- Business Litigation
- Consumer Products
- False Claims Act + Other Whistleblower Actions
- Fraud + Abuse Litigation + Investigations
- Health Care + Life Sciences
- Health Care Litigation
- International Dispute Resolution
- Litigation + Trial
- Managed Care Payor Disputes, Investigations + Regulatory Counseling
- Pharmaceutical + Medical Device Litigation + Counseling
- White Collar Litigation + Investigations
- Member, Boston Bar Association
- Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
- Member, American Health Lawyers Association
- Faculty member, National Institute for Trial Advocacy
Education
- Boston University School of Law, J.D., 2007
- Brandeis University, B.A., cum laude, 2004
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- Speaker, “The Future of Student-Athlete Rights: Insights from House v. NCAA,” LawPracticeCLE, July 27, 2025.
- Speaker, “Legal Strategies for Representing Today’s College Athletes: Drafting NIL Agreements, Navigating Revenue Sharing, and NCAA Reforms,” myLawCLE, July 23, 2025.
- Speaker, “208 From Alston to House and Beyond: The Current State of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) and Collegiate Athletics,” 2025 SCCE Higher Education Compliance Conference, June 4, 2025.
- Speaker, “House v. NCAA: Shaping the Future of Student-Athlete Rights,” myLawCLE and Federal Bar Association CLE Webinar, April 17, 2025.
- Speaker, “New CMS Long-Term Care Surveyor Guidance: Key Changes Affecting Residents and Facilities, Compliance, and Litigation,” Strafford Webinar, February 11, 2025.
- Speaker, “The Evolution and Future of NIL: Charting the Path Forward,” LawPracticeCLE Webinar, December 27, 2024.
- Speaker, “From Incident to Insight: Conducting Effective Investigations in Long-Term Care,” Oregon Health Care Association (OHCA), November 21, 2024.
- Speaker, “Government Enforcement of Pandemic Related Fraud,” HCCA Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference 2024, November 19, 2024.
- Speaker, “Navigating Staffing Complexities and Regulatory Considerations in Long-Term Care Facilities,” Troutman Pepper, October 29, 2024.
- Speaker, “Navigating the NIL Landscape: How NIL and the Courts are Reshaping the NCAA,” myLawCLE and Federal Bar Association CLE Webinar, August 29, 2024.
- Presenter, “Staffing Complexities and Regulatory Considerations,” Oregon Health Care Association Webinar, August 22, 2024.
- Speaker, “Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) in College Athletics: Current Rules for Educational Institutions and What Is Likely to Come Next,” and “Considerations in Building and Implementing an Effective Research Security Compliance Program,” Higher Education & Healthcare Research Compliance Conference, June 11, 2024.
- Speaker, “The Sherman Antitrust Act: The Newest Arrow in the Quiver of Those Waging War on College Sports,” University of Southern California, May 1, 2024.
- Speaker, “International Arbitration Practice Across Practices: How Different Sectors Use International Arbitration to Efficiently Resolve Disputes,” The Art of International Arbitration CLE: Practical Advice in International Arbitration, November 2, 2023.
- Speaker, Athletics Law CLE, Troutman Pepper, May 23, 2023.
- Speaker, “The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022: The New Compliance Challenges It Created, and Those That Are Still to Come,” Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE) & Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) 2023 Research Compliance Conference, June 12, 2023.
- Speaker, “NIL Compliance for Institutes of Higher Education,” the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics® (SCCE®), March 14, 2023.
- Speaker, “Evolving Intellectual Property Licensing and NIL in the Sports World,” Troutman Pepper, the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania (HBAPA), and Bridge Bank, December 1, 2022.
- Moderator, “Considerations in Building a Foreign Influence Compliance Program,” Research Compliance Conference, June 14, 2021.
- Editor, NIL Revolution Blog.
- Host, Highway to NIL Podcast.
- Host, Rico Report Podcast.
- Author, “DOJ’s Latest Compliance Monitor Policy Update Aims to Keep Scope and Costs in Check,” Troutman Pepper Locke, August 1, 2025.
- Co-author, “HHS Sets Its Sights on $50B in Cost Savings: Medicare Payments to Nonhospice Providers Potentially Under Fire,” Troutman Pepper Locke, July 31, 2025.
