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Seminar
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7772
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WHISTLEBLOWER LAW SYMPOSIUM
Pursuing and Defending the New Financial Whistleblower Claims Created by Dodd-Frank and the IRS Whistleblower Law, and Qui Tam Cases Under the False Claims Act
DUE TO UNRESOLVABLE SCHEDULING CONFLICTS WITH OUT OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT SPEAKERS, THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN POSTPONED
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OCTOBER 21, 2011
State Bar of Georgia Headquarters
104 Marietta St., NW • Atlanta
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Presiding:
Michael A. Sullivan, Finch McCranie, LLP, Atlanta
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7:45 |
Registration and Continental Breakfast (All attendees must check in upon arrival. A jacket or sweater is recommended.) |
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8:30 |
Brief Introduction to the False Claims Act
Michael A. Sullivan |
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8:40 |
Hot Topics in Qui Tam Cases in Health Care—and Will This Industry Continue to Generate More Than 80% of False Claims Act Recoveries?
Moderator:
Richard L. Shackelford, King & Spalding, LLP, Atlanta
Panelists:
Daniel P. Griffin, Miller & Martin, PLLC, Atlanta
John E. Floyd, Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP, Atlanta
Marlan Wilbanks, Wilbanks & Bridges, LLP, Atlanta |
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9:35 |
Federal Priorities and Procedures in Qui Tam Cases—and What to Expect From Federal Government Attorneys When You Have a Qui Tam Case
Edgar Bueno, United States Attorney’s Office, Savannah
Charles W. Byrd, United States Attorney’s Office, Columbus
Christopher J. Huber, United States Attorney’s Office, Atlanta
Michael J. Moore, United State Attorney for Middle District of Georgia, Macon
G. Mark Simpson, Simpson Law Firm, LLC, Atlanta |
10:30 |
BREAK |
10:45 |
How States Coordinate with the Federal Government In Cases Under the State and Federal False Claims Acts—Current Priorities and Recent Results
Daniel R. Miller, Berger & Montague, P.C., Philadelphia, PA (former Deputy Attorney General, Delaware Department of Justice, & Past President, National Association of Medicaid Fraud Control Units (NMFCU))
Charles M. Richards, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Office of Attorney General, Atlanta
Lelia P. Winget-Hernandez, Virginia Office of Attorney General, Richmond, VA (invited) |
11:40 |
Practical Issues in Pursuing and Defending Qui Tam Cases After the 2009–2010 Amendments to the False Claims Act—and How Is the “Public-Private Partnership” Model Working?
Moderator:
Neil V. Getnick, Getnick & Getnick, LLP, New York, NY
Panelists:
Jason E. Bring, Arnall Golden Gregory, LLP, Atlanta
Steven H. Cohen, Cohen Law Group, Chicago, IL
Richard H. Deane, Jr., Jones Day, Atlanta |
12:35 |
Lunch (Included in registration fee)
Lunch Presentation & Remarks:
Rep. Edward Lindsey, Legislative Sponsor of the Georgia State False Medicaid Claims Act |
1:15 |
Billions in Tax Whistleblower Claims Already Submitted? Update from the IRS Whistleblower Office Director on the New IRS Whistleblower Program
Stephen A. Whitlock, Director, IRS Whistleblower Office, Washington, DC
Michael A. Sullivan |
2:10 |
The New SEC and CFTC Whistleblower Programs: A Summary for Attorneys Pursuing and Defending the New
Financial Whistleblower Claims Created by Dodd-Frank
From the SEC:
Sean X. McKessy, Chief, SEC Office of the Whistleblower, Washington, DC (invited)
Stephen L. Cohen, Associate Director, SEC Division of Enforcement, Washington, DC (invited)
From the CFTC:
Richard Foelber, Chief, CFTC Office of Cooperative Enforcement, Washington, DC (invited)
Private Attorneys:
David Marshall, Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP, Washington, DC
Tony G. Powers, Rogers & Hardin, LLP, Atlanta
Jordan A. Thomas, former Assistant Director, SEC Division of Enforcement and National Coordinator of SEC’s Cooperation Program; Labaton Sucharow LLP, New York
Michael K. Wolensky, Schiff Hardin, LLP, Atlanta |
3:30 |
ADJOURN |