False Claims Act / Whistleblower Litigation
- Represented whistleblowers in False Claims Act action against pharmaceutical company Allergan, Inc. for illegal off-label marketing of Botox for unapproved uses.
- Resulted in a $600 million global civil/criminal settlement, the largest in the history of the Northern District of Georgia.
- Represented a whistleblower in settling a case against a medical billing entity, resulting in a multi-million dollar recovery by the United States.
- Represented a whistleblower in settling a case against a nursing home, resulting in a state-of-the-art corporate Integrity Agreement being imposed on the defendant.
- Successfully represented a defendant in an eight-year battle against a whistleblower who attempted to amend the complaint at least four separate times. Defeated every attempted amendment and won the case in the 11th Circuit, generating a new standard that has since been followed in several other circuits.
Government and Internal Investigations
- Conducted several sensitive investigations on behalf of educational institutions.
Professional Liability Litigation
- Represented a defendant in winning summary judgment on behalf of a major law firm using a novel legal theory and without taking any depositions.
RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations)
PLAINTIFFS
- Successfully represented a county school district in an investigation of fraud and waste in the construction and renovation of school buildings that resulted in recoveries and savings of several million dollars.
- Represented a putative class in a federal and Georgia RICO action involving the employment of illegal workers.
DEFENDANTS
- Represented a publicly traded corporation and its subsidiary in an investigation concerning alleged receipt of stolen property.
- Represented a defendant accused of participating in a major theft ring; the case was settled at a relatively low amount, re-establishing a business relationship between the defendant and the plaintiff company, and insulating the defendant from a pending criminal investigation.
- Represented defendants in a dispute over the management of a large limited liability company. Over the course of multiple appeals, succeeded in removing a special master, voiding the appointment of a receiver, winning summary judgment for the defendants, and obtaining a ruling requiring the reimbursement of all receiver’s fees paid by defendants.
AS SPECIAL PROSECUTOR
- Helped prosecute administrators and educators involved in cheating on standardized tests in the Atlanta School System. The case resulted in 21 guilty pleas, 11 convictions (including 11 Georgia RICO conspiracy convictions), and one acquittal.
- Helped convict the former sheriff of DeKalb County, Georgia, who ordered the murder of his elected successor; successfully defended the conviction in the Georgia Supreme Court.
- Helped convict two faculty members at The Medical College of Georgia who stole over $10 million in research funds; recovered over 99 percent of the stolen funds.
- Assisted in the prosecutions of dozens of gang members on RICO conspiracy charges.
