\, Special Agent\, U.S. Department of Human Services\, Office of Inspector General \nDave Kiesow is a Special Agent with the United States Department of Human Services\, Office of Inspector General\, Office of Investigations (“DHHS-OIG”)\, assigned to the St. Paul\, Minnesota\, Field Office. Mr. Kiesow has been a Special Agent for over twenty years leading investigations of criminal and civil cases related to programs administered or funded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services\, which includes investigating health care fraud committed against the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Mr. Kiesow previously spent seven years conducting health care fraud and white-collar investigations as a Senior Investigator with the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office (Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and Criminal Division) and as a Senior Investigator for Medica Health Plans’ Special Investigations Unit. \nKirsi Poupore\, Assistant Attorney General- Consumer\, Wage\, and Antitrust Division\, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office \nKirsi Poupore joined the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office in 2012 and currently serves as an Assistant Attorney General in the Office’s Consumer\, Wage and Antitrust Division\, where she investigates and litigates Minnesota False Claims Act cases and consumer protection matters. From 2016 to 2021\, she served as Director of the Office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit\, which prosecutes health care provider fraud in Minnesota’s Medical Assistance Program and certain abuse\, neglect\, and financial exploitation cases. Ms. Poupore graduated magna cum laude from William Mitchell College of Law. \nNathaniel Smith\, Attorney\, Halunen Law \nNathaniel Smith is an attorney with Halunen Law in Minneapolis\, Minnesota. Inspired by his parents’ work in the medical field\, especially in geriatric and hospice care\, Mr. Smith chose to focus his legal career on addressing fraud against the government through False Claims Act and retaliation litigation. He represents whistleblowers across the United States in areas including health care\, pharmaceuticals\, customs\, procurement\, and defense contracting. Mr. Smith has also brought successful retaliation claims in connection with False Claims Act /qui tam cases and as stand-alone actions. Mr. Smith is frequent speaker on False Claims Act topics and has often spoken on the interpretation of materiality under the False Claims Act \nHon. John F. Docherty\, U.S. Magistrate Judge\, District of Minnesota \nOn July 22\, 2021\, John F. Docherty was sworn in as a United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota. \nJudge Docherty served in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota as an Assistant U.S. Attorney from 2002 until his appointment. He prosecuted a wide range of cases\, but focused on international and domestic terrorism\, civil rights cases\, and cases involving the illegal export of sensitive U.S. technology. Between 2006 and 2008\, Judge Docherty left the U.S. Attorney’s Office to work as a prosecutor at the United Nations’ International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in the Hague\, the Netherlands. There\, he was a senior member of the prosecution team at the trial of General Dragomir Milosevic\, who was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his actions as commander of the troops besieging Sarajevo from 1992 to 1994. Judge Docherty was also a senior member of the prosecution team in the case against the chief and deputy chief of Yugoslavia’s combined foreign intelligence and internal security service. \nPrior to joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office\, Docherty worked at the Antitrust Division of the Justice Department in Washington\, D.C. and in the Office of the Minnesota Attorney General\, where he worked in the Antitrust Division and the Criminal Division. \nJudge Docherty is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School\, where he served on the Law Review. He has been an adjunct associate professor of law at the University several times\, teaching national security law. He is a current member and past President of the Warren E. Burger American Inn of Court in Saint Paul\, and is also active in the Federal Bar Association\, where he is a member of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee. \n\nRegistration\n[Register Online] \nFBA Members – $0\nNonmembers – $10 \nRegistrants will receive Zoom login details on the day before the event \nCancellation Policy \nNo refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on May 24\, 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. \n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy registering for an FBA webinar\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact sections@fedbar.org.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/qui-tam-section-virtual-false-claims-act-today-district-of-minnesota/
CATEGORIES:Qui Tam Section
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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] False Claims Act Today – Southern District of New York
