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Brandon Helms is a health care compliance and enforcement defense attorney who helps hospitals, health systems, laboratories, physician practices and other providers proactively address government scrutiny, respond effectively when investigations arise and litigate when it becomes necessary.
Drawing on more than 19 years of experience and a prior career as a federal prosecutor (civil and criminal), Brandon understands how the government builds its cases, and he uses that insight to help clients craft a compelling counternarrative from the outset of any investigation. In his prior role with DOJ, he successfully prosecuted or settled investigations involving the False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law and other false claims submitted to Medicare, Medicaid and other government payers.
Brandon’s practice includes:
- Conducting internal compliance investigations and advising on voluntary self-disclosures to HHS-OIG and CMS;
- Defending hospitals, health systems and laboratories in DOJ investigations and False Claims Act litigation, including qui tam actions;
- Counseling clients on civil investigative demands, subpoenas and other government enforcement inquiries, including matters involving the 340B program;
- Guiding clients through UPIC audits and investigations, including CMS’s recent aggressive use of payment suspensions;
- Counseling and representing 340B Covered Entities in litigation and pre-litigation efforts involving HRSA and drug manufacturers; and
- Assisting health care organizations with contract disputes and terminations to resolve matters before litigation or arbitration commences.
Brandon serves as Vice Chair of the American Health Law Association’s Fraud and Abuse Practice Group. Outside of the office, Brandon enjoys spending time with his family and engaging in creative writing. He published his first novel with a small hybrid publisher and hopes to one day sign a deal with a large publishing house.
