›› 2007

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Previous Speaking Engagements

Robert M. Thomas, Jr., panelist at Spring BBA CLE Seminar:
Qui Tam Relators in Health Care Fraud Prosecutions
At this event, Massachusetts’ leading employment lawyers explored developments in practice issues related to health care fraud. Bob Thomas spoke on a panel that highlighted the unique role and perspective of a qui tam relator and relator counsel in health care fraud prosecutions.
Thursday, April 19, 2007  Additional Event Info »   

Robert M. Thomas, Jr. was a panelist at BBA CLE Seminar:
Handling Retaliation Cases: The Cutting Edge
Massachusetts’ leading employment lawyers helped practitioners learn about cutting edge issues in the growing area of retaliation claims.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. More Info »

›› 2006

Bob Thomas was a panelist at the ACI's 3rd National Medical Device & Pharmaceutical Counsel’s Guide to Off-Label Communications
This event provided attendees with the most up-to-date tools for tackling the latest legal and regulatory developments. Attendees heard about successful compliance plans, effective business practices, and winning litigation tactics from leading in-house counsel, compliance and regulatory officers, and expert attorneys who represent the drug and medical device industries. Bob Thomas participated as a panelist on the opening panel, Preventing and Defending Qui Tam Suits and False Claims Liability Based on Claims of Off-Label Promotion.
Sept. 13-14, 2006, Millennium Knickerbocker, Chicago, IL
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Suzanne E. Durrell was recentlay a panelist and workshop leader at the ABA 2006 Health Care Fraud National Institute
Health Care Fraud 2006 was the 16th Annual National Institute providing a rewarding educational experience for health care attorneys, regulators, prosecutors, criminal defense attorneys and qui tam relators' counsel. This National Institute draws panelists, facilitators and participants from each of these significant interest groups and it offers unique opportunities to meet and share experiences and concerns in a non-adversarial setting. Durrell spoke on a panel in the plenary session on May 18 and then in a workshop on May 19.
May 17-19, 2006, Fort Lauderdale Grande, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Purchase the Recording: Audio CDs and Course Books will be available for purchase 2 weeks after the program.
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›› 2005

Suzanne Durrell was a Panelist at the 5th Annual TAFEF Conference & Awards Dinner
Qui Tam Actions: Settlements & Mediation Panel
October 26-28, 2005
Jurys Washington Hotel
Dupont Circle
1500 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
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ABA-CLE 15th Annual Nat'l Institute on Health Care Fraud 2005
May 18-20, 2005, Palm Springs, CA More »

›› 2004

March 4, 2004—False Claims Act and Qui Tam Litigation
Panelist, ABA-CLE 18th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime 2004, Miami, FL.
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April 2, 2004—Case Studies: Discussion of Significant Qui Tam Cases
Speaking Engagement: Faculty, Qui Tam Litigation Under the False Claims Act, Seattle, WA.
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June 15, 2004—Recent Developments on Damages and Penalties
Panelist, Civil False Claims Act and Qui Tam Enforcement, Washington, DC.
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›› 2003 & Previous

June 2003—Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund: Third Annual Conference for Qui Tam Relators' Counsel, Speaker

November 2001—American Bar Association: 3rd Annual National Institute on the Civil False Claims Act and Qui Tam Enforcement, Faculty

October 2001—Boston Bar Association: Trends in Government Fraud Cases: Whistleblowers and Others, Presenter

September 2001—Federal Bar Association: Co-Panelist with Chief Judge William G. Young, Chief Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

April 2001—Boston Bar Association: Doing Business with the Government, Avoiding the Pitfalls, sponsored by the Criminal Law and Business Law Sections, Co-Panelist

May 2000—Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education: Handling Federal False Claims Act (Qui Tam) Whistleblower Cases, Legal and Strategic Considerations for Both the Plaintiff and Defendants' Counsel, Co-Panelist

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