Renee M. Howard

Renee Howard is a partner with the firm's Litigation practice. Renee is experienced in representing a wide range of health care providers and suppliers, including hospitals and health systems, academic medical centers, physicians, imaging centers, and medical suppliers and distributors. She has represented health care clients in litigation and government investigations implicating the federal False Claims Act, the federal Anti-Kickback Statute and physician self-referral (Stark) laws, state Medicaid issues and health care licensing matters. Renee also assists clients with internal investigations of allegations of fraud or other noncompliance with state or federal health care laws, and responding to Medicare, Medicaid and third party payor audits. Renee regularly advises clients on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement and payment issues, structuring financial relationships under fraud and abuse and self-referral laws, and other health care compliance matters.