Whistleblower Law Symposium

Seminar Number

076625

CLE Hours
(Self-Study Hours)

6 CLE Hours
including
1 Professionalism
Hour

WHISTLEBLOWER LAW SYMPOSIUM

RECORDED SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

Congress and the states are enacting a wave of new “whistleblower” statutes, based on two decades of successes with the federal False Claims Act in recovering money for the government. This seminar will explore how these new statutes work, and how lawyers should handle cases brought under them. This seminar will focus on the federal False Claims Act, the new Georgia “State False Medicaid Claims Act,” and the new IRS Whistleblower Program.

Presiding:
Michael A. Sullivan, Program Co-Chair, Finch McCranie, LLP, Atlanta
Richard W. Hendrix, Program Co-Chair, Finch McCranie, LLP, Atlanta

INTRODUCTION AND PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Richard W. Hendrix

OVERVIEW OF THE FEDERAL FALSE CLAIMS ACT AND THE WAVE OF NEW STATE FALSE CLAIMS ACTS
Michael A. Sullivan

ANOTHER STATE'S SUCCESS WITH ITS STATUTE: HOW TEXAS HAS ACCOMPLISHED LARGE RECOVERIES IN ITS HEALTH CARE FRAUD CASES Patrick J. O’Connell, Chief, Civil Medicaid Fraud Section, Office of Attorney General of Texas, Austin, TX

HOW TO DEFEND CASES UNDER THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT AND THE NEW STATE FALSE CLAIMS ACTS: A PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator:
Stephen S. Cowen, King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta

Panelists:
Barry J. Armstrong, McKenna, Long & Aldridge, LLP, Atlanta
Glenn P. Hendrix, Arnall Golden Gregory, LLP, Atlanta
Bryan B. Lavine, Troutman Sanders LLP, Atlanta
Rebekah N. Plowman, Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C., Atlanta

LEGISLATIVE GOALS IN ENACTING THE NEW GEORGIA STATE FALSE MEDICAID CLAIMS ACT
Rep. Edward Lindsey, Legislative Sponsor of the New Georgia State False Medicaid Claims Act, Atlanta

HOW GEORGIA WILL IMPLEMENT ITS NEW STATE FALSE CLAIMS ACT
Charles M. Richards, Healthcare Fraud Section Leader & Senior Assistant Attorney General, Office of Attorney General of Georgia, Atlanta
Doug Colburn, Inspector General, Georgia Department of Community Health, Atlanta

COORDINATING MULTIPLE FEDERAL AND STATE LAWSUITS UNDER THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT AND THE STATE FALSE CLAIMS ACTS
James J. Breen, The Breen Law Firm, P.A., Alpharetta
Patrick J. O'Connell

THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF OBTAINING FAVORABLE SETTLEMENTS IN FALSE CLAIMS ACT CASES — FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF ALL SIDES
Moderator:
Amy L. Berne, Chief of Civil Division, United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta

Panelists:
William R. “Mitch” Mitchelson, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta
Marlan B. Wilbanks, Harmon, Smith, Bridges & Wilbanks, LLP, Atlanta

PURSUING TWO IMPORTANT BASES OF LIABILITY UNDER THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT: STARK AND ANTI-KICKBACK VIOLATIONS
Mark Simpson, Simpson Law Firm, LLC, Atlanta

UNDERSTANDING THE ARCANE: THE NEW IRS WHISTLEBLOWER PROGRAM
Richard W. Hendrix

Seminar Number 076625 CLE Hours (Self-Study Hours) 6 CLE Hours including 1 Professionalism Hour	WHISTLEBLOWER LAW SYMPOSIUM
	RECORDED SEPTEMBER 20, 2007
	Congress and the states are enacting a wave of new “whistleblower” statutes, based on two decades of successes with the federal False Claims Act in recovering money for the government. This seminar will explore how these new statutes work, and how lawyers should handle cases brought under them. This seminar will focus on the federal False Claims Act, the new Georgia “State False Medicaid Claims Act,” and the new IRS Whistleblower Program.
	Presiding: Michael A. Sullivan, Program Co-Chair, Finch McCranie, LLP, Atlanta Richard W. Hendrix, Program Co-Chair, Finch McCranie, LLP, Atlanta
	INTRODUCTION AND PROGRAM OVERVIEW Richard W. Hendrix
	OVERVIEW OF THE FEDERAL FALSE CLAIMS ACT AND THE WAVE OF NEW STATE FALSE CLAIMS ACTS Michael A. Sullivan
	ANOTHER STATE'S SUCCESS WITH ITS STATUTE: HOW TEXAS HAS ACCOMPLISHED LARGE RECOVERIES IN ITS HEALTH CARE FRAUD CASES Patrick J. O’Connell, Chief, Civil Medicaid Fraud Section, Office of Attorney General of Texas, Austin, TX
	HOW TO DEFEND CASES UNDER THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT AND THE NEW STATE FALSE CLAIMS ACTS: A PANEL DISCUSSION Moderator: Stephen S. Cowen, King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta Panelists: Barry J. Armstrong, McKenna, Long & Aldridge, LLP, Atlanta Glenn P. Hendrix, Arnall Golden Gregory, LLP, Atlanta Bryan B. Lavine, Troutman Sanders LLP, Atlanta Rebekah N. Plowman, Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C., Atlanta
	LEGISLATIVE GOALS IN ENACTING THE NEW GEORGIA STATE FALSE MEDICAID CLAIMS ACT Rep. Edward Lindsey, Legislative Sponsor of the New Georgia State False Medicaid Claims Act, Atlanta
	HOW GEORGIA WILL IMPLEMENT ITS NEW STATE FALSE CLAIMS ACT Charles M. Richards, Healthcare Fraud Section Leader & Senior Assistant Attorney General, Office of Attorney General of Georgia, Atlanta Doug Colburn, Inspector General, Georgia Department of Community Health, Atlanta
	COORDINATING MULTIPLE FEDERAL AND STATE LAWSUITS UNDER THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT AND THE STATE FALSE CLAIMS ACTS James J. Breen, The Breen Law Firm, P.A., Alpharetta Patrick J. O'Connell
	THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF OBTAINING FAVORABLE SETTLEMENTS IN FALSE CLAIMS ACT CASES — FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF ALL SIDES Moderator: Amy L. Berne, Chief of Civil Division, United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Panelists: William R. “Mitch” Mitchelson, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta Marlan B. Wilbanks, Harmon, Smith, Bridges & Wilbanks, LLP, Atlanta
	PURSUING TWO IMPORTANT BASES OF LIABILITY UNDER THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT: STARK AND ANTI-KICKBACK VIOLATIONS Mark Simpson, Simpson Law Firm, LLC, Atlanta
	UNDERSTANDING THE ARCANE: THE NEW IRS WHISTLEBLOWER PROGRAM Richard W. Hendrix