Brian is an Associate in Mintz Levin's Litigation and Health Law Sections, and is part of the firm's Health Care Enforcement Defense Group. Brian has handled a wide range of litigation and health care matters involving litigation, investigations, and voluntary disclosures. He has defended clients against allegations of false claims, whistleblower claims, and in SEC investigations and enforcement proceedings. He has also represented clients in complex business disputes.
Recently, Brian and a colleague represented a life sciences client in a week-long arbitration and successfully defeated all of the plaintiff's claims and prevailed on a counter-claim. The arbitration panel also awarded attorneys' fees and costs.
Representative Clients
· Nursing homes in state criminal quality of care investigations and criminal cases
· Health care providers, both in government investigations of possible false claims and in defending claims brought under federal and state false claims acts
· A hospice in its internal investigation and self-disclosure to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General
· Investment advisers, corporations, and officers in SEC investigations and enforcement proceedings
· Health care, biotech, and life sciences companies in complex business disputes, both in litigation and arbitration
Brian is also committed to pro bono work. He has successfully represented an asylum seeker in removal proceedings, and a disabled student seeking a residential educational placement. Brian advises a nonprofit organization dedicated to researching and preventing traumatic brain injuries. Brian was one of 12 individuals selected to participate in the Boston Bar Association's 2010-2011 Public Interest Leadership Program.
Before joining Mintz Levin, Brian spent six years at Accenture, a management and technology consulting firm. There, he was a project manager and provided consulting services to several large asset management firms.
Brian received his B.A. from Boston College and his J.D. from Boston College Law School, where he co-chaired the Grimes Moot Court Competition and was a member of the Frederick Douglass Moot Court team. As a third-year law student, he co-wrote an appellate brief for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and successfully argued the appeal before the Massachusetts Court of Appeals.
Brian is admitted to practice in Massachusetts. He is a member of the Boston Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the American Health Lawyers Association.
Industries
Health Care
Health Care Reform