- Educational Institutions
- Financial Services Litigation
- Fraud + Abuse Litigation + Investigations
- Health Care + Life Sciences
- Health Care Litigation
- Health Care Regulatory
- Pharmaceutical + Medical Device Litigation + Counseling
- Regulatory Investigations, Strategy + Enforcement
- State Attorneys General
- White Collar Litigation + Investigations
Education
- New York University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1993, Order of the Coif; research assistant to Professor Ronald K. Noble
- Wesleyan University, B.A., 1990
Bar Admissions
- California
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Clerkships
- Hon. Robert J. Kelleher, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1993-1994
- Speaker, “The Future of College Athletics: On the Court and in the Courts,” 43rd Annual California Eastern District Conference, October 24-26, 2025.
- 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, “The Evolution and Future of NIL: Charting the Path Forward,” LawPracticeCLE Webinar, December 27, 2024.
- Speaker, “Crime & Cryptocurrency,” Regulatory Compliance & BSA Seminar, October 3, 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.
- Speaker, “Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) in College Athletics: Current Rules for Educational Institutions and What Is Likely to Come Next,” 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, “State AG Investigations & Litigation in Life Sciences vs. Commercial Litigation & Federal Actions,” ACC Greater Philadelphia In-House Counsel Conference 2024, April 18, 2024.
- Moderator, “State AG Investigations: How they Differ from Federal Investigations,” The Federal Criminal Law Committee for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, April 2, 2024.
- 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, “Greater Philadelphia In-House Counsel Conference 2023,” Association of Corporate Counsel, April 20, 2023.
- Editor, NIL Revolution Blog.
- Podcast, “CSC Guidance Unveiled: NIL Enforcement and Implications for Collectives,” Highway to NIL, July 31, 2025.
- Podcast, “NIL Enforcement in a Post-House World – What Institutions Can Expect,” Highway to NIL, June 5, 2025.
- Co-author, “Navigating Change: First 100 Days Under the Trump Administration,” 2025 Digital Asset Developments, May 28, 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.
- Podcast, “Rescission of DOE Guidance,” Highway to NIL, February 20, 2025.
- Co-author, “DOJ and 18 States Reach False Claims Act Settlement with QOL,” Regulatory Oversight, February 13, 2025.
- Co-author, “Latest NCAA Settlement Directly Targets NIL-Recruiting Ban,” Troutman Pepper Locke, February 13, 2025.
- Co-author, “Third Circuit Demands Greater Clarity from SEC Regarding Digital Asset Regulation,” Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor, February 3, 2025.
- Podcast, “Navigating the Dark Side of Crypto: Crime, Compliance, and Consumer Protection,” The Crypto Exchange, November 12, 2024.
- Co-author, “The Beginning of the End for False Claims Act Qui Tam Cases?” Troutman Pepper, October 4, 2024.
- Podcast, “Johnson Case’s Potential Impact on Colleges, NIL, and College Athletics,” Highway to NIL Podcast, August 12, 2024.
- Co-author, “A Look at State AGs Supermarket Antitrust Enforcement Push,” Law360, July 16, 2024.
- Podcast, “Examining the New NCAA Transfer Rules and Tampering,” Highway to NIL Podcast, July 2, 2024.
- Co-author, “DOJ Shifts Focus to COVID-19 and Medicare Part C False Claims Fraud,” Reuters Legal News, April 3, 2024.
- Co-author, “Understand Potential Implications of Recent NIL Ruling,” College Athletics and the Law, Vol. 21, Issue 1, April 2024.
- Podcast, “The NCAA’s Response to the NIL Recruitment Injunction,” Highway to NIL Podcast, March 13, 2024.
- Co-author, “NILAR: Oregon’s New Bill Changes the Name of the Game,” Troutman Pepper, March 5, 2024.
- Podcast, “NIL Recruitment Injunction,” Highway to NIL Podcast, March 1, 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 Cryptocurrency Conundrum: Balancing Innovation with Terrorism Financing Risks,” Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor, January 17, 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.
- Podcast, “NCAA President Proposes Radical Changes to NIL Rules,” Highway to NIL Podcast, December 8, 2023.