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** \nHosted 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 Southern District of New York. \nThis event does not offer CLE credit. Registrants will receive Zoom login details on the day before the event. \nRegistration is Closed \n\nAbout the Presenters\nHon. Richard J. Sullivan\, Circuit Judge\, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit \nRichard J. Sullivan was sworn in as a Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in October 2018.  Before that\, Judge Sullivan served for eleven years as a trial judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan. Prior to becoming a judge\, he was General Counsel and Managing Director of Marsh Inc.\, the world’s leading risk management and insurance brokerage firm. From 1994 to 2005\, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York\, where he was Chief of the International Narcotics Trafficking Unit and Director of the New York/New Jersey Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force. In 2003\, he was awarded the Henry L. Stimson Medal from the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. In 1998\, he was named the Federal Law Enforcement Association’s Prosecutor of the Year. \nAlee Scott\, Chief\, Civil Enforcement Division\, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit\, Office of the New York State Attorney General \nAlee N. Scott is Chief of Civil Enforcement for the New York Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (“MFCU”).  As MFCU’s Civil Chief\, she is part of the management team responsible for directing the implementation of MFCU’s Strategic Plan and stated mission:  to pursue civil recoveries arising from Medicaid provider fraud; to protect all New York State (“NYS”) nursing home residents from abuse and neglect; and to protect the integrity of the NYS Medicaid Program. Ms. Scott supervises attorneys and other team members\, such as auditors and investigators\, to develop effective investigative planning techniques\, optimize efficient use of the Unit’s resources\, and evaluate and analyze civil claims and resolutions consistent with the MFCU Strategic Plan. In 2021\, MFCU’s civil recoveries totaled approximately $73 Million. \nPrior to her appointment to Chief in 2019\, Ms. Scott served as Special Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Enforcement Division and worked with interdisciplinary teams to investigate and prosecute complex Medicaid provider fraud schemes.  Before she joined the Office of the Attorney General in 2014\, she worked as an associate at Constantine Cannon\, LLP in the firm’s antitrust and commercial litigation practice\, and represented clients in all stages of federal litigation. \nRebecca S. Tinio\, Co-Chief\, Civil Frauds Unit\, U.S. Attorney’s Office\, Southern District of New York \nRebecca S. Tinio is Co-Chief of the Civil Frauds Unit in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. In that capacity\, Ms. Tinio supervises nearly two hundred active investigations and litigations involving alleged fraud on the Government and on financial institutions\, including in the areas of health care\, federal grants and special programs\, contracts\, customs\, and many more. Ms. Tinio also has substantial experience in handling significant defensive matters on behalf of the United States. Before joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office\, Ms. Tinio was an associate at a New York litigation boutique\, and clerked for Judge Keith P. Ellison in the Southern District of Texas and Judge Barrington D. Parker\, Jr. on the Second Circuit. Ms. Tinio is a graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School. \nCaleb Hayes-Deats\, Partner\, MoloLamken\, LLP \nCaleb Hayes-Deats is a partner at MoloLamken LLP.  Mr. Hayes-Deats represents plaintiffs\, defendants\, whistleblowers\, and other interested parties in high-stakes commercial disputes and government investigations\, across a wide range of industries. He has been recognized as a “Rising Star” in D.C. by the National Law Journal and in New York by Super Lawyers. Before joining MoloLamken\, Mr. Hayes-Deats was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. As an AUSA\, Mr. Hayes-Deats had wins valued at nearly $2 billion in high-profile False Claims Act\, tax\, and Bank Secrecy Act cases. He also received the Department of Justice’s John Marshall Award in 2018. \nSara L. Shudofsky\, Partner\, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP \nSara Shudofsky is a partner at Arnold & Porter LLP.  Her practice focuses on healthcare and contracting fraud investigations\, litigation under the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute\, as well as other types of government enforcement actions.  Prior to joining Arnold & Porter\, Ms. Shudofsky was the Chief of the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York\, where she supervised more than 55 Assistant United States Attorneys and oversaw litigation in a wide variety of practice areas\, including financial\, healthcare\, and contracting fraud; civil rights; environmental protection; tax & bankruptcy; national security; torts; employment; FOIA; and general defensive litigation.  Earlier in her career\, she served in the Civil Division as Chief of the Civil Rights Unit\, Deputy Chief of the Civil Division\, and Chief Appellate Attorney.  In 2000\, she was awarded the Henry L. Stimson Medal from the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. \nR. Scott Oswald – Chair\, Programming Committee\, FBA Qui Tam Section (moderator)\n \nScott 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: \n\nFirst jury verdict under new whistleblower protections in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013|\nFirst Sarbanes-Oxley Act liability verdict to withstand appeal\nFirst jury verdict under 2009 anti-retaliation provisions of False Claims Act\nFirst Dodd-Frank Act retaliation lawsuit to reach discovery in federal court\n\nMr. 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. \n\nRegistration\nRegistration is Closed \n\nFBA Members: $0\nNon-Members: $10\n\nCancellation Policy \nNo 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. \n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy registering for an FBA webinar\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact sections@fedbar.org.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/qui-tam-section-virtual-false-claims-act-today-southern-district-of-new-york/
CATEGORIES:Qui Tam Section
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SUMMARY:2023 Qui Tam Conference (Hybrid)
