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Akin

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USA Guide 2026 : District of Columbia

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To learn more about Akin’s Healthcare capabilities, please visit the Health Care & Life Sciences page at www.akingump.com.

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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

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  • 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.

    Healthcare respondentUSA

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

    Healthcare respondentUSA

  • 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 respondentUSA

  • 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 respondentUSA

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

    Healthcare respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Nathan Brown
    Nathan Brown

    Nathan Brown

    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.

      Healthcare respondentUSA

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

      Healthcare respondentUSA

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

      Healthcare respondentUSA

    • 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.

      Healthcare respondentUSA

    • 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.

      Healthcare respondentUSA
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  • Robert S Salcido
    Robert S Salcido

    Robert S Salcido

    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.

      Healthcare respondentUSA

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

      Healthcare respondentUSA

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

      Healthcare respondentUSA

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

      Healthcare respondentUSA
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  • Kelly Cleary
    Kelly Cleary

    Kelly Cleary

    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.

      Healthcare respondentUSA

    • 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.

      Healthcare respondentUSA

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

      Healthcare respondentUSA

    • Kelly is a clear thinker when analyzing complex problems.

      Healthcare respondentUSA
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  • John Jacob
    John Jacob

    John Jacob

    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.

      Healthcare respondentUSA

    • 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.

      Healthcare respondentUSA

    • 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.

      Healthcare respondentUSA

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

      Healthcare respondentUSA

    • 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.

      Healthcare respondentUSA
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