Cases
Representative Matters: Represented a California public agency that was the victim of an embezzlement scheme by a former employee. An investigation deciphered the full scope of the fraud
permitted us to present a complete view of the matter to federal authorities. As a result, the federal authorities accepted the case
prosecuted the former employee. Additionally, the complete review permitted us to demonstrate the extent of the fraud to the agency's insurance carrier, which agreed to cover the entire loss amount.
Represented an individual who had been accused of multiple frauds
was investigated by a district attorney's office. An investigation revealed the client actually had been the victim of fraud by the accuser
these results were presented to the investigators. As a result, the district attorney's office declined to file charges against the client.
Represented the former CFO of a government contractor who was charged in federal court with wire fraud for embezzling over 800,000,
secured a sentence that permitted the client to avoid all prison time
to continue working in order to make full restitution.
Represented a health care provider during an OIG audit regarding alleged Medicare overpayments for medically unnecessary treatments. This involved narrowing the scope of the audit, addressing the OIG dem
s for documents
information,
guiding the provider through the various levels of appeal, which resulted in a significant reduction of the OIG's recoupment.
Represented a health care information exchange through the necessary implementation of a HIPAA compliance program.
Represented a San Diego-based bio tech company investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice
more than 30 state attorneys-general for alleged False Claims Act violations. After completing the investigation
suggesting the implementation of new safeguards, presented the findings
affirmative steps to prevent future issues to the government prosecutors
investigators. This significantly mitigated the client's exposure to penalties
avoided criminal charges altogether.
Represented a law firm that was subjected to a search warrant by a district attorney's office. Successfully argued to maintain the protections of the Attorney-Client Privilege
the Attorney Work-Product Doctrine
achieved the return of the client's documents without disclosure.
Represented a senior community organization exp
ing into the provision of health care,
developed a HIPAA compliance program. This included developing the necessary policies
procedures
training for all employees
volunteers.
Represented a county health plan during an investigation by the California Attorney General's Office into fraud allegations. Following the investigation, we presented findings to the prosecutors
investigators that demonstrated no fraud occurred. Ultimately, the attorney general's office found there had been no fraud
closed its investigation without taking any adverse action against the public agency.
Represented a charter school that was subjected to a search warrant by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
navigated the school through the process to avoid criminal charges.
Represented the U.S. subsidiary of an international company
led a team of attorneys through a multi-national internal investigation into possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by the U.S. client's foreign agent. The investigation concluded with the presentation of findings to corporate executives with recommendations.
Represented a software company investigated by the California Attorney General's Office for an alleged data breach
failing to report it. Following an internal investigation, we demonstrated to the prosecutors
investigators that no breach occurred
convinced the attorney general's office to dismiss the investigation, which prevented the client from suffering any civil or criminal penalties. Thereafter, we worked with the company to bolster its privacy data compliance program to avoid such issues in the future.