DESCRIPTION:New Frontiers: Redefining the Landscape of the FCA\nJoin the Qui Tam Section for its Annual Qui Tam Conference on Thursday\, February 16 – Friday\, February 17. This year’s hybrid program offers in-person or online viewing options for registered attendees. Take advantage of educational sessions during the day and networking in the evening.  Whether you participate in our nation’s capital or connect online\, attendees will benefit from diverse perspectives with prestigious panelists and attendees from across the FCA legal sphere. \nCo-Hosted by the Qui Tam Section \n\nAgenda\nSession times are posted as Eastern Time zone and subject to change. \nWatch our Programming Chair of the FBA Qui Tam Section\, Scott Oswald and one of this year’ co-chairs\, Naana Frimpong discuss this year’s upcoming conference: [Catch This] \nWednesday\, February 15\n5:30 – 7:00 pm | Opening Reception: Both Sides of the Bar\nHosted at Conference Hotel (Hilton Washington DC Capitol Hill)\nReception Sponsored by:\n> Lead Sponsor: Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti\, LLP\n> Co-Sponsor: Harter Secrest & Emery\, LLP\n> Co-Sponsor: MoloLamken LLP \nThursday\, February 16\n7:45 am – 8:30 am | Registration & Breakfast \n\nOpening Remarks: Megan Mocho\n\n8:30 am – 9:30 am | CLE Panel: 2022 Year in Review \nThe Year in Review panel aims to provide an overview of the critical developments in False Claims Act (FCA) case law and government policy over the previous year. Our panel of preeminent False Claims Act attorneys – representing the perspectives of relators’ counsel\, defense counsel\, and the appellate perspective – will look at key developments in 2022 and distill some of the important takeaways for FCA practitioners. \n\nModerator: John R. Thomas\, Partner\, Hafemann Magee Thomas\nJessie Liu\, Partner\, Government Enforcement and White-Collar Crime; Litigation Skadden\, Arps\, Slate\, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates\nTejinder Singh\, Partner\, Sparacino PLLC\nClaire Sylvia\, Partner\, Phillips & Cohen LLP\n\n9:45 am – 10:45 am | CLE Panel: The FCA Beyond U.S. Borders\nThe panel will examine overseas FCA enforcement and the unique legal issues that raises\, including: different types of multinational FCA cases/investigations\, jurisdictional issues\, methods and legal issues related to overseas evidence gathering\, and trial challenges with overseas witnesses. \n\nModerator: Gejaa T. Gobena\, Partner\, Hogan Lovells\nAndrew Steinberg\, Senior Trial Counsel\, U.S. Department of Justice\nJonathan Tycko\, Partner\, Tycko & Zavareei LLP\n\nTo learn more about this panel: Gejaa Gobena\, Panel Preview – The FCA Beyond U.S. Borders \n11:00 am – 12:00 pm | CLE Panel: Rule 9(b) Pleading: What’s Required?\nIn 2022\, relators and defendants alike urged the Supreme Court to resolve a circuit split over whether Rule 9(b) requires relators to plead specific details of false claims in every case. The Court denied certiorari at the start of its Term\, and so the split remains live. This panel will discuss the approaches taken in the different circuits\, the importance of Rule 9(b) to FCA practice\, and best practices for relators and defense counsel considering particularity issues. \n\nModerator: Tejinder Singh\, Partner\, Sparacino PLLC\nSam Buffone\, Partner\, Black and Buffone\nAnne Voigts\, Partner\, King & Spalding\nBen Wei\, Senior Trial Counsel\, Civil Division\, Fraud Section\, U.S. Department of Justice\n\n12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Keynote Luncheon: Protecting the False Claims Act \n\nSenator Chuck Grassley\n\n1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | CLE Panel: Developing Precedent on the FCA Element of Scienter\nA panel of attorneys representing government agencies\, relators\, and defendants discuss developing precedent surrounding the element of scienter in False Claims Act litigation. Topics of discussion will include recent circuit court precedents such as the AseraCare\, Supervalu\, and Allergan Sales decisions\, and the impact these decisions have on how civil fraud claims are alleged\, investigated\, and defended. \n\nModerator: Randy Harwell\, Assistant United States Attorney\, U.S. Attorney’s Office\, Middle District of Florida\nGregory David\, Civil Chief\, U.S. Attorney’s Office\, Eastern District of Pennsylvania\nColette Matzzie\, Partner\, Phillips & Cohen\nMichael Shaheen\, Partner\, Crowell & Moring\n\n2:45 pm – 3:45 pm | CLE Panel: Customs Fraud under the FCA: A Deep Dive \nTariff measures on goods imported from China and an increasingly aggressive use of trade remedies have substantially increased the duties collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Along with those increases in collections has come an equally substantial increase in fraud. From simple under-valuation or incorrect tariff classification to more complex country of origin fraud\, customs related FCA cases are increasing in frequency and in value. This panel will discuss the myriad ways in which customs fraud cases arise\, the unique aspects to the fact gathering and investigations involved in customs fraud\, the special defences that may be available\, and the government agencies that may be involved throughout customs fraud FAC cases. \n\nModerator: Clark Bolton\, Attorney\, Morgan & Morgan   \nDouglas Baruch\, Partner\, Morgan\, Lewis & Bockius LLP. \nCharlie Jacob\, Assistant United States Attorney\, Civil Frauds Unit\, U.S. Attorney’s Office\, Southern District of New York\nTimothy McInnis\, Attorney\, McInnis Law \nRebecca Tinio\, Co-Chief\, Civil Fraud Unit\, U.S. Attorney’s Office\, Southern District of New York\n\n4:00 pm – 5:00 pm | CLE Panel: Ethical Dos and Don’ts at Every Stage of a Qui Tam Case\nThis panel will examine the various ethical issues that relators\, relators’ counsel\, the government and defense attorneys face during the life of a qui tam case. Topics covered will include (1) boundaries for relators’ counsel when collecting information in a digital age; (2) ethical obligations for all parties while a case is under seal; (3) limits to the government’s ability to question corporate employees; (4) an examination of how ethical considerations impact settlement form and incentives and (5) post-settlement obligations. \n\nModerator: Giselle J. Joffre\, Partner\, Foley Hoag LLP\nAshley Bailey\, Professional Responsibility Officer\, Commercial Litigation Branch\, U.S. Department of Justice\nBruce Judge\, Member\, Whistleblower Law Collaborative LLC\nLisa Meletta\, Of