Terra Reynolds

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Terra Reynolds, Global Vice Chair of the Healthcare & Life Sciences Industry Group, Global Vice Chair of the White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice, and former Co-Chair of the Chicago Litigation & Trial Department, represents clients in internal and government investigations and complex litigation matters.

Drawing on more than a decade of experience as a former federal prosecutor, Ms. Reynolds regularly advises corporations, boards of directors, and individual executives on their most sensitive matters involving a range of alleged misconduct. A significant focus of Ms. Reynolds’ work is defending against allegations of healthcare fraud and abuse laws, including the False Claims Act (FCA) and the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS).

She frequently handles high-profile investigations brought by the US Department of Justice (DOJ), the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Reynolds served as an Assistant US Attorney in the Northern District of Illinois, and most recently, as a Deputy Chief. In these roles, she tried more than a dozen federal criminal cases and led numerous investigations. She also briefed and argued matters before the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Since entering private practice, Ms. Reynolds has handled dozens of matters on behalf of some of the world’s leading healthcare and life sciences companies and individual executives.

Outside of the firm, Ms. Reynolds serves as an adjunct professor of trial advocacy at Northwestern University School of Law. She is also a member of the Board of Directors for Northwestern University School of Law and Legal Aid Chicago.

Ms. Reynolds clerked for US District Judge Marvin E. Aspen of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.