Dykema’s Industry-Leading Dental Services Group Welcomes Four Former Department of Justice Attorneys to Its Practice
Dykema’s Industry-Leading Dental Services Group Welcomes Four Former Department of Justice Attorneys to Its Practice
The Largest Concentration of High-Level DOJ Attorneys in the Southwest.
This is the first-ever team of its kind to be integrated with a leading dental services practice.
Dykema is thrilled to announce that four former Department of Justice attorneys, including three who were the top leaders in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas, have joined the firm and are now supporting Dykema’s dental services and other medical industry clients.
These new additions bring over 60 years of government-side expertise to Dykema and constitute the largest concentration of high-level DOJ veterans in Texas and the entire Southwest region.
The team includes:
- Leigha Simonton, the former presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed United States Attorney, who led an office of over 100 Assistant U.S. Attorneys with five locations, serving over 8 million North Texas residents from the DFW metroplex to cities including Lubbock and Amarillo. Leigha spent 20 years in the Department of Justice, where she specialized in complex legal issues involving health care and other subject matters, eventually serving as Chief of the Appellate Division before becoming U.S. Attorney.
- Scott Hogan, the former First Assistant U.S. Attorney, who was second in command in leading the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Before becoming First Assistant, Scott served as Chief of the Civil Division. He spent 18 years in the Department of Justice and specialized in False Claims Act investigations and litigation, led civil healthcare fraud investigations and other investigations into businesses and individuals, and defended the government in employment disputes and other civil litigation. He has extensive experience interacting with government agencies including the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), HHS Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), DOD-OIG Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS), Tricare, Texas Health and Human Services (Texas HHS), Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), and state attorneys general across the country.
- Tiffany Eggers, the former Criminal Chief and National Security/Cybercrime Section Chief, who was third in command in the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Tiffany spent 25 years as a prosecutor, 20 of those in the Department of Justice. She has tried almost 140 jury trials, including 49 federal trials. She is an expert on every aspect of federal criminal investigations and cases and has worked with—and therefore has extensive knowledge of—virtually every federal agency, including the FBI, DEA, IRS-Criminal Investigation, and U.S. Secret Service. She is also a nationally recognized authority on cyber issues including malware, ransomware, and online/email schemes to steal money from individuals and businesses.
- Sarah Douglas, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and state prosecutor, who brings a total of 15 years of government-side experience to the team. She handled complex criminal matters in two different sections of the U.S. Attorney’s Office—the Economic Crimes & Public Corruption Section and the Major Crimes Section—and worked with several different government agencies. Sarah has tried more than 85 jury trials and has argued 9 appeals.
This team compliments and expands on Dykema’s current services to its dental and other medical industry clients.
They are your one-stop shop for any issue related to:
- a government subpoena or civil investigative demand;
- a whistleblower complaint concerning some aspect of your business;
- False Claims Act/qui tam investigations or litigation;
- any need for an internal investigation into a suspected problem;
- compliance concerns or problems;
- a cyber attack on you or your business, including ransomware or other malware, or phishing or hacking schemes to steal money through fraudulent wiring or other payment instructions;
- HIPAA or other data-privacy issues or questions;
- Any concern or question related to Medicaid, Medicare, or any other payments to the government;
- advice or representation relating to any dental or medical board investigation or proceeding; and
- advice or representation related to any DOJ, state attorney general, or other federal or state investigation or civil or criminal case involving a governmental entity.
This is the only team of its kind to be integrated with a leading dental services practice. Together, Dykema’s attorneys offer unmatched expertise to serve the needs of dental and other medical industry clients in areas involving corporate transactions, general litigation, compliance, whistleblower, cyber/data privacy, criminal investigations or cases, or any other government-related issues.
For more information or to meet with any members of the Dykema team, please contact Michelle Holguin.