Counsel\, DLA Piper LLP\nDanielle Pelot\, Partner\, Choate Hall & Stewart LLP\n\nTo learn more about this panel: Giselle Joffre\, Panel Preview – Ethical Dos and Don’ts at Every Stage of a Qui Tam Case \n5:00 pm – 6:30 pm | Evening Networking Reception\nSponsored by: Holland & Knight LLP \nFriday\, February 17\n8:00 am – 8:30 am | Registration & Breakfast \n8:30 am – 9:45 am | CLE Panel: Settlement Landmines: New Dangers and How to Avoid Them\nFCA settlements have always been more complex than the press releases suggest\, but has the landscape gotten even more treacherous over the past few years? Have DOJ policies relating to cooperation credit and corporate monitors changed the game? What about admissions in FCA civil settlements? Our panelists will tackle these issues and more\, providing attendees with input from government\, defense\, and relator’s counsel perspectives\, along with updates on relevant policies and caselaw. \n\nModerator: Erica Hitchings\, Member\, Whistleblower Law Collaborative LLC\nJillian Estes\, Senior Attorney\, Morgan Verkamp LLC\nAmy Hargreaves\, Partner\, Latham & Watkins LLP\nBrian LaMacchia\, Deputy Chief\, Affirmative Civil Enforcement\, U.S. Attorney’s Office\, District of Massachusetts\n\n10:00 am – 11:15 am | CLE Panel: Navigating FCA Appeals\nBecause the stakes are so high\, especially with government intervention\, many FCA cases do not make it to appeal. The panel will discuss how FCA issues make it past the trial court and reach the court of appeals and even the US Supreme Court. The appellate and Supreme Court’s interest in the meets and bounds of FCA procedure\, motions to dismiss\, government intervention\, and role of relator and government. And how to be successful before an appellate court in framing and litigating FCA cases. \n\nModerator: Ilana H. Eisenstein\, Partner\, Co-Chair\, Appellate Advocacy Practice\, DLA Piper\nDaniel Geyser\, Partner\, Haynes & Boone\nDoug Hallward-Driemeier\, Partner\, Ropes & Gray\nMelissa Patterson\, Trial Attorney\, Civil Appellate Division\, U.S. Department of Justice\n\n11:30 am – 12:45 pm | CLE Panel: Interviewing Whistleblowers: Techniques and Cautions\nWhat are the most effective techniques for interviewing whistleblowers? Should interviewing techniques vary by context\, e.g.\, whistleblower as client\, as government witness\, or as employee? In what circumstances\, if any\, should the interviewer consider trauma-informed interviewing techniques? \n\nModerator: Gregg Shapiro\, Partner\, Newman & Shapiro\nRoberto Coviello\, Assistant Special Agent in Charge\, Office of Inspector General\, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\nLaurie Oberembt\, Senior Trial Counsel\, Civil Fraud Section\, U.S. Department of Justice\nBrandie Weddle\, Associate General Counsel\, Booz Allen Hamilton\n\nTo learn more about this panel: Gregg Shapiro\, Panel Preview – Interviewing Whistleblowers: Techniques and Cautions \n12:45 pm – 2:15 pm | Keynote Luncheon \n\nMichael C. Galdo\, Acting Director for COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement\, U.S. Department of Justice\nJamie Ann Yavelberg\, Director\, Fraud Section\, Commercial Litigation Branch\, Civil Division\, U.S. Department of Justice\n\n2:15 pm – 3:30 pm | CLE Panel: The Future of Pandemic Fraud Prosecution\nWith $5 trillion in pandemic-related spending\, it is no surprise that the U.S. Department of Justice will be pursuing fraud cases for the next decade stemming from stimulus funding. This panel will dig deeper into the thornier legal issues that will arise from fraud cases brought under various stimulus programs\, from the Paycheck Protection Program\, to the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program\, the Employee Retention Credit\, and others. All of the panelists are seasoned financial fraud practitioners\, having pursued and/or defended cases stemming from the financial crisis for much of the prior decade-responsible for a combined amount of more than $10 billion in recoveries under the False Claims Act and the Financial Institutions Reform\, Recovery\, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (“FIRREA”). Among other things\, the panel will discuss legal issues surrounding causation\, materiality\, and damages\, related to financial fraud pursuit. \n\nModerator: Derek Adams\, Partner\, Potomac Law Group\, PLLC\nJohn Black\, Partner\, Black and Buffone\nColin Huntley\, Deputy Director\, Civil Fraud Section\, U.S. Department of Justice\nColleen Kennedy\, Deputy Chief\, Civil Division\, U.S. Attorney’s Office\, Eastern District of California\n\n3:45 pm – 5:00 pm | CLE Panel: Judging the FCA: A View from the Bench\nFrom filing through resolution\, this panel of federal judges will provide a view from the bench on matters arising throughout the pendency of qui tam actions\, such as: the court’s role during the investigative stage\, including in managing the length of DOJ investigations; DOJ’s dismissal authority; efforts to maintain the anonymity of relators; the evolution of the law on materiality\, falsity\, and scienter and its impact at the pleading stage and on the scope of discovery; the court’s role in evaluating settlements; and adjudicating fee disputes. \n\nModerator: Christopher B. Harwood\, Partner\, Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC\nHon. Jed S. Rakoff\, Senior U.S. District Judge\, U.S. District Court\, Southern District of New York\nHon. Freda L. Wolfson (ret.)\, Partner\, Lowenstein Sandler LLP; former U.S. District Judge (New Jersey)\n\n5:00 pm | Closing Remarks: Megan Mocho \n\nRegistration\nAdvance online registration is now closed.\nOnsite registration is available for in-person participation at the registration desk on Thursday\, February 16.