- Author, “DOJ’s Revised Self-Disclosure Policy May Offer Companies More Certainty,” Troutman Pepper Locke, June 25, 2025.
- Podcast, “Medicaid Cuts: Potential Challenges and Legal Implications for Long-Term Care Facilities,” Assisted Living and the Law, May 21, 2025.
- Co-author, “Federal Ruling on CMS Staffing Mandate Offers Relief for Long-Term Care Facilities,” Troutman Pepper Locke, May 1, 2025.
- Podcast, “DOJ Addresses AI in Corporate Compliance Programs,” The Good Bot: Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, and the Law, March 25, 2025.
- Co-author, “Wisconsin v. Bell and What’s Next for FCA Enforcement,” Troutman Pepper Locke, March 18, 2025.
- Co-author, “The False Claims Act May Be the Next Weapon in the Trump Administration’s War on DEI,” Troutman Pepper Locke, March 3, 2025.
- Co-author, “Q4 2024 Health Care Conference Roundup: AI and Government Enforcement Are on the Rise,” Troutman Pepper Locke, January 9, 2025
- Podcast, “Key Takeaways From the OIG’s New Compliance Guidance for Nursing Facilities,” Assisted Living and the Law, January 8, 2025.
- Co-author, “Long-Term Care: Surveyors Beware,” McKnights Long-Term Care News, December 24, 2024.
- Podcast, “Preparing for CMS Staffing Mandates,” Assisted Living and the Law, November 21, 2024.
- Podcast, “Private Equity Investment in Long-Term Care,” Assisted Living and the Law, October 17, 2024.
- Co-author, “The Beginning of the End for False Claims Act Qui Tam Cases?” Troutman Pepper, October 4, 2024.
- Podcast, “Antitrust Considerations in Long-Term Care,” Assisted Living and the Law, September 19, 2024.
- Co-author, “House Settlement Submitted for Court Approval: Impact on the Future of College Athletics,” Troutman Pepper, July 31, 2024.
- Co-author, “Growth of High School NIL Impacts College Athletics,” College Athletics and the Law, Vol. 21, Issue 3, June 2024.
- Co-author, “New Staffing Mandates for Long-Term Care Facilities,” Troutman Pepper, May 3, 2024.
- Co-author, “DOJ Shifts Focus to COVID-19 and Medicare Part C False Claims Fraud,” Reuters Legal News, April 3, 2024.
- Co-author, “Lessons for Nursing Facilities From DOJ Fraud Settlement,” Law360, April 2, 2024.
- Co-author, “Understand Potential Implications of Recent NIL Ruling,” College Athletics and the Law, Vol. 21, Issue 1, April 2024.
- Co-author, “Lessons for Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living Facilities From the ‘Largest Health Care Fraud Case’,” Troutman Pepper, March 20, 2024.
- Co-author, “NILAR: Oregon’s New Bill Changes the Name of the Game,” Troutman Pepper, March 5, 2024.
- Co-author, “SDNY Ramps Up Pressure on Companies to Voluntarily Disclose Wrongdoing,” Troutman Pepper, February 28, 2024.
- Co-author, “End Game? Federal Court Enjoins Enforcement of NCAA’s “NIL Recruiting Ban,”” Troutman Pepper, February 26, 2024.
- Co-author, “Recent Fraud Settlements: DOJ Values Voluntary Self-Disclosure and Corporate Cooperation,” Troutman Pepper, February 6, 2024.
- Co-author, “Wildest Dreams: NIL Experts Make Predictions for 2024,” College Athletics and the Law, Vol. 20, Issue 11, February 2024.
- Co-author, “DOJ Fills in the Blank Spaces and Joins Several State AGs in Lawsuit Against the NCAA,” Troutman Pepper, January 31, 2024.
- Co-author, “Understand Group Licensing, Commercialization in NIL,” College Athletics and the Law, January 18, 2024.
- Co-author, “The NCAA’s First Act: Enforcement of NIL Rules,” Troutman Pepper, January 12, 2024.
- Co-author, “Transfer of Power: Federal Court Temporarily Blocks the NCAA’s Transfer Eligibility Rules,” Troutman Pepper, December 19, 2023.
