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Stephanie Yonekura

tthorp — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 13:50:21 +0000

Global head of the Investigations, White Collar, and Fraud practice, Stephanie Yonekura brings a unique perspective to any internal investigation. Having served as the Acting U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles, Stephanie knows the hot-button issues that are considered in every stage of any government investigation.

As the Acting U.S. Attorney of the largest office outside of Washington, D.C., Stephanie was an active participant in the larger Department of Justice community, serving on nationwide committees on white collar fraud, cybercrime, and intellectual property. Stephanie interacted with corporations when they were under investigation as well as when they were victims of crimes.

Stephanie worked with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and various inspectors general as a prosecutor for more than 14 years, on issues including financial institution fraud, government fraud, securities fraud, and cybercrime. She developed a strong reputation with the court, defense counsel, and investigating agencies for digging into the facts and collaborating with law enforcement agencies and victims. She was also known for her ability to streamline investigations and make fair and equitable charging and sentencing decisions. In the courtroom, Stephanie exudes confidence, knowledge, and integrity.

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Theresa C. Carnegie

tthorp — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 22:07:22 +0000

Theresa has extensive experience advising clients on all aspects of the pharmaceutical supply chain. Her practice involves advising industry stakeholders on a range of business, legal, transactional, and compliance matters. Theresa combines her multilayered industry knowledge with a deep understanding of applicable federal and state legal frameworks, in particular federal and state fraud and abuse laws. She provides clients with strategic counseling and creative business modeling that considers legal restrictions and regulatory risk in light of innovation and business goals.

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Michael S. Poulos

tthorp — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 22:05:41 +0000

Michael S. Poulos concentrates his practice on complex litigation relating to consumer fraud, securities, insurance and professional malpractice litigation, as well as various forms of governmental investigations by the SEC, US Attorney’s office and other agencies. He is experienced representing clients from Fortune 500 companies to small closely held corporations.

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Lisa S. Rivera

tthorp — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 22:04:53 +0000

A former federal prosecutor, Lisa Rivera’s practice focuses on advising healthcare providers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, medical device companies and other clients on matters related to civil and criminal healthcare fraud and abuse, as well as government investigations and enforcement. Lisa has significant experience handling matters arising under the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute, the Stark law, and various other federal and state healthcare statutes and regulations, and counsels clients on fraud and abuse matters, internal investigations and compliance issues.

For 10 years, Lisa served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee, where she served as Civil and Criminal Healthcare Fraud Coordinator and was responsible for the intake, review and coordination of all criminal and civil healthcare fraud investigations and claims.

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Jesse A. Witten

tthorp — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 22:03:43 +0000

Jesse Witten is one of the leading health care fraud and abuse attorneys in the nation. He combines litigation skills, a keen strategic sense and deep knowledge of Medicare and other government health care programs to guide his clients through government investigations, False Claims Act (FCA) litigation, and other matters involving health care fraud and abuse. His clients consist of individuals and entities in virtually every sector of the health care industry, including hospitals and health systems, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, home health agencies, physician practices, ambulance companies, durable medical equipment companies, and skilled nursing facilities. Jesse previously served as deputy associate attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), where his duties included co-chairing the DOJ’s Health Care Fraud Task Force.

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Brian D. Roark

tthorp — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 22:01:11 +0000

Brian Roark is the head of Bass, Berry & Sims’ Healthcare Fraud Task Force and concentrates his practice on representing healthcare clients in responding to governmental investigations and defending False Claims Act lawsuits. He has successfully litigated and resolved numerous healthcare fraud matters involving hospitals and health systems, ambulatory surgery centers, hospices, home health companies, drug and alcohol abuse treatment centers, Medicare Advantage companies, and other healthcare providers.

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