\nBy registering for this event\, you agree to the posted event terms and conditions. \nRegistration Rates (In-Person) \n\nOnsite: Sustaining Member $515\nOnsite: Qui Tam Section Member $510\nOnsite: Member $545\nOnsite: Nonmember $695\nOnsite: Government/Academic $400\nOnsite: Law Student $240\n\nAccommodations: Please contact meetings@fedbar.org for onsite dietary or accessibility requests in advance of the program dates if you do not disclose within the online registration form. \nCancellation Policy: Full registration refunds will be processed for cancellations received by Friday\, February 3. After the posted cancellation date\, registrations may be transferred to another attendee but not refunded. No-shows will be billed. Any alteration in registration (in-person vs. virtual) must be in writing and received at least 2 days prior to the conference (February 14).  Please Note: change from in-person to virtual may result in a rate increase consistent with original registration costs to reflect the final attendance type. Please email meetings@fedbar.org with questions and written cancellation/substitution requests. \n\n\n\nCLE\nAttendees can receive up to 12.5 General CLE credits (14.7 credits for 50-min states). \nCLE Credit will be tracked via an online web application. Attendees must check-in and check-out of each session to record their attendance. Certificates will be available to download online and sent via email approximately two weeks following the conference. \n\nHotel & Travel\nHilton Washington DC Capitol Hill\n525 New Jersey Ave NW\nWashington\, DC 20001 \nHotel Reservations:\nThe booking deadline for a discounted rate of $289/night (plus tax) has expired. Please contact meetings@fedbar.org and staff will do their best to negotiate a discounted rate on your behalf. Pending inventory\, any reservation received after Friday\, January 20\, 2023 cannot be guaranteed and may be priced at the prevailing public rate. All reservations must be guaranteed by a major credit card. Cancellations within 72 hours of arrival will be charged one night’s room and tax to the credit card on file. Check-in time is 4:00 p.m. ET and check-out time is Noon ET for the hotel. \nParking: Valet Parking @ 50% posted rate (currently $59/day) for conference attendees. \nMetro: The closest metro station stop is Union Station (Red) – two blocks or a 10 minute walk from the hotel. \n\nSponsors\nPremier Partner \n \nConference Contributors \n \n \n \nWi-Fi Provider \n \nReception Sponsors \n \n\nPietragallo Gordan Alfano Bosick & Raspanti LLP\nMoloLamken LLP\nHarter Secrest & Emery LLP\n\nBreakfast/Break Sponsor \n\nBlank Rome LLP\n\n[View Sponsorship Prospectus] \nSponsors receive customized deliverables per conference\, including company visibility and registration benefits! \nContact Barbara Bienkowsi at sponsor@fedbar.org for sponsorship opportunities. \n\nEmail Communication Policy: By registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communication from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer: By registering for an online FBA program\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nFinancial Assistance: Program registrants (both FBA members and nonmembers) who are unable to afford the registration fee may receive a 50% discount on the member rate. Qualifying attorneys include those who are unemployed or actively seeking employment. A formal letter requesting the discount must be emailed to meetings@fedbar.org. That letter needs to state the reason for the attorney’s interest in the course or activity\, as well as proof of income or an explanation of the financial hardship\, and it must be signed by the requesting lawyer. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact meetings@fedbar.org.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/quitam23/
LOCATION:Hilton Washington DC Capitol Hill\, 525 New Jersey Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20001
CATEGORIES:Qui Tam Section
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230316T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230316T133000
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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] Causation Conundrums in Kickback-Focused FCA Cases
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** \nThis roundtable will look at cases like the Third Circuit’s Greenfield decision — and those applying that decision — and see how the courts have handled defendants’ efforts to hold relators / the government to but-for and proximate causation standards at the pleading\, SJ\, and trial stages\, and the reasons why relators / the government have pressed for somewhat lower standards. \nThe panel will discuss what Congress was doing when it amended the Anti-Kickback Statue (AKS) in the ACA (to state that a claim “resulting from” an AKS violation is a false claims for FCA purposes)\, as well as the various other causation issues that pop up in AKS-premised cases (as well as FCA cases more broadly). \nThe panel will also look into how the federal courts have applied similar (or arguably similar) causation language in other contexts (e.g.\, the Westfall Act\, RICO\, etc.). \nRegistration is Closed \n\nAbout the Presenters\nJohn D. W. Partridge\, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher (moderator) \n  \n  \n  \n  \nKathleen T. Chandler\, Bates White \n  \n  \n  \n  \nErica B. Hitchings\, Whistleblower Law Collaborative LLC \n  \n  \n  \n  \nJonathan M. Phillips\, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher \n  \n  \n  \n  \nDavid Wiseman\, Civil Fraud Section\, Department of Justice \n  \n  \n  \n\nRegistration\nRegistration is Closed \n\nFBA Members: $0\nNon-Members: $0\n\n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy registering for an FBA webinar\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact sections@fedbar.org.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/qui-tam-section-virtual-causation-conundrums-in-kickback-focused-fca-cases/
CATEGORIES:Qui Tam Section
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230412T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230412T133000
DTSTAMP:20260414T181831
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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] FCA Enforcement in Texas