- Co-author, “Legal Experts Shed Light on 4 Myths Surrounding NIL,” College Athletics and the Law, November 13, 2023.
- Co-author, “U.S. Senate Committee Hears Testimony About the Need for Uniform NIL Regulation That Would Exempt Student-Athletes From Federal and State Employment Laws,” Troutman Pepper, October 24, 2023.
- Co-author, “Nursing Homes, Beware! Supreme Court Greenlights Civil Lawsuits to Enforce FNHRA,” MedCity News, September 25, 2023.
- Co-author, “Another Critical Item for Long-Term Care Facilities to Add to Their To-Do List — New Staffing Mandates,” Troutman Pepper, September 7, 2023.
- Podcast, “How to Manage Name, Image, and Likeness: Air,” Hiring to Firing Podcast, August 25, 2023.
- Co-author, “U.S. Supreme Court Creates a New Path for Non-U.S. Plaintiffs to Enforce Foreign Arbitral Awards,” Business Law Today, August 2, 2023.
- Co-author, “Defense Benefits of Supreme Court’s Ruling on False Claims Act Scienter,” Bloomberg Law, August 2023.
- Co-author, “Massachusetts Gaming Commission Fines Sports Betting Operators for Violating Gaming Commission Regulations,” Regulatory Oversight, July 26, 2023.
- Co-author, “Understanding the NCAA’s New Gambling Guidelines: Permanent Bans and Reinstatement Policies,” Regulatory Oversight, July 10, 2023.
- Co-author, “All Is Not Lost: The Hidden Defense Benefits of the Supreme Court’s Recent Unanimous Ruling on False Claims Act Scienter,” Troutman Pepper, July 5, 2023.
- Co-author, “The NCAA’s New Charging Standard for NIL Violations,” CEP Magazine, July 2023.
- Co-author, “Prepare for Potential Impact of NCAA President’s Viewpoints on NIL,” College Athletics and the Law, June 21, 2023.
- Co-author, “Nursing Homes, Beware! Supreme Court Greenlights Civil Lawsuits to Enforce FNHRA,” Troutman Pepper, June 15, 2023.
- Author, “Ohio Lawmakers Push to Create Federal NIL Rulebook,” Troutman Pepper, June 6, 2023.
- Co-author, “Expect to See Rapid Uptick in NIL Enforcement,” College Athletics and the Law, May 10, 2023.
- Co-author, “DOJ’s New Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy Raises More Questions Than It Answers,” American Bar Association’s Health eSource Vol. 19 No.8, April 26, 2023.
- Co-author, “Cos. Need Clarity on Divergent FCA Pleading Standard,” Law360, March 20, 2023.
- Co-author, “Nursing Homes Are Taking Heat in 2023: Here’s How to Avoid Getting Burned,” The Compliance & Ethics Blog, March 6, 2023.
- Co-author, “Recent Cases Demonstrate DOJ Strategy of Deferred Prosecution Agreements Alongside False Claims Act Suits,” Troutman Pepper, February 27, 2023.
- Co-author, “DOJ Aggressively Pursues COVID-19 Related Fraud,” Pratt’s Government Contracting Law Report, December 2022.
- Co-author, “Case Highlights How to Protect Investigative Work Product from Disclosure,” Troutman Pepper, December 1, 2022.
- Co-author, “Kardashian Settlement With SEC Is Latest in Agency’s Ramp-up of Crypto Asset Enforcement Efforts,” Troutman Pepper, October 17, 2022.
- Co-author, “DOJ Aggressively Pursues COVID-19-Related Fraud,” Troutman Pepper, October 6, 2022.
- Co-author, “Pattern Element Is Still Crucial To Defending RICO Cases,” Law360, September 15, 2022.
- Co-author, “Ninth Circuit Deviates From Third Circuit: Declines Removal Jurisdiction Based on PREP Act Even With Presence of Willful Misconduct Claims,” Troutman Pepper, March 14, 2022.
- Co-author, “Second Circuit Decision Potentially Broadens RICO Proximate Cause Element,” Troutman Pepper, February 14, 2022.
- Podcast, “Anatomy of a Successful Motion to Dismiss in RICO Case,” January 4, 2022.
