Michael Paddock is a partner in the Governmental Practice in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.
Michael's practice primarily involves healthcare fraud and abuse matters, particularly those relating to civil False Claims Act, physician self-referral (Stark Law) and anti-kickback issues. He often advises clients on compliance and transactional matters, the conduct of internal investigations related to potential fraud and abuse issues and responding to and defending against government anti-fraud and abuse enforcement efforts and regulatory inquiries, including qui tam and government allegations of False Claims Act violations.
Michael is an active member of the American Health Lawyers Association, serving for many years as a member of the Fraud and Compliance Forum Planning Committee, as a former Vice-Chair of the Fraud and Abuse Practice Group's Steering Committee and as a former Chair of that Practice Group's Enforcement Committee. He has been named as a Leading Lawyer in Healthcare by Chambers USA for the District of Columbia since 2020, and by Legal 500 US in Healthcare since 2017. He also previously served as a member of Health Law360‘s editorial advisory board and an Adjunct Professor of Law at The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law.