Rick’s clients have included health systems and hospitals, academic medical centers (both public and private) and faculty practice plans, medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers, retail pharmacies and wholesalers, long-term care providers, clinical laboratories, multi-specialty physician groups, and individual physicians. He also represents major corporations and their officers in white-collar criminal cases, including high-profile public corruption cases. His cases cover such diverse topics as Medicare and Medicaid billing rules, Anti-Kickback and Stark Law compliance, FCPA and similar anti-corruption legislation overseas, government contracts and grants, research integrity and human subject protections, and FDA approvals and clearances. Rick also helps clients avoid unwanted scrutiny by working with them to design regulatory compliance programs and by advising them on a multitude of voluntary disclosure issues. In addition, Rick has represented many of our clients in litigation affirmatively challenging regulations and policies adopted by government agencies.

During the Iran-Contra Affair, Rick was a member of the trial team that successfully defended National Security Advisor John M. Poindexter.