- Co-author, “Massachusetts Judge Dismisses Criminal Charges Against Soldier Home Administrators: What This Means for Other Nursing and Long-Term Care Facilities,” Troutman Pepper, December 3, 2021.
- Co-author, “Third Circuit Rejects Federal Jurisdiction Based on Nursing Home’s Assertion of PREP Act Immunity: How This Ruling Could Benefit Nursing Homes,” Troutman Pepper, November 3, 2021.
- Podcast, “Nursing Home Visitation Guidance Updated to Reflect Vaccine Rollout,” March 25, 2021.
- Co-author, “CMS and CDC Update Nursing Home Visitation Guidance to Reflect Vaccine Rollout,” Troutman Pepper, March 16, 2021.
- Co-author, “EpiPen Ruling Could Embolden Private Anti-Kickback Claims,” Law360, March 1, 2021.
- Podcast, “EpiPen RICO Ruling Opens Door for Private AKS Enforcement,” February 22, 2021.
- Quoted, “Trump Dives Into the Turbulent Waters of Pay for College Athletes,” The Hill, August 6, 2025.
- Quoted, “College Athletics’ New Era, Part 3 – ‘Wait Until One of Their Cash-Cow Programs is Under Investigation’,” The News-Gazette, June 21, 2025.
- Quoted, “NCAA’s Legal Risks Endure Despite $2.8 Billion NIL Settlement,” Bloomberg Tax, June 10, 2025.
- Quoted, “DOJ Sweetens Self-Disclosure Pot; Health Fraud Ranks High in White-Collar Enforcement Plan,” Report on Medicare Compliance, May 19, 2025.
- Quoted, “NCAA’s $2.8 Billion Antitrust Settlement Hit With New Objections,” Bloomberg Law, May 14, 2025.
- Quoted, “NCAA Judge’s Settlement Demand Yields Advantage for Athletes,” Bloomberg Law, April 29, 2025.
- Quoted, “SCOTUS Ruling Seen as Boon to Civil RICO Plaintiffs,” Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, April 11, 2025.
- Quoted, “NCAA, Critics Clash at $2.8 Billion Antitrust Deal Hearing,” Bloomberg Law, April 7, 2025.
- Quoted, “Health System Settles FCA Case Over PPP Loan; Another Case Links Medicaid Conviction, PPP,” Cosmos, March 31, 2025.
- Quoted, “CMS Targets Third-Party Pay Policies With Updated Guidance,” McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, March 11, 2025.
- Quoted, “NCAA Settlement Faces 88 Objections as Deadline Looms,” Global Competition Review, February 28, 2025.
- Quoted, “Department of Education Rescinds Title IX Guidance That NIL Payments Must Be Proportionate,” The New York Times/The Athletic, February 12, 2025.
- Quoted, “What Are Next Steps in NCAA’s $2.8 Billion Settlement Becoming Reality?,” The New York Times/The Athletic, February 4, 2025
- Quoted, “CMS Goes After Nursing Homes’ Third-Party Pay Policies With Updated Guidance,” McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, January 28, 2025.
- Mentioned, “Acella’s $46.5M Drug Recall Settlement Gets Initial Signoff,” Law360, February 7, 2024.
- Mentioned, “Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs,” Law.com, January 12, 2024.
- Quoted, “Institutional Investors Consider Plays in Sports Investing,” FundFire, December 5, 2023.
- Quoted, “$850K for Misusing Modifier 25? Tighten Up on Policy and Patterns,” Part B News, October 2, 2023.
- Quoted, “Ohio Lawmakers Push to Create Federal NIL Rulebook,” Spectrum News, June 6, 2023.
- Quoted, “For Fraudsters, COVID-19 Is the Sound of Opportunity Knocking,” Managed Healthcare Executive, April 19, 2023.
- Featured, “Five Must-Listen NIL Compliance Tips,” Name Image Likeness, February 8, 2023.
- Quoted, “Prediction: The Biggest Compliance Hot-Spots in 2023 Will Be COVID-Related and Telehealth Fraud,” Part B News, January 2, 2023.
- Quoted, “Nursing Home Facts and Statistics 2023,” U.S. News & World Report, December 19, 2022.
- Quoted, “3rd Circ. Risks Twisting COVID Immunity Law Into Pretzel,” Law360, November 12, 2021.