Health Care Fraud Conference

Seminar Number

076621

CLE Hours
(Self-Study Only)

6.5 CLE Hours
including
1 Ethics Hour,
1 Professionalism Hour and
3 Trial Practice Hours

SOUTHEASTERN HEALTH CARE FRAUD CONFERENCE

RECORDED SEPTEMBER 7 , 2007

Presiding:
Stephen S. Cowen, Co-Chair, King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta, GA
Joe D. Whitley, Co-Chair, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA and Washington, DC

WELCOME AND PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Joe D. Whitley

FEDERAL FALSE CLAIMS ACT CASES: HOW TO SETTLE WELL
Moderator:
John T. Boese, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP,
Washington, DC

Panelists:
Mike Bothwell, Bothwell & Harris, Roswell, GA
Jonathan Diesenhaus, Hogan & Hartson, Washington, DC
Gabriel L. Imperato, Broad & Cassel, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Marlan B. Wilbanks, Harmon, Smith, Bridges & Wilbanks, LLP, Atlanta, GA

RECENT CRIMINAL FRAUD CASES: RISKY BUSINESS
Moderator:
Ralph J. Caccia, Powell Goldstein LLP, Washington, DC

Panelists:
Glenn D. Baker, United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta, GA
Michael L. Brown, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA
James D. Durham, United States Attorney’s Office, Southern
District of Georgia, Savannah, GA

HEALTH CARE COMPLIANCE: PRACTICING WHAT YOU PREACH
Moderator:
Karen S. Guarino, King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta, GA

Panelists:
William B. Grete, Vice President & General Counsel, Mississippi
Baptist Health Systems, Inc., Jackson, MS
Jay D. Mitchell, Executive Vice-President and General Counsel, Piedmont Healthcare, Inc., Atlanta, GA
Chris Ideker, Ernst & Young, LLP, Atlanta, GA

STATE FALSE CLAIMS ACTS: THE “BABY” FALSE CLAIMS ACTS ARE NO BABIES
Moderator:
Michael A. Sullivan, Finch, McCrainie LLP, Atlanta, GA

Panelists:
Charles M. Richards, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Georgia State Health Care Fraud Control Unit, Tucker, GA
Mark S. Thomas, Chief of Staff, Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, Tallahasee, FL

RESPONDING TO GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATIONS:
WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN’T
Moderator:
R. Joseph Burby, IV, Powell, Goldstein LLP, Atlanta, GA

Panelists:
Randy S. Chartash, Assistant United States Attorney, Northern
District of Georgia, Atlanta, GA
George R. Christian, United State Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Georgia, Macon, GA
Paul B. Murphy, King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta, GA

ETHICS IN A COMPETITIVE WORLD: PLAYING BY THE RULES WHEN OTHERS WON’T
Moderator:
Stephen S. Cowen, King & Spalding, LLP, Atlanta, GA

Panelists:
Kellyn O. McGee, Assistant General Counsel, State Bar of
Georgia, Atlanta, GA
Frank W. Trapp
Laura Owens, Alston & Bird, LLP, Atlanta, GA

Seminar Number 076621 CLE Hours (Self-Study Only) 6.5 CLE Hours including 1 Ethics Hour, 1 Professionalism Hour and 3 Trial Practice Hours	SOUTHEASTERN HEALTH CARE FRAUD CONFERENCE
	RECORDED SEPTEMBER 7 , 2007
	Presiding: Stephen S. Cowen, Co-Chair, King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta, GA Joe D. Whitley, Co-Chair, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA and Washington, DC
	WELCOME AND PROGRAM OVERVIEW Joe D. Whitley
	FEDERAL FALSE CLAIMS ACT CASES: HOW TO SETTLE WELL Moderator: John T. Boese, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Washington, DC Panelists: Mike Bothwell, Bothwell & Harris, Roswell, GA Jonathan Diesenhaus, Hogan & Hartson, Washington, DC Gabriel L. Imperato, Broad & Cassel, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Marlan B. Wilbanks, Harmon, Smith, Bridges & Wilbanks, LLP, Atlanta, GA
	RECENT CRIMINAL FRAUD CASES: RISKY BUSINESS Moderator: Ralph J. Caccia, Powell Goldstein LLP, Washington, DC Panelists: Glenn D. Baker, United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta, GA Michael L. Brown, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA James D. Durham, United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Georgia, Savannah, GA
	HEALTH CARE COMPLIANCE: PRACTICING WHAT YOU PREACH Moderator: Karen S. Guarino, King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta, GA Panelists: William B. Grete, Vice President & General Counsel, Mississippi Baptist Health Systems, Inc., Jackson, MS Jay D. Mitchell, Executive Vice-President and General Counsel, Piedmont Healthcare, Inc., Atlanta, GA Chris Ideker, Ernst & Young, LLP, Atlanta, GA
	STATE FALSE CLAIMS ACTS: THE “BABY” FALSE CLAIMS ACTS ARE NO BABIES Moderator: Michael A. Sullivan, Finch, McCrainie LLP, Atlanta, GA Panelists: Charles M. Richards, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Georgia State Health Care Fraud Control Unit, Tucker, GA Mark S. Thomas, Chief of Staff, Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, Tallahasee, FL
	RESPONDING TO GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATIONS: WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN’T Moderator: R. Joseph Burby, IV, Powell, Goldstein LLP, Atlanta, GA Panelists: Randy S. Chartash, Assistant United States Attorney, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta, GA George R. Christian, United State Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Georgia, Macon, GA Paul B. Murphy, King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta, GA
	ETHICS IN A COMPETITIVE WORLD: PLAYING BY THE RULES WHEN OTHERS WON’T Moderator: Stephen S. Cowen, King & Spalding, LLP, Atlanta, GA Panelists: Kellyn O. McGee, Assistant General Counsel, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta, GA Frank W. Trapp Laura Owens, Alston & Bird, LLP, Atlanta, GA