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** \nThis roundtable is comprised of Affirmative Civil Coordinators from each of the four Texas U.S. Attorney’s Offices. The panel will discuss how affirmative civil cases are handled by each office\, how they receive cases\, how they triage\, handle and litigate cases\, and what their general practice viewpoints are on litigating qui tam cases. \n[Register Online] \n\nAbout the Presenters\nKen Coffin\, U.S. Attorney’s Office\, N.D. Tex. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThomas (TJ) Parnham\, U.S. Attorney’s Office\, W.D. Tex. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nKen Shaitelman\, U.S. Attorney’s Office\, S.D. Tex. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nJill Venezia\, U.S. Attorney’s Office\, S.D. Tex.\nBetty Young\, U.S. Attorney’s Office\, E.D. Tex. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nRegistration\n[Register Online] \n\nFBA Members: $0\nNon-Members: $0\n\n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy registering for an FBA webinar\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact sections@fedbar.org.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/fca-texas/
CATEGORIES:Qui Tam Section
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230419T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230419T133000
DTSTAMP:20260414T181831
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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] The FCA Beyond Healthcare - New Military Spending
DESCRIPTION:As of December 2022\, the Council of Foreign Relations reports that the United States of America has sent 12.7 billion worth of equipment and weapons to Ukraine to aid in their efforts to repel the invasion by Russia. All those munitions were either pulled from existing military stockpiles\, in which case they will need to be replaced\, or were manufactured expressly to be sent to Ukraine. While this is a fraction of the roughly 900 billion spent on health care it represents a significant increase in government spending on military. Those of us that have been doing the work know greed often fuels fraud\, and fraud follows money. In the coming years as the Federal Government increases its military spending our Bar can expect to see more cases brought by relators against government military contractors\, which will in turn create more work for the defense bar defending these cases. \nThis panel consist of an experienced Department of Defense OIG Investigator\, lawyers representing the Defense\, Relator and the Government. The moderator is a former United States Attorney. The panel is certain to provide a witty\, insightful\, informative\, fun discussion of an area of false claims that is certain to see growth in the years ahead. \n[Register Online] \n\nAbout the Presenters\nBart Daniel\, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nJames Leventis\, U.S. Attorney’s Office\, District of South Carolina \n  \n  \n  \n  \nBill Nettles\, Law Office of Bill Nettles \n  \n  \n  \n  \nGil Rosen\, Department of Defense \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nFran Trapp\, Law Office of Bill Nettles \n\nRegistration\n[Register Online] \n\nFBA Members: $0\nNon-Members: $0\n\n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy registering for an FBA webinar\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact sections@fedbar.org.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/fca-military/
CATEGORIES:Qui Tam Section
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230427T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230427T140000
DTSTAMP:20260414T181831
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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] False Claims Act Today – Eastern District of North Carolina
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** \nHosted 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. \nThis event does not offer CLE credit. Registrants will receive Zoom login details on the day before the event. \nRegistration is Closed \n\nAbout the Presenters\nHon. James C. Dever III\, U.S. District Judge\, Eastern District of North Carolina \nJudge 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. \nMichael Anderson\, Chief\, Civil Division\, U.S. Attorney’s Office\, Eastern District of North Carolina \nMichael 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. \nLareena J. Phillips\, Special Deputy Attorney General\, Medicaid Investigations Division\, North Carolina Department of Justice \nLareena 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. \nG. Norman Acker III\, Of Counsel\, K&L Gates LLP\, Of Counsel\, K&L Gates LLP \nNorman 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. \nImmediately 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 \nStacy Miller II\, Attorney\, Miller Law Group\, PLLC \nW. 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. \nR. Scott Oswald – Chair\, Programming Committee\, FBA Qui Tam Section (moderator)\n \nScott 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: \n\nFirst jury verdict under new whistleblower protections in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013|\nFirst Sarbanes-Oxley Act liability verdict to withstand appeal\nFirst jury verdict under 2009 anti-retaliation provisions of False Claims Act\nFirst Dodd-Frank Act retaliation lawsuit to reach discovery in federal court\n\nMr. 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. \n\nRegistration\nRegistration is Closed \n\nFBA Members: $0\nNon-Members: $0\n\nCancellation Policy \nNo 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. \n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy registering for an FBA webinar\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact sections@fedbar.org.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/qui-tam-section-virtual-false-claims-act-today-eastern-district-of-north-carolina/
CATEGORIES:Qui Tam Section
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230503T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230503T133000
DTSTAMP:20260414T181831
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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] Cooperation Credit in FCA Settlements - Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?
