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Ankur J. Goel is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in its Washington, D.C. office.
Ankur focuses on assisting companies in significant government enforcement actions, internal compliance matters, and complex litigation matters, with particular expertise in the health care industry.
In private practice, Ankur's engagements have included:
obtained dismissal of a False Claims Act lawsuit filed against a health insurer
represented a hospital company in a False Claims Act case alleging payments of kickbacks;
represented a group of hospitals in a $200 million challenge to a federal rulemaking, obtaining summary judgment in the U.S. District Court in a pending case;
defended a major national hospital chain in a False Claims Act lawsuit involving allegations at hundreds of hospitals across the country;
assisted a medical device company avoid prosecution in a criminal investigation involving alleged Medicare fraud;
represented a physician in a criminal and civil investigation involving Medicare and Medicaid billings;
advised companies throughout the health care industry on compliance programs and activities. Companies span the health industry and include health plans, hospitals, pharmacy benefit managers, pharmaceutical companies, medical device companies, physician practices, home health agencies, and durable medical equipment companies;
advised companies on legal and compliance risks presented by off-label marketing and pharmaceutical pricing issues.
helped corporate executives avoid enforcement action by the SEC for allegedly aiding and abetting securities fraud.
represented health plans and PBMs in assessing and managing legal risks associated with prescription drug benefits funded or subsidized by the federal government.
Before entering private practice, Ankur held key positions in government, as a federal fraud prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice, and as Counsel to the United States Senate Judiciary Committee.
At the Justice Department, Ankur prosecuted government contracts, securities fraud, and health care fraud cases, including grand jury investigations and federal jury trials.
Ankur speaks and writes frequently on legal matters, and was named Outstanding Healthcare Fraud and Compliance Lawyers - 2007 by Nightingale's Healthcare News.
Ankur is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia.
Education:
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1989
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1986 | 