False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute
- Represented various clients accused of False Claims Act violations, including assisting clients in responding to Civil Investigative Demands issued by the U.S. Department of Justice.
- Assisted healthcare companies in investigating and resolving alleged violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute, often in parallel with alleged violations of the False Claims Act, and of the Federal Food Drug & Cosmetic Act.
Technology & Data Security
- Represented a provider of education software in its response to a data breach, including regulatory submissions, notification analyses and defense against class action lawsuits. The matter resulted in a successful demurrer in a California trial court and a successful motion to dismiss in federal court.
- Represented a cryptocurrency company in its response to regulatory inquiries from federal agencies.
- Represented a software company responsible for auditing products provided to the Department of Defense under the FedRAMP program in its response to a Department of Justice investigation.
Complex Litigation
- Represented Juul Labs, Inc. in multi-jurisdiction litigation (MDL and multiple state attorneys general) involving product liability, negligence, sales, marketing and design claims.
- Represented Eli Lilly and Company in a group of cases filed nationwide — including putative class actions and lawsuits brought by state attorneys general — involving RICO, antitrust and state consumer protection law claims, relating to the price of insulin.
- Represented a fashion industry entrepreneur in a multi-week trial in the Los Angeles Superior Court regarding a company ownership dispute.*
*Prior to joining Kirkland