DESCRIPTION:It has been nearly four years since Department of Justice issued guidelines outlining the factors it would consider when determining whether to credit voluntary disclosures\, cooperation\, and remediation in False Claims Act settlements\, yet this may be the first panel to bring together experienced government and defense practitioners to perform a deep dive into those guidelines and how they’ve been implemented in practice. \nWhat steps must a company take in order to receive cooperation credit in an FCA investigation? What is the impact of how voluntary disclosure and cooperation is treated in HHS OIG administrative cases? Just how often are companies cooperating in meaningful ways? And how has the government rewarded companies that invest in strong compliance programs and who cooperate with investigations? Our panel will address these and related issues during this Zoom roundtable. \n[Register Online] \n\nAbout the Presenters\nGregory Demske\, Goodwin Procter LLP \n  \n  \n  \n  \nColin Huntley\, Civil Fraud Section\, U.S. Department of Justice  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nAdam J. Katz\, U.S. Attorney’s Office\, Northern District of New York \n  \n  \n  \n  \nAnne W. Robinson\, Latham & Watkins LLP \n\nRegistration\n[Register Online] \n\nFBA Members: $0\nNon-Members: $0\n\n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy registering for an FBA webinar\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact sections@fedbar.org.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/coop-credit/
CATEGORIES:Qui Tam Section
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230510T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230510T133000
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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] Touhy Subpoena Practice - Getting the Information You Need to Prove (or Disprove) the Case
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** \nThis webinar will provide varied perspectives from government\, relator\, and defense counsel on Touhy subpoena practice in declined False Claims Act cases. The conversation will cover the process and procedural elements of Touhy subpoenas\, negotiations with the Government\, and use of that information in litigation. \nRegistration is Closed \n\nAbout the Presenters\nZachary Arbitman\, Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP (Moderator)  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nPaul Kaufman\, United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nKandis L. Kovalsky\, Kang Haggerty LLC \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nAmanda B. Robinson\, Morgan\, Lewis & Bockius LLP \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nRegistration\nRegistration is Closed \n\nFBA Members: $0\nNon-Members: $0\n\n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy registering for an FBA webinar\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact sections@fedbar.org.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/qui-tam-section-virtual-touhy-subpoena-practice-getting-the-information-you-need-to-prove-or-disprove-the-case/
CATEGORIES:Qui Tam Section
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230517T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230517T140000
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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] False Claims Act Today – Eastern District of Pennsylvania
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** \nHosted 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 Pennsylvania. \nThis event does not offer CLE credit. Registrants will receive Zoom login details on the day before the event. \nRegistration is Closed \n\nAbout the Presenters\nHon. Mitchell S. Goldberg\, District Judge\, E.D. Pa. \nJudge Goldberg was appointed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on October 31\, 2008. He had previously served on the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas. \nJudge Goldberg’s career as a practicing attorney started at the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office where he worked in both the trial and appellate divisions. He later joined the law firm of Cozen O’Connor\, where his practice focused on commercial litigation. Judge Goldberg was eventually promoted to senior partner\, and also served as the manager of Cozen’s Arson and Fraud Unit. Judge Goldberg returned to the public sector in 1997\, serving as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania where he handled mostly white collar crime cases\, both before the District Court and the United Stated Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. \nJudge Goldberg is a graduate of Temple Law School (1986) where he was a member of Temple’s first trial team. He presently serves as an Adjunct Professor at Temple Law teaching federal law and civil/criminal advanced trial advocacy. In May of 2017\, the Chief Judge of the Third Circuit appointed Judge Goldberg as a visiting judge for the District of Delaware to assist in the handling of patent case \nCharlene K. Fullmer\, Assistant United States Attorney\, E.D. Pa. \nAssistant United States Attorney Charlene Keller Fullmer is the Deputy Chief for Affirmative Litigation in the Civil Division of the United States Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania\, where she supervises and prosecutes health care and affirmative fraud matters. Ms. Fullmer led the Philadelphia civil prosecution team that investigated and resolved allegations of off-label promotion of the atypical antipsychotic drug Risperdal by Johnson and Johnson and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals\, which resulted in a $2.2 billion global settlement with the Department of Justice\, the largest paid for a single drug. \nIn 2009\, Ms. Fullmer served on the team that investigated and resolved allegations of off-label promotion and kickbacks by Pfizer\, Inc. The $2.3 billion civil and criminal resolution was at the time the largest health care fraud settlement in the history of the Department of Justice. For her efforts in these matters\, she was the recipient of the 2014 Attorney General’s Award for Fraud Prevention\, an Award of Commendation from the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division\, Tony West\, and the 2014 National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association’s Investigation of the Year. In October 2010\, Attorney General Eric Holder presented Ms. Fullmer with the Attorney General Award for Exceptional Service\, the Department of Justice’s