Health Care Providers
DLA Piper's Health Care Enforcement and Compliance practice is a multi-disciplinary team that provides
Prevention, Compliance and Advocacy services to members of the health sector.
Our Team
We have lawyers across the United States and abroad who have dedicated their careers to defending against government enforcement actions and helping clients establish and maintain legal and regulatory compliance. They include, among many others:
- A number of former United States Attorneys, a former Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) who helped to establish one of the most prolific Health Care Fraud Task Forces, and a variety of former civil and criminal AUSAs
- Leaders in national compliance and legal organizations
- A former United States Senator and Congressman, and a former Governor and Congressman
- Regulatory lawyers who are steeped in the myriad standards that apply to members of the health sector
- Lawyers who have held senior leadership positions on in-house legal teams
- Government affairs lawyers who know their way around Washington
- Trial lawyers who have tried numerous cases to verdict
Our Approach
- Pragmatic, with a constant eye toward efficiently achieving the desired results
- Strong, with multi-disciplinary teams designed specifically for each matter
- Collaborative, working side-by-side with our clients to create cultures of compliance
- Innovative, thinking outside the box to anticipate issues and providing proactive solutions
What Sets Us Apart?
- Capabilities across multiple disciplines in health care litigation and compliance
- Strong experience in dealing with regulators, enforcers and whistleblowers
- Presence in key health care markets around the world
Our Clients
- Hospitals and health systems
- Academic medical centers
- Pharmaceutical, device and biologic manufacturers
- Physician groups
- Allied health care professionals and ancillary service providers
- Hospice, durable medical equipment, home health and long-term-care providers
Issues We Address
- False Claims Act actions
- Whistleblower cases
- Stark and Anti-Kickback matters
- Medicare and Medicaid issues
- Reimbursement disputes
- Civil monetary penalties
- Exclusion proceedings
- Voluntary disclosures
- Government audits
- Privacy and security
- Product labeling
- FDA standards
- DEA issues
- Clinical trials