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Sam Perrone is counsel in Ropes & Gray's health care group. He advises a range of health care clients, including hospitals, health systems, pharmaceutical companies, and pharmacies, on regulatory, enforcement, compliance, and transactional matters.
Before joining the firm, Sam served as a law clerk to Judge Jacques L. Wiener, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and Chief Judge Sarah S. Vance, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Experience
- Health Care/Life Sciences Regulatory Compliance – Counsels clients on complex regulatory issues, including those related to the Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act, Civil Monetary Penalties Law, Medicare and Medicaid participation and reimbursement requirements, corporate practice of medicine, and HIPAA.
- Government Enforcement – Defends health care/life sciences companies subject to health care fraud investigations by federal and state enforcement agencies and to False Claims Act litigation, conducts internal investigations of whistleblower and other compliance concerns, and negotiates and implements Corporate Integrity Agreements.
- Audits/Self Disclosures – Advises on internal audits and, if necessary, preparation and negotiation of self-disclosures to federal and state agencies and of voluntary repayments to Medicare Administrative Contractors.
- Health Care Transactions – Advises health care providers and investors on a range of transactions, including strategic acquisitions, joint ventures, and services agreements, with a focus on health care regulatory structuring considerations, regulatory diligence, and post-acquisition compliance and risk management.
- Pro Bono – Briefed case and presented oral argument as court-appointed counsel in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, winning reversal of adverse summary judgment decision.