highest commendation. \nMs. Fullmer returned to the Justice Department in 2007 after six years in private practice at Duane Morris LLP in Philadelphia\, where she litigated defensive matters\, including False Claims Act\, health care\, white collar\, antitrust\, and insurance coverage litigation. Prior to that time\, she served as an Attorney Advisor in Washington\, DC and Quantico\, VA with the Federal Bureau of Investigation\, Office of Professional Responsibility\, the Bureau’s Internal Affairs. \nMs. Fullmer is a 1993 graduate of Lehigh University\, cum laude\, and a 1996 graduate of Temple University School of Law\, cum laude\, where she served on the Law Review. \nMeredith S. Auten\, Partner\, Morgan\, Lewis & Bockius LLP \nAs part of her comprehensive white collar litigation practice\, trial lawyer Meredith Auten concentrates her practice on defending civil False Claims Act (FCA) and qui tam investigations and litigation involving a range of corporate clients\, including those in the pharmaceutical\, healthcare\, and defense contracting industries. Over the course of her 20-plus-year career\, Ms. Auten has secured numerous DOJ declinations and has successfully defended on motions to dismiss and/or favorably resolved every FCA matter she has handled in jurisdictions across the country\, including the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Ms. Auten is a frequent speaker on FCA matters and is the co-chair of the ABA’s Qui tam Subcommittee. Ms. Auten is also a former member of the Criminal Justice Appointment Panel for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania\, and formerly served as a hearing committee member of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. \nMarc S. Raspanti\, Partner\, Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti\, LLP \nMarc Stephen Raspanti is a seasoned litigator with over 38 years of experience focusing on complex\, high-stakes matters in Government Enforcement\, Compliance\, Internal Investigations\, Federal and State White Collar Litigation; Federal and State Qui Tam Litigation; Criminal\, Civil and Administrative Health Care Fraud Litigation; and Complex Commercial Litigation. Mr. Raspanti is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a former Assistant District Attorney at the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office where he tried a wide range of criminal cases to verdict. Mr. Raspanti is a name partner of Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti\, LLP and the founder of the firm’s national Qui Tam/False Claims Act practice group as well as the firm’s White Collar Criminal Defense practice group. He has also served as an expert witness and mediator in False Claims Act cases. Mr. Raspanti has been involved. \nR. Scott Oswald \nScott Oswald is an accomplished trial lawyer who has brought more than 40 trials to verdict and recovered more than $300 million in judgments and settlements for his clients\, in cases ranging from wrongful termination to employer fraud. \nMr. Oswald litigates employment lawsuits nationwide\, with a special focus on whistleblower matters – including qui tam law\, which can deliver monetary rewards to employees who expose fraud against the government. He has spoken up for workers before federal agencies and on Capitol Hill\, and has broken new ground in whistleblower law: \n\nFirst jury verdict (more than $2 million) under new whistleblower protections introduced in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013;\nFirst Sarbanes-Oxley Act liability verdict to withstand appeal;\nFirst reported successful jury verdict under 2009 anti-retaliation provisions of False Claims Act and;\nFirst Dodd-Frank Act retaliation lawsuit to reach discovery in federal court.\n\nMr. Oswald is the current programming chair for the Federal Bar Association’s Qui Tam Section and has served in the past as both section chair and chair of its Professional Ethics Committee. He is also a proud past president of the Metropolitan Employment Lawyers Association and currently heads its Bench-Bar Committee. Mr. Oswald is co-chair of an employment law subcommittee at the American Bar Association and has roles in other professional groups\, including the D.C. Bar and the National Employment Lawyers Association. \nin the recovery of over $2 billion for state and federal taxpayers and has litigated numerous high profile Qui Tam cases. \n\nRegistration\nRegistration is Closed \n\nFBA Members: $0\nNon-Members: $0\n\nCancellation Policy \nNo 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. \n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy registering for an FBA webinar\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact sections@fedbar.org.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/qui-tam-section-virtual-false-claims-act-today-eastern-district-of-pennsylvania/
CATEGORIES:Qui Tam Section
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230614T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230614T133000
DTSTAMP:20260414T181831
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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] FCA Settlements- The Last Mile Of The Marathon
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** \nAfter years of hard work—vigorous pre-filing investigations and drafting\, lengthy Government investigations\, client hand holding\, burdensome CIDs\, and onerous meetings—the finish line is finally here. But when the last mile is in sight\, what should you—and your clients– expect during the negotiation of a False Claims Act settlement? Join moderator Regina Poserina and our esteemed colleagues Jeremy L. Friedman\, Kayla S. Kaplan\, and Daniel Schiffer as they discuss interesting aspects of FCA settlements and negotiations\, and potential potholes along the route. \n[Register Online] \n\nAbout the Presenters\nJeremy L. Friedman \, Attorney at Law  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nKayla S. Kaplan\, Morgan Lewis \n  \n  \n  \n  \nRegina D. Poserina\, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC \n  \n  \n  \n  \nDaniel Schiffer\, Civil Fraud Section\, Department of Justice \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nRegistration\n[Register Online] \n\nFBA Members: $0\nNon-Members: $0\n\n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy registering for an FBA webinar\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact sections@fedbar.org.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/fca-settle/
CATEGORIES:Qui Tam Section
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