Anti-trust enforcement efforts in the health care industry
Over the summer, the Biden administration issued a sweeping executive order aimed at boosting competition across the U.S. economy, including encouraging the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) to strengthen the 2016 guidance related to “no-poach” and wage-fixing criminal prosecutions. As early as October 2016, before the Biden administration, the DOJ […]
News and notes
Happy New Year! I am back after taking a break to recuperate from a 9-week health care fraud trial in the Southern District of Florida. Some news and notes to start 2022: Following the COVID-19 Omicron variant surge over the holidays, Big Law is postponing the return to office indefinitely. Quinn Emanuel and Mintz Levin […]
Healthcare
Marissel Descalzo represents hospitals, licensed healthcare providers, DME companies, clinical laboratories, pharmacies, and other companies involved in all aspects of the healthcare industry that face legal risks on a daily basis. Marissel Descalzo advises clients regarding regulatory contacts, licensure issues, allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse, litigation, and criminal investigation. Marissel Descalzo has decades of […]
Sentencing guidelines
On September 15, Stefan He Qin, was sentenced to 90 months in prison for a Ponzi scheme that caused over $54 million in losses to investors. Qin pled guilty to one count of securities fraud and admitted to embezzling nearly $90 million from his cryptocurrency hedge fund. Qin then attempted to steal millions from his […]
Exciting news!
I will be a guest blogger over at the Southern District of Florida Blog each Thursday. HERE is the announcement. Looking forward to this. Hope you will enjoy the blogging.