Brian D. Roark

Practice Areas

Brian Roark is co-chair of the firm’s Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Task Force and focuses his practice on representing healthcare providers in government investigations, enforcement actions, and False Claims Act litigation. He has extensive experience defending and resolving healthcare fraud and abuse matters involving hospitals and health systems, ambulatory surgery centers, hospices, home health companies, substance use disorder treatment providers, Medicare Advantage organizations, and other healthcare entities.

Brian regularly advises clients on matters involving the False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, reimbursement issues, internal investigations, compliance concerns, and government inquiries. He represents healthcare organizations in investigations and enforcement proceedings involving federal and state agencies and helps clients navigate complex regulatory and litigation risks.

Career

Joined Bass, Berry & Sims in 2001. Brian serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Vanderbilt University Law School, where he teaches Healthcare Fraud and Abuse.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association

Tennessee Bar Association

Nashville Bar Association

American Health Law Association (AHLA)

Health Care Compliance Association

Bloomberg Law — Health Law and Business Editorial Advisory Board

Personal

JD, University of North Carolina School of Law (1999)

BA, Lipscomb University (1995)

Awards