Pietragallo partner Pamela Coyle Brecht will be presenting virtually on “She Persisted: How Women Have Shaped False Claims Act Law” at the Federal Bar Association’s (FBA) 2022 Qui Tam Section Roundtable Discussion. This webinar will take place at 12:00pm EST on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Pam and her fellow panelists will focus on the innovative and critical contributions women… Read more »
Pietragallo is pleased to announce that 16 lawyers have been named as 2022 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars, including partner Marc Raspanti who was recognized in the Top 100 in Pennsylvania and Philadelphia. Super Lawyers is a service of Thomson Reuters legal division which compiles a list of outstanding lawyers from more than 74 practice areas…. When Work-Life Balance is Underwater
TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2022 – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida and the Department of Justice announced today the settlement of four qui tam cases filed in Tampa. One of these whistleblower cases was filed by Dr. Sheldon Cho, a pain management physician and former employee of Florida Pain Relief Group, PLLC, and… Read more »
This is part 2 of a two-part article series. Part 1 was published in the February 2022 issue of Compliance Today and discussed the issues in the healthcare industry that led to the enactment of The Physician Payments Sunshine Act, it’s key statutory language, the potential penalties, and the Act’s evolution. The Physician Payments Sunshine… Read more »
Part 2 of this article series will be published in the March 2022 issue of Compliance Today and focus on examples of enforcement actions and examine the future of transparency statutes. The Physician Payments Sunshine Act (PPSA) took effect in 2013.[1] It requires medical product manufacturers to disclose to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) payments… Read more »
On Thursday, February 24, 2022 Pietragallo partner Pamela Coyle Brecht will be presenting on “Private Equity – The Newest Face at the FCA Table” at the Federal Bar Association’s 2022 Qui Tam Conference. This annual event provides timely perspectives from all sides of the FCA ecosystem: prosecutors, relator-side attorneys, defense counsel, inspectors general, federal judges,… Read more »
On October 7th, Pietragallo partner Pamela Coyle Brecht will be a panelist at the Marcum Corporate Compliance & Fraud Summit. Pam, and her co-panelist David Glusman, Partner at Marcum LLP will be discussing Forensic Accounting in Healthcare. During our session, you’ll be introduced to anti-kickback and fraud and abuse issues in healthcare. Join us for… Read more »
On Thursday, October 28, 2021, Pietragallo partner Pamela Coyle Brecht will present a “False Claims Act Update” at Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s A Day on Health Law webinar. A Day on Health Law is a one-day, six-hour spin-off of PBI’s annual Health Law Institute. The Health Law Institute brings health law professionals comprehensive updates, insights and practical advice… Read more »
Pietragallo partner Marc S. Raspanti will be speaking at the upcoming American Bar Association’s April 25-27, 2022 False Claims and Qui Tam Trial Institute. Marc will be participating in an AseraCare Update: Insights into Objective Falsity in Litigation and Trials Panel and a Legislative Update Panel. This event, taking place in Coral Gables (Miami), FL,… Read more »