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FIRM ANALYSIS NON-IP LITIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT
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on appeal in a complex Stark and Anti-Kickback based qui tam FCA case brought by the former General Counsel of the Guthrie Health System. Morrison & Foerster “They have really made great strides with their government enforcement practice over the past few years,” remarks one attorney about the group at Morrison & Foerster. Another competitor believes, “Clients trust MoFo and their other well-known practice areas, so they trust using a team at the firm that is getting stronger by the year.” MoFo represented national drug wholesaler McKesson Corporation in a qui tam suit involving violations of the FCA and various state false claims statutes based on predicate violations of federal Anti-Kickback Regulations. Partner Adam Hof?nger has represented numerous high-ranking ex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x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x?&\?^ \?Y[??H[?? Y\? ?X??\??[ HY?[?[??H?Y[?\????][?[[? ?Y?[?[??[??[?[?H [?
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