Akin, Healthcare | Chambers USA Profile

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Chambers Review

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Healthcare - District of Columbia

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Akin is a strong force in the healthcare market that acts for multiple high-profile clients. The team excels across the range of regulatory and litigation work, regularly representing clients in investigations and disputes with government bodies. Its expertise includes Medicare reimbursement disputes and False Claims Act claims. The group also possesses experience advising healthcare clients on due diligence and other aspects of transactional matters.

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Work Highlights

Akin defended Golden Living Center in a False Claims Act matter.

Strengths

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They are thorough, have great subject matter expertise and provide good counsel. They are always timely responsible and available. They have excellent attention to service and customer support.

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They are responsive and knowledgeable in this space and are national experts.

Healthcare respondent
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Our business regularly encounters complex regulatory and compliance situations; Akin has helped us through every situation we've presented to them for support. We have full confidence in their advice.

Healthcare respondent
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They have extensive knowledge regarding current case law across all jurisdictions and current trends. They had critical knowledge in the industry that is above other firms.

Healthcare respondent
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The team at Akin is extremely capable of engaging on complex matters. The team has delivered throughout a challenging and unpredictable time.

Healthcare respondent
USA

They are thorough, have great subject matter expertise and provide good counsel. They are always timely responsible and available. They have excellent attention to service and customer support.

Healthcare respondent
USA

They are responsive and knowledgeable in this space and are national experts.

Healthcare respondent
USA

They have extensive knowledge regarding current case law across all jurisdictions and current trends. They had critical knowledge in the industry that is above other firms.

Healthcare respondent
USA

The team at Akin is extremely capable of engaging on complex matters. The team has delivered throughout a challenging and unpredictable time.

Healthcare respondent
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Notable Practitioners

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Nathan Brown

Band 1

Nathan Brown is renowned for his significant expertise in FDA regulatory matters, including approvals, and compliance and enforcement matters. He also has strengths in the digital health and AI space.

Nate has emerged as a strong leader within the firm. He really understands the technical evolutions of how our industry intersects with regulatory aspects.

Nate is an exceptional lawyer who brings a pedigree of experience, expertise and capabilities. I would recommend him to any company or industry colleague.

Nate has a deep understanding of the political environment and potential impacts on regulations and is level-headed and objective.

Nate possesses strong regulatory, legislative, political and legal acumen. He is truly an extension of our internal team and has helped us solve many issues.

Nate's solution-oriented advice helps us ensure compliance. Even in an uncertain environment, we find certainty in Nate's well-reasoned guidance, which gives us confidence in complex situations.

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Robert S Salcido

Band 1

Robert Salcido is an esteemed litigator with an impressive track record of representing healthcare clients in big-ticket FCA litigation. He is particularly well-versed in regulatory matters pertaining to Medicare health plans.

Robert is one of the top FCA lawyers in the country.

Robert is a fearless advocate and works well with other firms and other lawyers on our behalf.

Robert is nationally recognised expert in fraud and abuse and those types of reimbursement issues.

Rob is just uniformly excellent. He has amazingly deep knowledge on False Claims Act and gives very solid advice. He is consistent and responsive.

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Kelly Cleary

Band 2

Kelly Cleary brings a wealth of experience serving at the Department of Health and Human Services to her practice advising clients such as systems, health IT companies and pharmaceuticals. She offers particular expertise in fraud and abuse concerns.

Kelly is great to work with and has an intimate understanding of the complexities of healthcare regulation. She also takes a level-headed and pragmatic approach to issues.

Kelly is incredibly thoughtful, she is responsive and has got deep subject matter expertise. Her experience, relationships within the government and general ability to execute is what sets her apart.

Kelly provides us with exceptional and detailed legal analysis that has been extremely helpful in the work we have developed.

Kelly is a clear thinker when analyzing complex problems.

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John Jacob

Band 3

John Jacob represents a diverse range of organizations in the healthcare space, including a number of cancer centers. He is impressively well-versed in Medicare reimbursement matters.

John is able to boil down the most complex issues to their core, with clear, concise, practical guidance on how it affects our business and how we should proceed.

John has got the breadth of experience across healthcare and is very good at hospital related issues. He is always extremely responsive, which is always very important.

I cannot say enough positive things about John Jacob, he is my go-to lifeline in any situation. His approachability is amazing and he has a calm presence in the midst of a crisis.

John is knowledgeable and helpful in interpreting decisions and next steps.

John is incredibly responsive, incredibly business-focused and is always there regardless of the situation. He has been able to leverage extremely good talent to support the team.

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