Michael K Fee

- Asset Forfeiture, Restitution, & Financial Penalty Defense

- Health Care & Life Sciences

- Health Care Litigation

- Strategic Counseling & Transactions

- White Collar Defense & Government Enforcement

- Data Privacy & Security

Partner in the Boston Office of Verrill. Directs the White Collar and Government Enforcement practice and Co-Chairs the firm's Health Care and Life Sciences industry practice. Represents organizations and individuals in a broad range of federal and state investigations, as well as criminal, civil and administrative enforcement proceedings brought by federal and state law enforcement agencies. Michael has decades of experience defending organizations and individuals from various industries in government investigations and enforcement proceedings. In the health care and life sciences industries, he represents academic medical centers, health systems and other providers, medical device companies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, biotech, pharmacy benefit managers, health insurers, and universities. Michael possesses wide-ranging experience in federal investigations, such as those involving securities law enforcement -- including insider trading -- false filings, breach of duty, market manipulation and cryptocurrency. Also defends criminal and administrative enforcement matters involving export and trade controls, money laundering, federal grant issues, trade secret theft, public corruption, fraud, immigration laws and foreign bribery. Experienced in criminal and civil litigation in federal district and appellate courts, including the litigation of cases brought under the False Claims Act by qui tam relators as well as by the Department of Justice. He has broad experience in state trial and appellate courts and has defended numerous clients in matters with state attorneys general from around the country. Michael also employs his experience defending organizations to conduct internal investigations and assist with the design, implementation and review of compliance systems, as well as handling select, complex civil litigation matters.

Previously a federal prosecutor with the Public Integrity Section, Criminal Division, US Department of Justice, joining the Criminal Division under the Attorney General's Honors Program. At Public Integrity, he investigated and tried cases involving extortion, bribery, conflict of interest and other offenses committed by federal land state public officials. Also served as a Special Assistant US Attorney in the Office of the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (Alexandria Division), prosecuting a variety of general crimes, as well as fraud, illegal drugs and homicide. Served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable A. David Mazzone, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

- White Collar Crime Committee and Founding Member of the ABA Health Care Fraud Subcommittee, Criminal Justice Section, American Bar Association

- Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation

- Boston Bar Association

- Leadership Fellow, Boston Bar Foundation

Boston College Law School

J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Alpha Sigma Nu

Boston College

magna cum laude