- Co-author, “Inside Look: The SEC’s Enforcement Action Against Cryptocurrency Exchange Kraken,” Troutman Pepper, December 6, 2023.
- Co-author, “Understanding the DOJ’s Groundbreaking $4.3B Settlement with Foreign Cryptocurrency Exchange Binance.com,” Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor, November 30, 2023.
- Co-author, “What Will Be the Next Target of the SEC’s Enforcement Regime?,” CoinDesk, September 13, 2023.
- Co-author, “FinCEN Issues Alert for Financial Institutions on Red Flags for ‘Pig Butchering’ Schemes,” Troutman Pepper Financial Services, September 12, 2023.
- Podcast, “Analyzing the Treasury’s Illicit Finance Risk Assessment of Decentralized Finance,” The Crypto Exchange Podcast, September 7, 2023.
- Co-author, “Defense Benefits of Supreme Court’s Ruling on False Claims Act Scienter,” Bloomberg Law, August 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, “Republican-Led House Committees Propose Framework for Crypto Regulation,” Troutman Pepper Financial Services Blog, June 5, 2023.
- Podcast, “Crypto Enforcement Actions,” The Crypto Exchange Podcast, May 31, 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, “Recent Cases Demonstrate DOJ Strategy of Deferred Prosecution Agreements Alongside False Claims Act Suits,” Troutman Pepper, February 27, 2023.
- Co-author, “Bank Secrecy Act’s Crypto Expansion Is on the Horizon,” Law360, February 7, 2023.
- Co-author, “Fore! Professional Golf Investigation Is Driver of New Antitrust Theories,” Troutman Pepper, February 7, 2023.
- Podcast, “Mail and Wire Fraud Claims,” RICO Report Podcast, January 24, 2023.
- Co-author, “DOJ Aggressively Pursues COVID-19 Related Fraud,” Pratt’s Government Contracting Law Report, December 2022.
- Co-author, “DOJ Evolves Its Strategy of Increased Criminalization of Employment Restrictions Under Antitrust Laws,” Troutman Pepper, December 13, 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.
- Author, “Electronic Surveillance – Wiretaps” Chapter for November 2019 edition of Federal Narcotics Prosecutions Manual, published by U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for United States Attorneys.
- Quoted, “NCAA’s $2.8 Billion Deal Isn’t Fair to Women, Opponents Say,” Bloomberg Law, August 7, 2025.
- Quoted, “Trump Dives Into the Turbulent Waters of Pay for College Athletes,” The Hill, August 6, 2025.
- Quoted, “NCAA’s $2.8 Billion Settlement Gets Congress Moving Toward Fixes,” Bloomberg Law, June 17, 2025.
- Quoted, “How Trump’s Crypto Embrace Took Out Biden’s Regulatory Crackdown,” Washington Examiner, May 24, 2025.
- Quoted, “NCAA Judge’s Settlement Demand Yields Advantage for Athletes,” Bloomberg Law, April 29, 2025.
- Quoted, “Whistleblower Law Strike-Down Would Force Allies to Get Creative,” Bloomberg Law, March 21, 2025.
- Quoted, “SEC Revamps Cyber and Crypto Enforcement Unit Under Trump Administration,” Cybersecurity Dive and Yahoo! Finance, February 21, 2025.
- Quoted, “Why Is UNLV QB Matthew Sluka Walking Away from His Undefeated Team?,” Associated Press, September 26, 2024.
- Quoted, “Whistleblowers Appeal RE Firm’s Pandemic Payroll Funds Win,” Law360 Real Estate Authority, January 19, 2024.
- Mentioned, “Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs,” Law.com, January 12, 2024.
- Featured, “Operation Knockout: The Biggest Takedown,” CBS, November 7, 2023.
- Quoted, “The Litigation Jolting Health & Life Sciences in 2023’s 2nd Half,” Law360, July 21, 2023.
- Quoted, “In Uncertain Hiring Environment, Pa. Lateral Candidates Play the Long Game,” The Legal Intelligencer, September 28, 2022.
- Profiled, “20-Year Federal Prosecutor Joins Troutman Pepper as Health Sciences Litigator,” The Legal Intelligencer, September 22, 2022.