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Gabrielle Degelia has extensive experience conducting internal and government-facing investigations concerning white collar and corporate compliance matters; for example, allegations of securities fraud, accounting fraud, sanctions violations, use of off-channel communications, as well as violations of the False Claims Act (FCA), Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (FCPA), and other criminal and civil regulations. Gabrielle has represented companies and individuals in domestic and foreign matters involving the U.S. Department of Justice, United States Attorneys’ Offices, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Trade Commission, and other primary enforcement agencies.

We recently authored an article for The Federal Lawyer exploring the causation standard under the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and the increasing difference between the circuit courts’ interpretation of this standard. “At its core, the question is whether evidence of kickbacks sullies the entirety of the claims related to that transgressor, or whether the government must demonstrate more,” we explained.Continue Reading Growing Divide for Causation Standard Under the Anti-Kickback Statute

We have previously discussed the California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act (IFPA)–a state antifraud statute that, while modeled on the False Claims Act (FCA), is unique in targeting fraud in the commercial health insurance space.Continue Reading The California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act: Recent Developments Regarding California’s Powerful Commercial Health Insurance Fraud Statute